Academic Programs/Projects

Boston University - TERRIERS
A STEDI award winner, this program suffered the infamous sign error in the ACS software that causes it's solar array to point away from the sun, which, exacerbated by other difficulties, caused the loss of the mission.

web: http://www.bu.edu/satellite/ 

CalPoly San Luis Obispo

CalSpace
The California branch of the NASA Space Grant system.  Currently focused primarily on activities at UCSD, the program is making inroads into the rest of California.

Web: http://calspace.ucsd.edu/ 

Colorado Space Grant Consortium
One of the premier state programs of NASA's Space Grant system with several sounding rocket payloads and experience with real flight hardware on many missions as well as key roles in several current missions including  Three Corner Sat and Citizen Explorer.

web: http://www-sgc.colorado.edu/ 

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
One of the largest and most active space research groups in academia, part of the University of Colorado and occasional competitor/collaborator with the Colorado Space Grant Consortium.  LASP ran the successful SNOE satellite program under a STEDI award.

web: http://lasp.colorado.edu/ 

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Department of Planetary Sciences
& Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
The University of Arizona
1629 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0092
Phone : (520) 621-6963
FAX : (520) 621-4933
E-mail : acad_info@lpl.arizona.edu
URL: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/

MIT

Stanford University
Under the direction of Dr. Bob Twiggs, developed OPAL, SAPPHIRE and Emerald, as well as the new CUBESAT program.

web: http://ssdl.stanford.edu/ 

United States Naval Academy

University of California at Berkeley - CHIPSat
CHIPSat was one of two UNEX award winners, and the only one currently manifested for launch (expected in late 2002, depending on ICESat).  The CHIPSat bus and ground system were developed by SpaceDev.

Web: http://chips.ssl.berkeley.edu/ 

University of New Hampshire - CATSAT
CATSAT was one of three STEDI award winners, but was not manifested for launch due to problems which arose during development.  The program is currently hoping to be resurrected if they can find a donated launch.

Web: http://www.catsat.sr.unh.edu/ 

University of Southern California - Traveler
A relatively new program which is currently building a sounding rocket payload for a Microcosm-donated Scorpius launch and hopes to follow it with an orbital version soon after.  The program has some brand new, first rate vacuum test facilities on campus.
web: http://microsat.usc.edu/ 

University of Toronto