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August 2019 Monthly Update

Off-World RoboticsRoverFrom the OWR CTOThe last month has been an incredibly busy one for the rover team, as members finalised development and testing for the European Rover Challenge (ERC)....

July 2019 Monthly Update

August 5, 2019 August 5, 2019 By Anita Smirnov, William Miles, Jason Love, Quoc Trung Vo, Lexman Palanirajan, William Chen, Olivia Yem, Rajiv Narayan, Victor Tse, Adithya Rajendran
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Off-World RoboticsRoverRover SoftwareThe Off-World Robotics Software team has been continuing preparations for the now close-at-hand European Rover Challenge; we were involved in preparing for and filming the rover...

Magnetorquers as ADC systems

Magnetorquers are used to stop a satellite from spinning when it is in orbit. This blog post explains how they work.

High-Altitude Balloon Positions Vacant!

The BLUEsat High Altitude Balloon team inflating a stratospheric balloon on the back of a ute.

The BLUEsat High-Altitude Ballooning Team is developing an atmospheric satellite to conduct earth observation using synthetic-aperture radar (SAR). This project is funded by NATO and we are developing a...

June 2019 Monthly Update

Off-World RoboticsRoverRover SoftwareThe Off-World Robotic Software team has been finishing up an internal restructuring this month, moving from having a central team lead delegating all tasks, to a squad...

Off-World Robotics Mechanical Positions Vacant!

BLUEsat UNSW are currently looking for several people to join The Off-World Robotics Mechanical Team! The Off-World Robotics Team is currently upgrading a super cool Mars Rover...

May 2019 Monthly Update

Off-World RoboticsFrom the OWR CTOMay has been a significant month for Rover as teams finalise their designs and begin ordering parts. A Preliminary Design Report for the ...

Our First Satellite Launch

On the 17th of April, our group of BLUEsat engineers attended the inaugural Australian Universities Rocket Competition (AURC) to prepare the first-ever launch of a nanosatellite designed and built...

Off-World Robotics Software Positions Vacant!

The BLUEsat Off World Robtics Team at the European Rover Challenge in Poland with the Numbat Mars Rover.

If you're looking for something to do throughout the holidays, the team at BLUEsat UNSW are currently looking for several people to join The Off-World Robotics Software Team! The...

April 2019 Monthly Update

Off-World RoboticsFrom the OWR CTOApril has been a quiet month for the rover and drone teams as members focus on the final stretch of the trimester. The teams focused...