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The students are working like it’s going out of…

31 July 201725 August 2018
by Helen Oliver

Helen Oliver, co-ordinating supervisor

The students are working like mad, for Venus is a cruel mistress. Please excuse our spacedust, your news service will resume as developments unfold.

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#7: Request for Proposal (RFP) – Part 2/3

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#7: Request for Proposal (RFP) – Part 2/3

Word count & reading time: (1100 words – 10 minutes) Welcome back to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… The last article introduced the Request for Proposal (RFP), an industrial-style document outlining the design

#6: Request for Proposal (RFP) – Part 1/3

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#6: Request for Proposal (RFP) – Part 1/3

Word count & reading time: (1300 words – 10 minutes) Welcome back to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… The last article elaborated on the details of Prime and Subcontractors, a challenging concept for

EUSDC 2022 & ISSDC Qualifiers

EUSDC, ISSDC

EUSDC 2022 & ISSDC Qualifiers

Congratulations and well done to all participants of the second continent-wide European Space Design Competition, EUSDC 2022! 57 dedicated participants, 7 European Nations, 6 competing companies, 7 invaluable volunteers. The challenge presented to Kepler Automation (KA), Olympus Mons Trading Company (OMTC), and Earhart Advanced Industries (EAI) was to design Aesop, a highly modular and modifiable

#5: Prime & Subcontractors

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#5: Prime & Subcontractors

Word count & reading time: (1280 words – 10 minutes) Welcome back to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… The last article elaborated on the details of the Company Structure and roles within them.

PTSDC 2022 Qualifiers to EUSDC & ISSDC

EUSDC, ISSDC

PTSDC 2022 Qualifiers to EUSDC & ISSDC

Congratulations and well done to all participants of the first National Space Design Competition in Portugal, PTSDC 2022! 37 dedicated participants across multiple regions of Portugal, 3 competing companies, 19 invaluable volunteers. The challenge presented to Kepler Automation, Olympus Mons Trading Company, and Earhart Advanced Industries was to design a habitat on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The purpose? A

#4: Company Structure

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#4: Company Structure

Word count & reading time: (1095 words – 8 minutes) Welcome back to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… The last article elaborated on the details of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and the

#3: Introduction to RFP & Companies

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#3: Introduction to RFP & Companies

Word count & reading time: (1350 words – 10 minutes) Welcome back to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… The last article elaborated on the details of what to expect during a typical competition:

#2: SDC Event Structure

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#2: SDC Event Structure

Word count & reading time: (1050 words – 8 minutes) Welcome back to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… The last article introduced you to the competitions and to what the Space Science &

#1: A Taste of the SDCs

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#1: A Taste of the SDCs

Word count & reading time: (655 words – 3 minutes) Welcome to the Space Design Competitions – unique, impactful, and exhilarating space STEAM-a-thon events that get you conceptually designing space habitats for up to 80 years in the future… This article will introduce you to the competitions and what we’re all about here at the

ITSDC 2021 Qualifiers to EUSDC & ISSDC

EUSDC, ISSDC

ITSDC 2021 Qualifiers to EUSDC & ISSDC

Congratulations and well done to all participants of the first National Space Design Competition in Europe, Italian SDC 2021! 62 dedicated participants across multiple regions of Italy, 3 competing companies, 9 invaluable volunteers. The challenge presented to Kepler Automation, Olympus Mons Trading Company, and Earhart Advanced Industries was to design an Aldrin Cycler between Earth

The students are working like it’s going out of style

Helen Oliver, co-ordinating supervisor

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