CanSat: Trip to Bremen

My siblings and I were invited on a trip to Bremen as part of the competition CanSat. We arrived on friday in Bremen and visited the Universum, a museum focusing on science, technology, engineering and maths. We had a tour at the ZARM, the center of applied space technology and … Weiterlesen …

CanSat: Awarded Third Place

We are proud to announce that our team was awarded third place in the german CanSat competition! The jury especially praised our continuous commitment. Thank you for the award! 🙂 Good luck to the winners of the german preliminary round in the european cansat competition! And thanks a lot to … Weiterlesen …

CanSat: Back At Home

Our CanSat started successfully and we got our satellite back. It didn´t break due to the fall! Hooray! 😎 We could not see any external damage except for one point on the closure, wich is not a big problem. Take a look: (author: Sophie)

CanSat: Launch Event

We were able to finish our CanSat and send it to the launch team in Bremen. We also presented our finished satellite to the other teams and listened to their presentations via a video conference. Our satellite was also launched with a rocket: we were able to follow this via … Weiterlesen …

CanSat: Finishing Touches

This week we have completed the software and communications. We are making good progress with the operating instuctions. The CanSat is almost completely finished! Just a few final touches are needed. 🙂 (author: Sophie)

CanSat: A New Parachute

We finished the parachute: we used the new fabric band and adjusted the cords. We also improved our folding technique. We tested the parachute by throwing it off the school roof with a prototype of our CanSat. Take a look: We are proud to say: After our devastating first test… … Weiterlesen …

CanSat: Reworking the Parachute

At the moment we are processing the parachute because we accidentally miscalculated the required size and the cords were too thick. We’ve almost doubled the size of the parachute, thus the cansat should get the right rate of fall. We also use a different fabric that is better suited for … Weiterlesen …

CanSat: Further Stability Tests

We tried to make our CanSat more stable by gluing foam around it for protection, but when we tested it the bottom of the satellite broke again. So we decided to do a completely new design, which we hope will come out of it with no damage so it will … Weiterlesen …

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