Small satellites conference in Utah 2006
This week SSTL is attending the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) / USU (Utah State University) Conference on Small Satellites. The specialist conference is an important date in the small satellite calendar, to which SSTL have contributed regularly over recent years.
In its 20th year, the AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites will reflect on what has been achieved over the past two decades and consider what the next two decades may bring. The conference will explore the progress and future of small satellites in academic, science, military, commercial and international mission applications.
SSTL's stand last year (below)
Small satellites have certainly come a long way since the academic research conducted by pioneers such as Sir Martin Sweeting, University of Surrey professor and co-founder of SSTL and Utah State University years ago. Small satellites are now playing a role in our everyday lives, helping monitor climate change, plan crops and monitor natural disasters.
The 2006 Conference is focussing on the things that have led us to where we are today, as well as where we should be focused if we want to be successful twenty years from now. From launch vehicles to attitude control sensors, advances have been made that now enable a host of missions we had never imagined 20 years ago. Even with these advances, our industry still faces challenges every day.
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