Spacecraft Design
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A spacecraft, which also is called a satellite if its orbit is bound to a celestial body, is designed around the payload instruments it shall carry and the environment it shall function in. During the first year of the course you acquire knowledge about the space environment, which the spacecraft shall operate in, and how it travels and orients itself in space. You learn about the various subsystems which make up the spacecraft and how it communicates with the surrounding world. Furthermore, you get an understanding for the specific space electronics that are required and learn how the on-board computers work. You also get an insight into typical payloads that a satellite may carry. The second year you are working on a computer design of a spacecraft, fit to carry the instruments that are constructed by you and your colleagues. Here, a large part of the education and work is done in project form and as group work. As a student you have the opportunity to evaluate satellite instruments with balloon flights to the stratosphere or e.g. perform shaking tests in a shaker machine. Your master thesis work is performed at a space technology company, space organization, or academic department, in Kiruna or other parts of the world.
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Applicants need a Bachelor´s degree with a major in space technology, aerospace, aeronautics, mechatronics, space physics, physics, electronics, mechanics, computer science or equivalent. Course work at university level must include electronics or mechanics, and a minimum of 11 US credits in mathematics at university level is required.Applicants from non-anglophone countries should provide proof of English proficiency.The application period for non EU students is from October 16 to January 15.
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