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Registration for 2012 is now closed, and a fantastic 71 teams have registered, from all parts of the UK.
The Challenge for 2012 is to launch two raw hens' eggs to a height of exactly 800ft in a rocket weighing no more than 650 grams, and return the eggs safely to ground within
43-47 seconds.
The prize for 2012 is in trwo parts:
an International Fly-Off against the American, French and Japanese winning teams at the Farnborough International Air show 2012; and
an all-expenses trip to NASA in Houston.
Contact: Andy Willis
Email: helpdesk@ukayroc.org.uk
Tel: 0845 6003612
Fax: 0845 6003612
25/01/2012
Two highly successful events involving Y|E|S net members took place in connection with Stargazing Live 2012. See the Dark Sky Discovery pages for details.
To download a free Star Guide, click here .
25/01/2012
Scholarship funding available for International Space University (ISU)
The UK Space Agency has announced the 2012 round of its competitive scholarship scheme to support UK citizens who wish to attend the International Space University's nine-week Space Studies Programme and one-year MSc programme.
UK Space Agency launches one stop shop for jobs
The UK Space Agency has launched a space jobs feed on its website, providing a one stop shop for those looking for work in the UK's thriving space sector.
Visitors to the UK Space Agency website are now able to view a job listings board and link directly back to the recruitment pages of many of the UK’s innovative space companies.
Dr David Williams, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, said: “The UK Space Agency is dedicated to supporting and furthering the growth of the UK space sector. Encouraging graduates with relevant skills and qualifications to pursue a career in our dynamic industry is a great way of doing this. Our new jobs feed will provide a valuable service for the space industry and those looking to work in it.”
The new jobs feed also supports the UK’s strategy for the future of the British space industry, proposing growth plans that are estimated to create a 100,000 new jobs in the UK within the next 20 years.
The UK's thriving space sector currently contributes around £7.5bn a year to the UK economy, directly employs 24,900 and supports a further 60,000 jobs across a variety of industries. It is a key component of a thriving international business that provides employment for a wide range of skilled professionals, including:
• experts in the electrical and mechanical engineering field
• physicists
• mathematicians
• machinists
• technicians
• IT and software systems experts
Companies and organisations currently participating in the feed include the European Space Agency (ESA), Surrey Satellite Technology LTD (SSTL), Avanti and Vega Space, with more to be added soon.
Any space sector organisation wishing to have their vacancies listed on the UK Space Agency website can contact the UK Space Agency digital team for further details.
see: http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/careers
09/12/2012
Students invited to 'drop' their experiments
ESA’s Education Office offers university students the opportunity to perform experiments in microgravity, using the ZARM drop tower in Bremen, Germany.
The 'Drop Your Thesis!' programme gives selected university students the opportunity to develop, as part of their research programme or Masters / PhD thesis, an experiment to be carried out during 5 launches at the Bremen site.
The ZARM facility is one of the best of its type in Europe and attracts scientists from around the world. It features a 146 m high tower surrounded by numerous support facilities and laboratories. The experiment payload is integrated into a capsule which is allowed to fall freely, attaining microgravity levels as low as 10-6 g for up to 9.3 s. The level of microgravity is better than that achieved in parabolic flights, or even on orbital platforms (e.g. the International Space Station). In addition, drop towers are extremely versatile and allow the experiment set-up to be adjusted between consecutive launches.
Interested teams from ESA Member States should register on the ESA Education Office's project portal and upload their completed application, by 13 February 2012. Proposals from ESA’s Cooperating States are also encouraged. The proposals received will be evaluated by a review board, which will select the winning team. This team will perform its experiment during ESA’s fourth Drop your Thesis! campaign, to be held in Bremen for three weeks during the autumn of 2012.
The team selected to participate in the 'Drop Your Thesis!' programme will be supported by ESA’s Education Office, ZARM engineers and members of the European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA). ESA will offer financial support to cover part of the cost of the experiments, travel and accommodation.
For further information please
click here to go straight to the page
or visit
www.esa.int
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To see the Farnborough International Airshow 2012 interactive magazine, click here
19/11/2011