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DESCRIPTION:This is the annual joint meeting between the Calumet Section of
  the IEEE and the IEEE Student Chapter at Valparaiso University. Attending
  the meeting will be the FIRST FTC Robotics Team from Merrillville High Sc
 hool. Also the robotics teams from Valparaiso University will be present.\
 n\nThe Main topic will be the Valparaiso Satellite Program:\n\nBoth the fa
 lling cost and increasing pace of rocket launches into low Earth orbits ha
 ve drastically lowered the barrier to entry for first-time satellite teams
 . Valparaiso University's BCON satellite mission is the direct result of t
 hese trends combined with preparation to be ready for the right conditions
 \, which yielded two simultaneous no-cost launch opportunities and explain
 s why BCON-2 will launch before BCON-1. This talk will give background on 
 trends for novice and educational projects using CubeSat and smaller satel
 lite sizes and describe Valpo's current satellite project.\n\nSpeaker(s): 
 Professor Dan White\, \n\nAgenda: \n5:30 Social Hour\n\n6:00 Dinner\n\n7:0
 0 Presentation\n\nBldg: Valparaiso University - Harre Union\, 1509 Chapel 
 Drive\, Valparaiso \, Indiana\, United States\, 46383
LOCATION:Bldg: Valparaiso University - Harre Union\, 1509 Chapel Drive\, Va
 lparaiso \, Indiana\, United States\, 46383
ORGANIZER:rrfox@nisource.com
SEQUENCE:13
SUMMARY:Valparaiso University Satellite Program and Robotics
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/506961
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This is the annual joint meeting between t
 he Calumet Section of the IEEE and the IEEE Student Chapter at Valparaiso 
 University.&nbsp\; Attending the meeting will be the FIRST FTC Robotics Te
 am from Merrillville High School.&nbsp\; Also the robotics teams from Valp
 araiso University will be present.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The Main topic wi
 ll be the Valparaiso Satellite Program:</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Both the
  falling cost and increasing pace of rocket launches into low Earth orbits
  have drastically lowered the barrier to entry for first-time satellite te
 ams.&nbsp\; Valparaiso University's BCON satellite mission is the direct r
 esult of these trends combined with preparation to be ready for the right 
 conditions\, which yielded two simultaneous no-cost launch opportunities a
 nd explains why BCON-2 will launch before BCON-1.&nbsp\; This talk will gi
 ve background on trends for novice and educational projects using CubeSat 
 and smaller satellite sizes and describe Valpo's current satellite project
 .</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>5:30 Social Hour</p>\n<p>6:00 Dinner</p>
 \n<p>7:00 Presentation</p>
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