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University of Pardubice
The University of Pardubice builds on an almost seventy-year long tradition of higher education in the Pardubice Region. The Chemical College (later known as the Institute of Chemical Technology) was founded in 1950 to address the needs of the East Bohemia Region, which had a highly developed chemical industry providing extensive opportunities for research in the field.
The character of the Institute notably changed after 1990: new faculties were founded, offering a wide range of study programmes, not only chemistry-related. The name - University of Pardubice - has been used since 1994, reflecting the new character of the educational institution. Based on longstanding tradition, the university is committed to making educational opportunities accessible to the diverse student population from across the Czech Republic and more than 60 countries.
As of 2021 there is no space industry/research specialized department, but remote sensing and GNSS applications are part of various study programmes and research topics.
CubeSail
CubeSail is an educational satellite project at the Surrey Space Centre (SSC).
Several PhD projects are centred on its development, and it will serve as a technology platform for at least two further educational satellites developed at SSC. The CubeSail mission objectives are ambitious, and will raise the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of several technologies to flight demonstration level. A key feature is the deployment of a 25m2 sail structure, which will be used to demonstrate the propulsive effect of solar radiation pressure (i.e. solar sailing) and will demonstrate the de-orbiting capabilities of the sail as a drag augmentation device.
CubeSail will be the first launched three-axis stabilised solar sail, and makes use of a novel centre of mass/centre of pressure (CM/CP) offset technique to provide enhanced attitude control. In order to achieve the mission objectives, CubeSail will build on small satellite experience at SSC, such as the STRaND-1 nanosatellite, launched on February 25th 2013.
Furthermore, the mission critical sail deployment mechanism has undergone an extensive testing and validation process as part of the ESA Gossamer Deorbiter project carried out at SSC. The Cubesail project is also financially and technically supported by industrial partners, Astrium and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP)
The Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto - CAUP) is the largest astronomy research institute in Portugal. It is a private research institute, non-profit making and recognized as being of public utility by the Portuguese Government.
- Its objectives include the promotion and support of astronomy through
- research
- education at graduate and undergraduate levels
- activities for primary and secondary schools
- science outreach and the popularisation of astronomy
- CAUP is responsible for the scientific management of the planetarium of Porto.
Research teams:
- Origin and Evolution of Stars and Planets - Star Formation and Early Evolution; Planetary Systems (Exoplanets); Stellar Populations and Stellar Evolution
- Galaxies and Observational Cosmology - Physical properties of massive galaxies; Galaxy cluster astrophysics; Structure formation paradigms; Dynamical dark energy; Varying fundamental constants
ITT Technical Institute
ITT Technical Institute (often shortened to ITT Tech or ITTTI) is a for-profit technical institute with over 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States.
ITT Tech offers AAS, bachelor's BAS, and master's (business-only, online) degrees. ITT Tech is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
ITT Tech is owned and operated by ITT Educational Services Inc, a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. ITT Educational Services Inc. (ESI) was spun off by ITT Corporation through an initial public offering (IPO) in 1994, with parent company ITT as an 83% shareholder.
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public British research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1966 and is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
It focuses on Research and Education
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) is an advanced research facility for aeronautics and aerospace engineering.
Its activities in the apce domain cover:
- Spacecraft Dynamics/Control and Microsatellites
- Space Robotics
- Space Mechatronics
- Space Flight Laboratory: Microsatellite Systems
- Autonomous Space Robotics
- Dynamic Systems
- Pervasive Autonomy
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
The UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS/SFL) is a reserach centre, part of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS).
The UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory collaborates with business, government and academic institutions on spacecraft projects and the development of new space technologies. It has a focus on Microsatellite Systems.
Swedish Institute of Space Physics
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Institutet för rymdfysik, IRF) is a governmental research institute.
Its primary task is to carry out basic research, education and associated observatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics. IRF has employees in Kiruna, Umeå, Uppsala and Lund. The main office is located in Kiruna in northern Sweden.
UCL Department of Space & Climate Physics
The UCL Department of Space & Climate Physics, incorporating the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Surrey, is one of the UK's largest university space science group and a leader in interdisciplinary space science initiatives.
UCL is the University College of London.
The department offers a unique environment at the forefront of space science research. Scientists, students and engineers design, build and test cutting-edge space-borne instruments and analyse the data they return. Our scientists set future science agendas through exploitation of current assets and design of future space missions to advance our knowledge of the Universe. Close contact with space agencies such as ESA and NASA and with industrial research teams promotes the development of transferable skills, thereby enhancing job prospects.
Department of Physics and Space Science (Florida Tech.)
The Florida Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Florida Tech or FIT), is a private research university located in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
Florida Tech has five academic divisions with strong emphases on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Within the Florida Tech, the Department of Physics and Space Sciences (PSS) offers students a solid foundation in the physical sciences with the personalized attention of our 15 full-time faculty. Our department was the first in the country to offer a degree in Space Sciences, and we are still among only a handful that offers this degree today. Our graduates obtain employment at NASA, in the private-sector industry, and academia.