First SkyHopper Collaboration Workshop

Melbourne at nightOn 5th-7th September, the SkyHopper Collaboration held the first workshop, bringing in our partners from around the world to discuss spacecraft and instrument design, refine science goals, and create work plans for progressing the mission. Over the three days of the workshop, we heard a series of presentations and enjoyed productive discussions and brainstorming sessions, resulting in an expansion of the initial cubesat design from a 6U to a 12U cubesat. (A “U” is a standard unit of volume for a cubesat, consisting of a cube approximately 10cm on a side.) This new design will allow us to more effectively gather light while also leaving room for proper cooling of electronic components.

The new design allows for some exciting possibilities. With the extra room, it may be possible to include an additional component from an external group, adding functionality to SkyHopper and bringing in new potential partnerships!

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PARTNER INSTITUTES

Australian Astronomical Observatory ∙ Australian National University ∙ Cambridge University ∙ Curtin University ∙ Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica ∙ Macquarie University ∙ Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics ∙ NASA Goddard ∙ NASA Ames ∙ Space Telescope Science Institute ∙ Stonybrook University ∙ Swinburne Institute of Technology ∙ Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg ∙ University of Colorado ∙ University of Leicester ∙ University of New South Wales ∙ University of Southern Queensland ∙ University of Virginia ∙ University of Western Australia