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Hybrid Rocket Propulsion

Most conventional spacecraft use one of two chemical rocket designs, liquid fuel or solid fuel. Both designs rely on the same core principle, a highly reactive fuel is supplied...

Lets makes a pirate radio station

Yes, the first question you are thinking of is correct. This is totally illegal. But this is super easy, educational, and takes so little time that you will be...

Prototyping the New Joystick

BLUEsat's NUMBAT rover is due for completion early next year, and it needs a new and updated control system to go along with it. That’s where the prototype for...

UNSW Launches a Cubesat into the Thermosphere!

Fifteen years passed since Australians had last launched a satellite into space. In early 2017, this interlude was interrupted by a team at UNSW who launched EC0, a CubeSat...

IAC Day 5 – We Have Lift Off!

The IAC had been an amazing experience (read all about it here) but all good things must come to an end. But let it never be said that this...

IAC Day 4 – We Did It

Greensat member Ben Koschnick presenting the GreenSat project and the International Astronautics Congress in 2017.

In July of 2004, a much younger me watched from a distance as Cassini entered Saturn's orbit. At about that time, I had begun to develop a fascination with...

IAC Day 3 – We Found Some Women!

Whilst one would think an ecology and molecular biology student would feel daunted and lost at an Astronautical Conference it has actually been both an enjoyable and educational experience...

IAC Day 2 – We Met Famous People!

The first day of the IAC was action-packed to say the least, with thousands of people ranging from bright-eyed students such as us, to earnest young professionals and finally...

IAC Day One – We Have A Space Agency!

The first day of the International Astronautical Congress has passed, and what initially shocked me the most about the conference has now turned into a different feeling. There are...

An Introduction to Lithium-ion Battery Charging

Batteries have become one of the most important devices in modern society with the rise in demand for portable devices, smartphones becoming ubiquitous, and even cars shifting towards battery...

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