space

Author: Jacob Smith - After my unsuccessful launch attempt in July I wouldn’t be able to attempt another launch for at least another four weeks because I had to apply for permission from the Civil Aviation Authority again. I had...

Author: Jacob Smith - Hello! I know it’s been a long time since my last blog post about my High-Altitude Balloon (HAB) project – but I promise you this is worth the wait! I left off in June having made...

Author: Jacob Smith - Welcome to part 2 of 'Building and Testing' - things are getting even more exciting now! The payload box Once I had successfully tested the tracker and cameras, next on the list of things to do...

Author: Jacob Smith - Welcome back to my balloon blog. You’ll be glad to hear I have been very busy with this project over the last couple of months - testing the cameras, finalising and testing the tracking device, and...

Author: Andrew Bacon, 2010 graduate and Space Systems Engineer at Thales Alenia Space - Most space engineers will tell you that ‘space is cool’ which is true and this mainly comes from the fact that most things you do in space...

Author: Jacob Smith - I am really pleased with my progress so far. I now have a working tracker system and in this post will describe the additional components I have added to my circuit, and the cameras I will...

Author: Jacob Smith - Welcome back to my blog about launching a High Altitude Balloon. A lot more research and waiting for deliveries later I had the parts and could start making my tracking system. In this post I will...

Author: William Easdown - Since October my team of eight students from Bath SpaceSoc, Aqua Lunae, has been working on a small lunar rover engineering model for the national UKSEDS Lunar Rover Competition. The competition challenges teams from UK universities...