On October 1-5, the 69th Annual International Aerospace Congress IAC-2018 was held in Bremen (Germany). The NSU Small Space Apparatus Laboratory, together with the company OKB Fifth Generation, presented their project to create a modular platform for ultra-small spacecraft.
Vitaly Prokopiev, Head of the Small , talked about their work, 鈥淥ver the past year, we have developed a set of modules that allow us to configure the satellite for any task in a short time. Now we are finishing work on a prototype and proceeding with earthbound tests.鈥�
The IAC-2018 project presentation was held at the Start-up Space Zone that was organized by the European Space Agency ESA. More than two dozen teams from Europe, Japan, Canada, USA, and Russia spoke at the session. Exhibition, scientific and technical, and plenary sessions brought together almost 6,500 participants from 83 countries. More than 13 thousand people participated in the Congress.
Prokopiev shared his impressions of the event,
It was a useful and interesting trip. Most important was the opportunity to talk with representatives of foreign universities developing various space training programs. Student research projects in the field of space are very popular today. It was nice that our project attracted great interest. Questions related mainly to the organization and possibility of launches. It should be noted that everyone treats the Russian cosmonautics with great respect. One of the evenings at the Congress was named in honor of Yuri Gagarin.
Major space industry companies including Airbus Defense & Space, ONB SE, MT Aerospace, and ArianeGroup were active at the Congress. Leading space agencies were also represented: NASA, ESA, DLR, and agencies from Canada, Israel, Australia, China, and Japan.
