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Looking forward to the national final: Neele, Emilie, Nina and Lili (from left).
Emilie has the satellite in her hand and Nina is holding the parachute.
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Four students from the Markt Indersdorf high school have big plans.
They have qualified for the CanSat final, a miniature satellite competition, and are embarking on a journey into the world of space travel.
Indersdorf – Emilie, Nina, Lili and Neele are students at the Markt Indersdorf High School (GMI) and qualified for the German CanSat competition as part of their Robotic-AG elective course.
They are a well-rehearsed team and are in the 11th grade.
The CanSat project, an annual competition since 2014, is similar to a real space project.
It reflects the phases of a space mission, from planning to evaluation.
Companies and institutions from the aerospace industry are behind this project.
With nine other qualified teams from all over Germany, the Indersdorf team will travel to the “City of Space” in Bremen to present their mini satellite and have it launched with a rocket.
It is the size of a soda can (hence the derivation of the name - English: can), is transported to a height of several hundred meters using a rocket and floats back to the ground with a parachute.
The satellite's primary mission is the same for all teams and involves measuring air pressure and temperature during flight and transmitting the results to the ground station - in this case, the team's laptop.
An altitude and temperature profile must be developed from the data obtained and the falling speed must be determined, whereby the target of eleven meters per second must be adhered to.
The Indersdorf mini satellite should also be able to record soil samples that will later be examined for traces of sulfur.
The results from this make it possible, for example, to determine the probability of volcanic activity more precisely.
Initially, this goal required the development of an efficient landing system.
However, Emilie, Nina, Lili and Neele have instead found a new and extremely practical solution as they have developed a hedgehog-like device that can collect soil samples without the need for an upright landing.
Each team member has specific tasks on this project.
Emilie is responsible for the team management and design, Nina took over the programming with her and, together with Lili, she dedicated herself to building the mini satellite.
Neele, the fourth in the group, is responsible for public relations and, together with Lili, looks after the chemical and physical aspects.
The four students are highly motivated and have a lot of fun.
Lili says “it’s a chance to see how far we can get with what we learn in school”.
The basics were laid during normal lessons, the subtleties and special skills were developed with a lot of initiative over the past six months.
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Those interested can follow the blog “CanSat 2023/2024 – MAI Robotics” on the website www.mai-robotics.de to follow the team’s journey.
Roswitha Höltl