How #ESA Educational Programmes

did a great job for #Poland

Jarosław Jaworski&

Małgorzata Jackowska&

Agata Głaba

#SpaceUp #Poland

The short story about our great adventure…

Who are we?Poland – 20th member state of ESA

Who are we?ESA education - microgravity

Fly Your Thesis

Drop Your Thesis

REXUS

Who are we?ESA education - satellites

SSETI ExpressEuropean Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO)

European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO)

Vega Cubesats Campaign

YES2 satellite

Who are we?ESA education - other

BEXUS SCOPE 2.0 experiment for BEXUS

Spin Your Thesis

Spin Your Thesis

Who are we?ESA education - summary

Parabolic Flight + Five experiments

Drop Your Thesis - -

REXUS - -

SSETI Express + One team

ESEO + Five teams

ESMO + Three teams

YES2 + -

Vega Cubesat + First Polish satellite

BEXUS + Four experiments

GENSO - -

Spin Your Thesis - -

microgravity

satellites

general

Who are we?Advantages

• Hands-on experience• Practical experiences• Practical ideas for thesis• Engineering, management, outreach• Real projects• Space industry standards (ECSS)• Review and feedback• Documentation• Trainings• Networking• Inspiration

Disadvantages

• Prolonged time of graduation• Low ratio of success• Difficulties with implementing new

methodology

Who are we?

Goal of the educational projects?

1. Create future space workforce.

2. Inspiration.

3. Outreach.

Who are we?Polish space sector before ~ 2011(major)

Warsaw University of Technology

Space Research Centre

Wroclaw University of Technology

Institute of Aviation

Who are we?Young

professionals

More!

New, local projects!

Better projects!

Young professionals

MoreESA projects!

Join ESA.Quickly!

Who are we?Examples of impact

ESA educational projectSounding rockets

SCOPE 2.0 experiment for BEXUS

Rover for URC Mars competitions Rover for URC Mars

competitions (winner 2011)

Rover for NASA Lunar competitions

New company(space-related)

Who are we?Examples of impact

SSETI Express

PW-Sat

BRITE-PL

ESA educational projects

First Polish satellite(students)

Two Polish satellites(scientific)

Instruments for interplanetary probes

(scientific)

Penetrator for „Phobos – Grunt”

Who are we?Examples of impact

Public administration

Research institutes, universities

Companies

Student organizations, non – govermental organizations (NGOs), young professionals

Who are we?

Specialization

Given by programmes:• Deorbitaton systems• Small satellites• Thermal control for satellites• Satellite structures, mechanics, configuration• Small rovers• Satellite robotics, manipulators• Electronics• Communication• Satellites operation• Sounding rockets• Stratospheric balloons

National: • Small satellites• Small rovers• Satellite robotics, manipulators• Electronics

Who are we?

Alumnus:

• Master thesis related to space• Publications related to the projects & experiments• PhD studies• Young Graduate Trainees in ESA•Working on companies

• Applications & services• Engineering

• Facilitators (blogs, meetings with students)• Founders o SMEs• Founders of NGOs•Working on universities• Local leaders

Who are we?

Conclusionsin case of Polish example:

• It is difficult to estimate the impact of (ESA) educational programmes• Scientific results are not the best way to measure the impact

• Participation in one project could give an inspiration to start another• Thanks to students projects ’’space” is closer for public opinion• Network of alumni withstand for long time• Alumni think „out of the box” – complete goals faster, better, internationally - they are great team members for demanding projects • Many professionals projects could not start without alumni hands-on experience in space• It’s easy to develop new ideas in places, where is high number of alumni

Who are we?

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