The Mission Idea Contest (MIC) was established in 2010 to provide aerospace engineers, college students, consultants, and anybody interested in space with opportunities to present their creative ideas and gain attention internationally. The primary goal of MICs is to open a door to a new facet of space exploration and exploitation.
Development of micro/nano-satellites started as an educational and research program primarily at university laboratories. As the micro/nano-satellite technology matures, it has spread rapidly across the academics and industry for practical application.
WINNERS
1st place
PARS: Precursor Asteroid Remote Survey
Batu Candan, Middle East Technical University
2nd place
MINERVA: A 6U Nanosatellite with an Autonomous Intelligent Biological Operating System (AIBO) for Deep-Space Experiment
Sumeth Klomchitcharoen, Mahidol University
Student Prize
Disrupting Herpes virus investigation in lunar orbit: A system for animal cells analysis
Kevin Andrey Sanchez Ramirez, Universidad de Costa Rica and Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
SCORE: Observation and Exploration of a Long Period Comet using Micro-Satellites
Vincenzo Porrino, University of Naples Federico II
Marti Pujol Gasulla, Paul Michel, Arnold Hellin, Teo Lenormand
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Japan
MINERVA: A 6U Nanosatellite with an Autonomous Intelligent Biological Operating System (AIBO) for Deep-Space Experiment Abstract (806KB) Presentation (3.62MB)
Karina Obando, Hector Gomez, Eduardo Leandro, Karolina Herrera, Sofia Alvarado, Antony Ramirez, Kimberly Leon
Universidad de Costa Rica and Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica, Universidad Invenio, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Indian Hills Community Collage
Costa Rica and Guatemala
Scope
Since the publication of Tsiolkovsky's rocket equation in 1903, and the genesis of modern rocketry ushered by Goddard's experiments with liquid-propellant rockets; humanity has achieved remarkable feats of space research and exploration that were once only dreams.
Advancements in technology, coalesced with our curiosity of the unknown and our tenacious spirit in overcoming challenges; space capability, missions, and applications have progressively become more sophisticated, extending our capabilities in the field of deep-space exploration.
Considerations such as the implementation of the Gateway project and unprecedented levels of advancement in technical proficiency, will contribute to the frequency and ease at which deep-space missions can be undertaken.
To achieve mission objectives, deep space missions require the development of mission specific components from the base up.
Often with long-term mission objectives in mind, deep space missions encourage us to challenge our own limitations and deepen our understanding; facilitating continuous learning and inspiring our imaginations to create real-world space applications.
The 7th Mission Idea Contest on Deep Space Science and Exploration with Micro/nanosatellites seeks to build the technical knowledge and skills, including mission design and scientific writing skills, required to deliver opportunities for the development of practical deep-space missions that is not dominated by developed nations through the identification of the required technology and innovation to achieve deep-space exploration projects with micro/nanosatellites.
The 7th Mission Idea Contest for Deep Space Science and Exploration with Nano/Micro Satellite will be held as follows:
UNISEC-Global
Abstract (1.07MB)
Abstract template
Movie (YouTube Link)
