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CanSat competition: Can satellites rise up to one kilometre

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The rockets carrying the can satellites fly up to one kilometre high. The satellites perform scientific tasks. © CC DLR/Timm Bourry
The rockets carrying the can satellites fly up to one kilometre high. The satellites perform scientific tasks. © CC DLR/Timm Bourry

Pupils present self-built mini satellites at the 10th CanSat competition in Bremen - organised by Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Ten years of scientific ambition and innovation will take centre stage when nine school teams from all over Germany present their self-built mini satellites to the public at the 10th German CanSat Competition from 11 to 15 March 2024. The launch campaign is the highlight of the German CanSat Competition, in which the CanSats, also known as can satellites, are launched by a model rocket to an altitude of up to one kilometre to fulfil their individual scientific tasks. For a decade, the German CanSat Competition has inspired students to build their own mini-satellites, not only overcoming technical challenges but also developing their project management and teamwork skills.

You can read the entire news article on the RUB press portal (German).

More about the Cantsat competition at esero.de (German).