cansat Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/cansat/ Astronomy for a better world! Mon, 22 May 2023 13:20:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg cansat Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/cansat/ 32 32 CanSat Ghana – Space Technology for Sustainable Development https://astro4dev.org/cansat-ghana-space-technology-for-sustainable-development/ Mon, 22 May 2023 13:20:13 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=27788 On Saturday, 6th May 2023, the Elementary Launch of CanSat Ghana commenced at the KNUST’s Engineering Department. CanSat Ghana is a foundation focused on helping Ghana develop its space sector through building experimental satellites (CanSats). A CanSat is a simulation of a real satellite, integrated within the volume and shape of a soft drinks can. [...]

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]]> Overview: Developing Basic Science and Astronomy using Experimental Satellites, Ghana https://astro4dev.org/overview-developing-basic-science-and-astronomy-using-experimental-satellites-ghana/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:26:02 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26605 DBSAES7 uses space-based techniques (actual space-based mission) to build & develop a sustainable approach to teaching & learning the basic sciences while developing hands-on skills, building capacity & human resource in Space science & Astronomy. Space engineering, instrumentation & learning, based on the experimental satellite (Cansat) design/mission concept, enables students to gain hands-on experience through [...]

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