iCubeSat: Recent Episodes
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Due to the ongoing pandemic related global travel restrictions and to maximise the possibility of the community being able to meet face to face, iCubeSat 2020 will now become iCubeSat 2021 and be held on the 1st and 2nd June 2021. We hope that we will be able to hold the meeting in person, but […]
Due to the outbreak of coronavirus 2019-nCoV in China and elsewhere, and the resulting travel restrictions imposed inside and outside China, iCubeSat 2020 at Tsinghua University previously scheduled to take place at the end of May in Beijing will be postponed six months. The new provisional workshop dates are Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th November […]
iCubeSat 2020, the 9th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the opportunities, technical challenges, and practicalities of space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical Program Talks and round tables will […]
iCubeSat 2019, the 8th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical Program Talks and round tables […]
Presentations, optional papers, videos and other materials from iCubeSat 2018 are now online in the workshop archive here. Thank you to everyone who participated and made the workshop such a success. The huge range of projects was inspirational and shows the vibrancy, ambition and progress of the field. We hope you will join us again […]
The program for iCubeSat 2018, the 7th Interplanetary CubeSat workshop is now online and can be found here. We look forward to welcoming researchers from around the world to the École Normale Supérieure and the Paris Observatory of of Paris Sciences et Lettres for an exciting couple of days discussing the latest advances in Interplanetary […]
Download the conference poster here iCubeSat 2018, the 7th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical […]
The slides, optional papers and other materials from iCubeSat 2017 are now online in the workshop archive here, with videos of the talks being uploaded to the archive shortly. A big thank you to everyone who participated and made the workshop such a success – the breadth, ambition and progress of new and existing projects […]
The provisional program for iCubeSat 2017, the 6th Interplanetary CubeSat workshop is now online and can be found here. Researchers from more than two dozen countries will be soon be gathering at Clare College Cambridge to share the latest Interplanetary CubeSat developments. If you would like to join us, please register today here as our […]
Download the conference poster here iCubeSat 2017, the 6th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical […]
iCubeSat 2016 slides, optional papers, videos and other materials are now online in the workshop archive here. Thank you to all who participated and helped make this years workshop yet another exciting and vibrant event. It was great to see the results of collaborations formed at earlier workshops paying off and new ones being formed, […]
We’ve been lucky with the weather again and it’s a beautiful sunny day in Oxford as we finalise preparations for the workshop. The final program is available online here, if you haven’t uploaded your presentation or other materials yet, please do so here. The workshop is being held at The Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford, […]
The provisional program for iCubeSat 2016, the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat workshop is now online here. With attendees from dozens of countries this is our most international meeting yet! If you haven’t already registered, please do so as soon as possible via the online registration form here to secure your place at the workshop and help […]
We’re very lucky to have secured the use of the University of Oxford’s stunning Sheldonian Theatre for iCubeSat 2016, the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop. Directions to its central Oxford location and nearby hotels can be found here. If you’ve not already registered, please do so via the registration form here as soon as possible to help us plan […]
Download the conference poster here iCubeSat 2016, the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical Program […]
Most slides and other supporting materials from iCubeSat 2015 are now online here – the rest will be posted as soon as we receive the final clearances from presenters or their institutions. Thank you to everyone who participated in another exciting and stimulating workshop and for the amazing response to the call for deep space […]
It’s a lovely day in central London and the last preparations for the workshop are underway. The final program is available online here, if you haven’t uploaded your presentation or other materials yet, please do so today here. The workshop is being held at The Rector’s House, 170 Queens Gate which is by the west entrance […]
The provisional program for iCubeSat 2015 is now online here and includes a record 45 presentations and posters spread over two full days. Our main lecture theatre is now full, but because of the large number of registration waiting list requests we’ve received, we’re going to set up a nearby room as an overflow lecture theatre. We’re going to set up […]
With attendees registered from companies, space agencies and universities from 20 countries, we’re looking forward to another exciting iCubeSat, the Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop. Abstracts are due 1st April 2015, so if you haven’t already submitted yours, please do so via iCubeSat.org/submit-an-abstract/ We are close to the capacity of our venue at Imperial College London, so please register […]
Download the conference poster here iCubeSat 2015, the 4th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical […]
The majority of the slides and other presentation materials are now posted online here, the rest will be posted as soon as they are cleared for distribution by the authors’ institutions. We would like to thank all the presenters and attendees for contributing to such a successful meeting and it’s great to see so many […]
It’s a beautiful sunny Memorial Day in Pasadena with an amazing blue sky and not a cloud to be seen as we get everything ready for iCubeSat 2014 tomorrow. The workshop is easy to find – just go in through the imposing front door of The Athenaeum from the car park (free to use for […]
The iCubeSat 2014 program is now available online here. If you are presenting, please upload your presentation and optional paper via the form here. If you have any problems uploading please contact committee@iCubeSat.org – thank you!
