Author: jacobbeals@nearspaceeducation.org
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Dream Big Spotlight: Western Aerospace Thin-Sat (WATS)
WATS: Western Aerospace Thin-Sat Western Aerospace students test innovative plasma-sensing technology designed for next-generation CubeSat propulsion systems. Payload Overview: Electrospray Propulsion Technology The primary goal of the Western Aerospace Thin-Sat (WATS) mission is to validate and test technology that will be used in future CubeSat missions. Demonstrating a single polarity electrospray propulsion system. The Thin-Sat…
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Dream Big Spotlight: PFW Precision Flight Works
Precision Flight Works at Purdue Fort Wayne Purdue Fort Wayne’s Precision Flight Works prototypes a low-cost aerosol-sensing payload aboard the Dream Big satellite. Payload Overview: Low-Cost Orbital Aerosol Monitoring The payload from Precision Flight Works is a climate-focused satellite instrument designed to measure aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere, providing critical data to track environmental and atmospheric…
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Dream Big Spotlight: IrishSat
Notre Dame’s IrishSat Team & CHARMS Mission Notre Dame’s IrishSat team advances small satellite attitude control with the CHARMS payload CHARMS – Control of Hardware Attitude using Reliable Magnetorquers Satellite The Control of Hardware Attitude using Reliable Magnetorquers Satellite (CHARMS) is a response to the attitude control problem that small satellites face. Designed as a…
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Dream Big Spotlight: Valparaiso Space Program
Valparaiso Space Program: BCON-2 Valparaiso Space Program students expand nanosatellite communications with their BCON-2 Dream Big payload. Introducing BCON-2 The BCON-2 mission is to demonstrate increasing data downlink timefrom nanosatellites by transmitting to receive-only ground stationsoperated by independent amateurs and hobbyists, specifically stationspart of the SatNOGS Network. This allows use of lower cost andcomplexity RF…
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Dream Big Spotlight: TU SkyForge Core
Taylor University’s SkyForge Core Taylor University student research team tackles radiation-induced faults in space with an experimental computing system. Introducing SkyForge Core SkyForge Core is an experimental computing system designed to address radiation-induced faults in space. It integrates three Raspberry Pi Zero W units into a triple modular redundant architecture, running identical tasks on each…
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2025 Summer Camps – Week 1 Recap
2025 NSE Summer Camps are Underway! Friday, June 20th marked a major milestone for NearSpace Education as we wrapped up the first week of our 2025 summer camps. This year not only kicked off our first ever week long overnight camp, but also marked our first ever summer camp hosted in our new makerspace facility.…
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First Event at NSE Makerspace!
Welcoming IU Kokomo Kids college It was a pleasure to host the Kids College by Indiana University Kokomo on Friday, June 13th, for the very first official event in our new community Makerspace and NSE headquarters. We welcomed 55 sixth and seventh grade students from Justice Intermediate School in Marion for a full day of…
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New NSE Expanse Program
NSE Expanse Program We are thrilled to announce a new NSE program Our standalone programs are designed for schools, homeschoolers, and groups of all ages and sizes to experience hands-on STEM and aerospace learning. We are excited to welcome school field trips as well as a strong presence of homeschool groups through these programs. Homeschool…
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Dream Big Banquet 2025
2025 Dream Big Banquet Recap Thank you to everyone who attended the 2nd annual Dream Big Banquet! It was a pleasure to see everyone and continue important conversations around advancing STEM education in Grant County, across the Midwest, and throughout the nation. Our work would not be possible without the collaboration and commitment from universities,…
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Aerospace Club Updates
Aerospace Club Update: Drones Assembled and Ready for Takeoff We’re four weeks into our Aerospace Club and already making incredible progress! Our students have fully assembled their drones and wrapped up the coding—flight tests are just around the corner. One of the most exciting highlights this year: Over 50% of our participants are young women.…