The NUSAT I project-government, industry and academia learning together [aerospace education]

Author

Bonsall, Charles Allen

Author_Institution

Center for AeroSpace Technol., Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT, USA

Volume

34

Issue

1

fYear

1991

fDate

2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

15

Lastpage

19

Abstract

In April 1985, the first satellite to be ejected from a Get Away Special (GAS) canister was launched from the shuttle Challenger. This satellite was named NUSAT for Northern Utah SATellite, and due to subsequent projects is now called NUSAT I. The conception, design, construction, and operation of the satellite and ground station was completed with all volunteer labor and very little cost through the unique cooperation of several government agencies, several universities and colleges and many corporations and individuals. A major purpose of NUSAT I was education. The purpose of this paper is to present the educational goals and achievements of this project from the perspective of each of the participants, with the hope it will encourage readers to initiate similar projects

Keywords

aerospace; artificial satellites; education; project engineering; space vehicles; Get Away Special; NUSAT I project; Space Shuttle; USA; aerospace education; colleges; ground station; satellite; universities; Aerospace industry; Aerospace testing; Air traffic control; Educational institutions; Educational programs; FAA; Government; Radar measurements; Satellite ground stations; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.79873

Filename

79873