iCubeSat 2014 is being held at The Athenaeum at the California Institute of Technology. The Athenaeum is in the south east corner of the main Caltech campus at the junction of E. California Blvd and South Hill Avenue – a map and directions can be found here.
Thank you to everyone who submitted abstracts for consideration for presentation at iCubeSat 2014. We have received submissions from groups from around the Americas, Asia and Europe and sent out the acceptances earlier this month. If you have any questions, please contact committee@iCubeSat.org We’re looking forward to a great workshop – if you haven’t registered […]
Download the conference poster here iCubeSat 2014, the 3rd Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical Program […]
At the end of a busy week we have finally posted most of the presentations here. We’re still waiting for clearance for a few which will be posted as soon as we receive them. We’d like to thank everyone who supported us this year and it was great to see the results of collaborations started […]
It’s the end of a busy but beautiful Memorial Day in sunny Ithaca and we’re putting the finishing touches to preparations for iCubeSat 2013. You can collect your badge and conference bag from 12:30PM onwards tomorrow (Tuesday) in the Ballroom Foyer of the Statler Hotel. There are maps here and many helpful hotel people so you shouldn’t […]
The outline program for iCubeSat 2013 is now online here. If you are an author, please review the Instructions for Authors for instructions for uploading your presentation and optional paper. Please note that we would be grateful if presenters would ensure that we receive all presentations and optional papers by midday the 28th May 2013 at the latest.
It’s less than a week to go until the workshop and if you’d like to attend please make sure you register before 1700 EST on Friday 24th May 2012 when we expect to have to close registrations (due to limited capacity). Please note that on site registration or payment will not be possible due to local regulations. […]
As a result of requests for deadline extensions from those affected by the new sequester driven NASA travel rules, we have modified the conference deadlines for everyone as follows: 3rd May 2013 31st March 2013 Student Scholarship Competition paper upload deadline 3rd May 2013 1st April 2013 Abstract upload deadline 6th May 2013 15th April 2013 Notification of abstract acceptance Those […]
A few quick reminders and bits of information: the deadline for submitting abstracts and entries for the student competition is just two weeks away, so please submit in good time to have the best chance of presenting as a deadline extension is unlikely given the numbers. We’ve put up some hotel and travel information here. […]
Download the conference poster here iCubeSat 2013, the 2nd Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. With dozens of attendees and exhibitors already registered (more than 150 people participated last year), the workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, […]
The iCubeSat 2013 organising committee are pleased to announce the iCubeSat Scholarship Competition. The competition is open to any undergraduate or postgraduate student registered in a full time or part time degree at the time of submitting their paper via the online submission system. Students are asked to submit papers for consideration by a panel of […]
We are happy to confirm that iCubeSat 2013, the 2nd Interplanetary CubeSat workshop will be held in Ithaca, New York on or near the Cornell University campus on the 28th and 29th May 2013. The preliminary call for papers can be found here. Registration is now open and we would encourage you to register your […]
iCubeSat was created in 2011 by JA as a neutral, non-profit, open source, open access forum for anyone with an interest in the concept of Interplanetary CubeSats to present, disseminate and archive their ideas, work, tools, techniques and other relevant items for anyone interested in the peaceful exploration of space. Its first major event was […]
iCubeSat 2012 A.1.P – Technology – System Issues for Interplanetary CubeSat Missions – Q&A – Panel iCubeSat.org.2012.a.1.P.Audio.128kbps.Panel
Great Things Come in Small Packages. By changing the paradigm with the emphasis on alternate mission concepts for existing capabilities and on innovative mission concepts for new capabilities that are enabled by small spacecraft, hosted payloads, and/or integrated operations. iCubeSat.org.2012.a.1.5.Audio.128kbps.Murphy
This presentation summarizes an internal research and development effort at The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) to create a methodology for estimating the cost of very small satellites, including picosats and CubeSats. Costing methodologies for picosatellites are of particular interest due to the fact that none of the currently available cost methodologies are applicable to this range […]
