TWGSB Enter CanSat UK 2024

The UK CanSat Competition (CanSat) is a project run by the European Space Agency, which aims to get students aged 14–19 involved with creating a satellite in accordance with industry requirements.

This actually translates into 12 of our dedicated science enthusiasts sewing, soldering and seriously testing their creations.The team of students have spent the past six months designing their own secondary missions, creating prototypes, parachute testing and writing professional reports on the work they have undertaken leading up to our launch day next month. You can see their inner workings complete with GPS, servos and microcontrollers all ready to be jetted into the sky!

We will be travelling to Westcott Airfield, Berkshire where each team's satellite will be launched 300m into the air by a solid fuel rocket and the students get the chance to see all their hard work pay off.

Students have also been involved in outreach and it’s been fantastic to see them interacting with the wider community, bringing their love of science to all. Next term will see them visiting KS3 forms to properly show off their work and inspire our next generation of space engineers.

We wish them all the best of luck!