Education Programs using Small Aerospace Systems

Paper number

IAC-06-E1.1.02

Author

Dr. Kenji Ogimoto, Space Club-Kansai, Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Akio Naemura, Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Masanori Shimoda, Space Club-Kansai, Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Shinichi Moriyama, Japan

Year

2006

Abstract

Several Space Clubs in Japan are planning to build small experimental rockets for education purposes. Space Club-Kansai is one of these clubs organized among university students and young engineers in private companies. This is really an excellent mix to build small space systems such as small experiment rockets.
   
The first author started this kind of education nearly 15 years ago with some simple water rockets. They now emerged into High-Tech Water Rockets, Small Experiment Rockets, and Small Quasi-Satellites. 
   
The paper describes the way how these programs evolved and their effects, and the system Space Club-Kansai is now working. Furthermore the authors discuss the possibilities of future development of these programs, which includes small satellites on orbit. Although these systems fly up to only 1 Km in the air at present, yet they give essential ideas of flying robots.

Space Club-Gifu flew the two stage rocket with one quasi-sat on board (July 2005, below right),and Space Club Kansai will fly a single stage rocket with two quasi-satellites on board.

Abstract document

IAC-06-E1.1.02.pdf

Manuscript document

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