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International LEEM-UPM CanSat Competition

Host: Laboratory for Space and Microgravity Research	Location: Madrid, Spain
URL: http://www.leem.es/cansat/	Timeline: Applications due by 29 February 2008. Launch is planned for 10 to 12 April 2008.
Contact: contact@leem.es
Description: A CanSat is a "scale satellite" integrated within a soft drink can, that is launched up to 500m onboard an amateur rocket. Inside this reduced volume, all subsystems must fit (power, telemetry & command, recovery, payload) and it must accomplish a full mission. This "scale" project undergoes all the same phases as a real satellite mission, including the launch campaign and data analysis; that's why it has a great educational value for all engineering or science enthusiastic students.

European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO)

Host: Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative (SSETI)	Location: Europe
URL: http://www.sseti.net/the-eseo-mission/index.php	Timeline: Launch is planned for the end of 2008.
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Description: SSETI ESEO is the second ESA student satellite, following 2005’s SSETI Express. ESEO is also a technical precursor to the SSETI ESMO micro-satellite and will test hardware in a hard-radiation environment for future SSETI exploration missions beyond Earth’s orbit.

European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO)

Host: Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative (SSETI)	Location: Europe
URL: http://www.sseti.net/the-esmo-mission/index.php	Timeline: Launch is planned for 2011.
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Description: A 10 kg miniaturised suite of scientific instruments on ESMO would perform measurements during the lunar transfer and lunar orbit phases over the period of a few months, according to highly focussed science objectives.

Archimedes Mars Balloon Probe

Host: Mars Society Deutschland	Location: Germany
URL: http://archimedes.marssociety.de/	Timeline: Scheduled for launch in 2009.
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Description: Archimedes is a small interplanetary space probe currently slated for launch to planet Mars in 2009. The probe is designed as a helium balloon ten metres in diameter. The onboard suite of scientific instruments is primarily geared towards the analysis of the atmospheric conditions on Mars. The device follows a payload proposal by the German Mars Society for a ride on AMSAT’s P5-A Mars orbiter.

Space station Utilisation Contest Calls for European Student initiativeS (SUCCESS)

Host: European Space Agency (ESA)	Location: Europe
URL: http://www.esa.int/success	Timeline: Deadline to participate is on 1 February 2008.
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Description: Competition for European university students from all disciplines to propose an experiment that could fly on board the International Space Station

STRAtospheric PLatform EXperiment (STRAPLEX) Balloon Campaign

Host: European Space Agency (ESA)	Location: Europe
URL: http://www.straplex.org/	Timeline:
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Summer School Alpbach

Host: European Space Agency (ESA)	Location: Austria
URL: http://www.summerschoolalpbach.at/	Timeline:
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Description: In-depth teaching on aspects of space science and space technology with the aim of advancing the training and working experience of European graduates, post-graduate students, young scientists and engineers.

PolAres

Host: Austrian Space Forum	Location: Austria
URL: http://www.polares.org	Timeline: Deadline for external programme volunteers is 1 December 2007.
Contact: PolAres Programme Executive Office, c/o Austrian Space Forum, Innsbruck Office, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25/8, A-6020 Innsbruck Phone: +43 512 507-6033, Fax: +43 512 507-2923, eMail: info(at)oewf.org
Description: PolAres is an interdisciplinary programme to develop strategies for the human-robotic interaction procedures and to emphasise planetary protection, in preparation for a future human-robotic Mars surface expedition scenario.

Cambridge University Spaceflight

Host: University of Cambridge	Location: Cambridge, UK
URL: http://www.cuspaceflight.co.uk	Timeline: Test launches over the next few months, SEDS competition in October 2008, more in 2009
Contact: cuspaceflight@cusu.cam.ac.uk
Description: CU Spaceflight is a student group aiming to launch a rockoon into space for under £1000.