The desire to utilize low cost, quick turn around CubeSats for interplanetary missions is an exciting challenge. There are three fundamental constraints to the system design that a long duration, interplanetary mission imposes: Power Generation, Volume, and Radiation. This talk will discuss the critical design decision between going RadHard vs COTS, and provide a comparison […]
Since the genesis of the CubeSat standard, the usage of CubeSats has become increasingly popular in commercial, military, and academic applications alike. CubeSats typically serve as cost effective test-beds and demonstrators for various in-space technologies in earth orbit. However, their low cost paradigm is beginning to extend into many other areas of satellite operations. With […]
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program selected Interplanetary CubeSats for further investigation, some results of which are reported. Interplanetary CubeSats enable small, low-cost missions beyond LEO. This class is defined by mass <~ 10 kg, cost < $30M, and durations up to 5 years. Over the coming decade, a stretch of six distinct technology areas, […]
NASA’s new Space Technology Program has funded more than 1,000 projects since its inception in 2011. These projects span the entire spectrum of technology readiness – from early-stage concepts to flight-demonstration hardware that will enable our future missions. Several new programs at NASA within Space Technology offer funding opportunities for innovators across the nation to […]
At the end of a busy week, we have finally finished processing all the presentations and video captured from the live streaming. You can view all the talks, posters and supporting sessions by clicking on the items of interest listed in the updated program here. High quality video will follow next week as soon as […]
The halls are buzzing with the attendees and exhibitors arriving at the first Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop. Our live streaming will be going live at about 13:55 Eastern time for a 14:00 start and you can watch and interact by visiting this page or clicking on the live streaming link on the right.
It’s a beautiful Memorial Day in sunny Boston and we’re putting the final touches to preparations for iCubeSat 2012. You can collect your badge and conference bag (including the book of abstracts) from 1PM onwards tomorrow (Tuesday) on the sixth floor of the MIT Media Lab (building E14, room E14-633 to be precise). We […]
It’s less than a week to go until the workshop and as well as our auditorium being full, our overflow area is nearly full too. If you’d like to attend, please register before 1700EST on Thursday 24th May 2012 when we expect to have to close registrations. Please note that on site registration won’t be possible as we […]
The provisional program for iCubeSat 2012 is now online here. If you are an author, please review the Instructions for Authors and follow the instructions for uploading your presentation / poster and optional paper. Please note that we must receive all presentations, posters and optional papers no later than the 28th May 2012 and […]
We’re pleased to announce that we received more than 40 high quality abstracts for the workshop and expect to send out notifications to authors by April 15th as scheduled. Registration as an attendee or exhibitor has now moved to a first come first served waiting list system as we are full. If you would like […]
A few quick reminders and bits of information: the deadline for submitting abstracts is just two weeks away, so please submit in good time to have the best chance of presenting as a deadline extension is unlikely given the numbers. People traveling from overseas who need a visa might find this page helpful. If you […]
We’ve been amazed by the interest in this workshop and are gratified that we already have dozens of attendees registered from universities, organisations such as JPL and NASA, and companies large and small from around the world. We have space for a total of 106 attendees which seemed like a lot back in December, but we […]
Download a printable copy here: iCubeSat2012CallForPapers Download the poster here: iCubeSat2012Poster iCubeSat, the Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop will provide a unique environment for open practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers, and students developing this new and rapidly growing […]
Welcome to the website for the 1st Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop due to be held on the 29th and 30th of May 2012 in Cambridge, MA, USA. This workshop is jointly organised by Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the purpose of exploring this exciting new direction for space research. More details about […]