BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250718T054056Z UID:AF12219A-F417-4C49-B044-328481CCC813 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250717T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250717T203000 DESCRIPTION:As Colorado State University moves towards a more robust aerosp ace program\, the demand for established undergraduate projects in the fie ld grows. The reduced cost\, scope\, and time to launch Cube Satellite pro grams is an attractive prospect for students to gain valuable experience w ith space systems\, the complete engineering life cycle\, and program mana gement. From a high-altitude ballooning campaign\, dual-use antenna positi oner\, and ground station\, to international\, institutional\, and industr y collaboration\, the Open Orbit CubeSat Team is paving the way for all st udents\, of any experience\, to hit the ground running in this fast-paced and challenging industry. However\, new programs built by and for undergra duate students possess a number of unique challenges. Join us as we discus s our experiences with and approaches to student turnover\, engagement\, k nowledge transfer\, open source\, and more as our team approaches its seco nd semester.\n\nBio:\nFrom a team of three junior engineering students in January 2025\, with our faculty advisor\, Dr. Chandrasekar\, and CSU-CHILL ’s international relationship with Aalto University\, Open Orbit is now a team of over 20 undergraduate students spanning all four years within th e colleges of engineering\, business\, natural sciences\, and liberal arts . Our members comprise student leadership for Triangle and DevNet\, resear chers across various disciplines\, including satellite control systems\, c omputational fluid dynamics\, and adaptive robotics\, as well as a diverse group of skilled technicians\, business developers\, and artists. Open Or bit receives a wealth of support and direction from a number of other facu lty and industry professionals who make all of this possible.\n\nAgenda: \ n6:00 pm Doors Open\n\n6:30 pm Welcome-Kris Waage\n\n6:45 pm Did'ja Hear? Scott Evans\n\n7:00 pm Main Presentation\n\n8:30 pm End\n\nRoom: B101\, Bl dg: Engineering Building\, Colorado State University\, Isotope Drive\, For t Collins\, Colorado\, United States\, 80525 LOCATION:Room: B101\, Bldg: Engineering Building\, Colorado State Universit y\, Isotope Drive\, Fort Collins\, Colorado\, United States\, 80525 ORGANIZER:rtoftness@gmail.com SEQUENCE:20 SUMMARY:Building an Undergraduate CubeSat Program From the Ground Up URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486447 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>As Colorado State University moves towards a more robust aerospace program\, the demand for&nbsp\;<em>established un dergraduate projects in the field grows</em>. The reduced cost\, scope\, a nd time to launch Cube Satellite programs is an attractive prospect for st udents to gain valuable experience with space systems\, the complete engin eering life cycle\, and program management. From a high-altitude balloonin g campaign\,&nbsp\; dual-use antenna positioner\, and ground station\, to international\, institutional\, and industry collaboration\, the Open Orbi t CubeSat Team is paving the way for all students\, of any experience\, to hit the ground running in this fast-paced and challenging industry. Howev er\, new programs built by and for undergraduate students possess a number of unique challenges. Join us as we discuss our experiences with and appr oaches to student turnover\, engagement\, knowledge transfer\, open source \, and more as our team approaches its second semester.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p >\n<p>Bio:</p>\n<div>From a team of three junior engineering students in J anuary 2025\, with our faculty advisor\, Dr. Chandrasekar\, and CSU-CHILL& rsquo\;s international relationship with Aalto University\, Open Orbit is now a team of over 20 undergraduate students spanning all four years withi n the colleges of engineering\, business\, natural sciences\, and liberal arts. Our members comprise student leadership for Triangle and DevNet\, re searchers across various disciplines\, including satellite control systems \, computational fluid dynamics\, and adaptive robotics\, as well as a div erse group of skilled technicians\, business developers\, and artists. Ope n Orbit receives a wealth of support and direction from a number of other faculty and industry professionals who make all of this possible.</div>\n< div id="m_-7320057584571881068Signature"></div><br /><br />Agenda: <br />< p>6:00 pm Doors Open</p>\n<p>6:30 pm Welcome-Kris Waage</p>\n<p>6:45 pm Di d'ja Hear? Scott Evans</p>\n<p>7:00 pm Main Presentation&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>8: 30 pm&nbsp\; End</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR