National Space Grant Student Satellite Program Update

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National Space Grant Student Satellite Program
Update

• Bill Hiscock, Montana SG
• Mike Drake, Arizona SG
• Chris Koehler, Colorado SG
• Alec Gallimore, Michigan SG
• Luke Flynn, Hawaii SG

National Space Grant Directors
Meeting Washington, DC March 5 7, 2009
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NSGSSP Updates and Activities

• Leadership changes/additions
• Added
• Alec Gallimore (Michigan)
• NASA CubeSat Pilot Launch RFI
• Opportunities
• Workshops

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NSGSSP Opportunities

• Summary of Survey Results show many potential
  synergies
• 44 Space Grants reported small satellite related
  activities
• Average of 52 student participants per responding
  consortium
• A considerable amount of Space Grant and
  non-Space Grant funding going to a variety of
  projects.
• Western Region A variety of activities available
  for partnerships balloonsats, CubeSats, small
  sats, sounding rockets, research opportunities.
• How do we leverage this?
• Other Opportunities

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Space Grant Hands-On Workshops

• BalloonSat Program
• RockOn 2008 Sounding Rocket Workshop
• Other