WUSAT-3 2021-22 Team
2021-22 WUSAT-3 Team (Pictured)
Back (L_R)
- Dr Bill Crofts (Director)
- Alex Bolland (Elect - Power & On Board Data Handling)
- Matias Langer (Systems)
- Eduardo Hopkins (Mech - Thermal & Radiation)
- Myles Ing (Mech - CAD, Internal Structure)
Front (L-R)
- Jai Bassi (Mech - Camera Mount Optimisation)
- Chiara Biquet (Mech - EM Radiation & Simulation)
- Tahrim Uddin (Elect - Power - On Board Data Handling)
- Prof Julia Hunter-Anderson (Systems Director)
2021-22 WUSAT-3 Overview
The 2021-22 WUSAT-3 Team were still affected by the later period of the Covid pandemic period. However, they still managed to capitalise on the excellent amount of design work completed by the previous team, and during 2021-22 they made a great deal of progress in terms of manufacturing chassis components, and producing electrical subsystems in the form of a flat-satLink opens in a new window. They also progressed to the stage of completing vibration testing procedures (courtesy of the WMG Vibration Test Centre).
The whole team attended and presented their work on WUSAT-3 at the ESA Symposium on Space Educational Activities in BarcelonaLink opens in a new window! (Proceedings available hereLink opens in a new window)
WUSAT-3 Presenting at SSEA Barcelona
WUSAT-3 Team at SSEA Barcelona
2021-22 WUSAT-3 Technical Outputs
WUSAT-3 Final Outcome
Following the end of Covid pandemic lockdown conditions, we learned that the lead engineer and designer of the RFID location determination system was retiring.
A decision was made to mothball the project as it would have been unreasonable to ask further teams to continue without a realistic hope of the payload and project being viable. All team had gained a great deal from their time on WUSAT-3, and we had progressed the mission to near Critical Design Level if the company wanted to continue at any point.