KITE Club: "Science on low cost space missions" workshop

09:45 – 10:30

Registration and Coffee

Chair

Dr. Victoria Wright, Knowledge Transfer Manager, PPARC (Science and Technology Facilities Council (the Council) as of 1 April 2007)

10:30 – 10:45

Welcome

Dr. Victoria Wright, Knowledge Transfer Manager, PPARC (the Council)

Session 1: The Science Challenge

10:45 – 11:15

The ESA Challenge (PDF - 1024kB - link opens in a new window) |

Dr. Sergio Volonté, ESA Head of the Science Planning and Community Coordination Office, ESA HQ Paris

11:15 – 11:45

Challenges in Earth Observation for Climate Monitoring, Diagnosis & Prediction (PDF - 1024kB - link opens in a new window) |

Professor Alan O’Neill, Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Science Director, NERC National Centre for Earth Observation

11:45 – 12:05

Instrumentation for Small Satellites the RAL Experience (PDF - 512kB - link opens in a new window) |

Professor Richard Holdaway, Director Space Science and Technology, the Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)

12:05 – 12:25

The New ESA Knowledge Transfer Programme (PDF - 512kB - link opens in a new window) |

Nathan Hill, CCLRC (the Council) KITE Club Innovation Advisory Service

12:25 – 12:35

Panel Discussion

12:35 – 13:30

Lunch and Technology Exchange

Session 2: Technology Competences in Academia and Industry

13:30 – 13:50

Leveraging the UK Lead in Low-Cost Missions for UK Science (PDF - 4096kB - link opens in a new window) |

Alex da Silva Curiel, Group Technical Director, Surrey Satellite Technology

13:50 – 14:10

EADS Astrium Competencies (PDF - 512kB - link opens in a new window) |

Dr. Ralph Cordey, Science Business Development Manager, EADS Astrium

14:10 – 14:30

QinetiQ Space Competencies (PDF - 2048kB - link opens in a new window) |

Mr. Chris Dorn, Systems and Missions Team Leader, QinetiQ Space

14:30 – 15:30

Technologies for Low Cost Space Missions at the University of Leicester (PDF - 1024kB - link opens in a new window) |

Professor George Fraser, Professor of Detector Physics and Director of the Space Research  Centre of the University of Leicester

Lower than Low Cost Space Mission Platforms (PDF - 256kB - link opens in a new window) |

Dr. Craig Clark, Clyde Space Limited

Ultra-Low-Cost Satellites for Flight Testing New Technologies (PDF - 1024kB - link opens in a new window) |

Dr. Patrick Brown, Research Officer, Space Magnetometer Laboratory, Imperial College

Low Cost, High Energy Missions Using Solar Sail Propulsion (PDF - 512kB - link opens in a new window) |

Professor Colin McInnes, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Strathclyde

Enabling Technology for Maximising Science from Low Cost Missions (PDF - 256kB - link opens in a new window) |

Dr. Chris Chaloner, Systems Development Executive, Systems Engineering & Assessment

High Resolution Imagers for Small Satellites (PDF - 2048kB - link opens in a new window) |

John Ellis, Orbital Optics

Satellite Formation Flying Testing Facility at Southampton University (PDF - 512kB - link opens in a new window) |

Professor Veres, Autonomous Control Systems, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton

The Use of 'Games Technology' to Develop Novel and Low Cost Autonomy for both Space Science and Oil & Gas Exploration (PDF - 512kB - link opens in a new window) |

Dr. Andy Hide, Business Manager, Space Science, LogicaCMG

Mars Autonomous Rovers for Geoscience Exploration (MARGE) (PDF - 2048kB - link opens in a new window) |

Professor Colin Pillinger FRS, Professor of Planetary Sciences, Open University

MSSL Interest in Small Satellite Missions (PDF - 128kB - link opens in a new window)

Dr. Andrew Coates, Head of Planetary Science Group, Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), University College London

15:30 – 15:55

Discussion and Conclusions

15:55 – 16:40

Tea and close