Countdown begins to student experiment OSCAR-QUBE’s journey to the ISS

Cortez Deacetis

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25/08/2021
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In just a few times, college student experiment OSCAR-QUBE will raise-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre and journey to the Worldwide Place Station (ISS).

Quick for Optical Sensors centered on CARbon resources: QUantum BElgium, OSCAR-QUBE is a scientific experiment created, developed, and operated by college students from Hasselt College, Belgium. 

OSCAR QUBE sits in the ICE Cubes Facility mock-up at SpaceApps

It is an formidable experiment that employs quantum engineering to complete exceptionally speedy and specific measurements of the Earth’s magnetic industry. The workforce will use the information gathered to develop a high-resolution map of the magnetic field all-around the world.

The pupils have been operating in the direction of this celebration since 2020, when they were being recognized into ESA Education and learning Office’s Orbit Your Thesis! programme. Participating teams are specified the lifestyle-altering possibility to design and construct a true experiment that is positioned onboard the ISS’s ICE Cubes facility, providing them with an remarkable instructional practical experience to kick-start their upcoming professions in the place sector.

“The launch to the ISS is unbelievable. You truly feel super proud of what your crew and oneself have attained,” stated 1 OSCAR QUBE team member when questioned how they ended up experience about the start.

The OSCAR QUBE team managed to style and design, make, integrate, and take a look at their experiment all through the ongoing pandemic. Just one team member remarked, “The toughest [part of the project] was the COVID-19 limits we experienced to operate under… It built us from time to time experience isolated, but preserving the spirit large it designed it attainable.” An additional staff member pointed out, “The very best component of the challenge is my group. The spirit we crafted up and the way we faced worries all together was pretty rewarding.” Regardless of the issues, workforce OSCAR-QUBE is prepared to launch their experiment to the ISS.

Orbit Your Thesis! workforce OSCARQUBE interview just before launch

Start could be just all-around the corner, but the students’ get the job done is significantly from in excess of. OSCAR-QUBE will keep onboard the ISS for four months, accumulating and downlinking plenty of data to hold the students chaotic for a very long time!

For much more OSCAR-QUBE updates be sure to check the Orbit Your Thesis! portal.

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