On 20 November 2015 the contract for the basic subsystems for MIST was signed with ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space. This company is one of the pioneers of the Cubesat era and is located in Delft, the Netherlands. The contract includes the following items: Onboard computer Power conditioning and distribution Battery pack Magnetorquers Solar... Continue Reading →

Left: Agnes and Ernst discussing the satellite structure by looking at a structure for another project. Right: Desirée using the Project manager's old PC laptop (left) to run NASA's Debris Assessment Software (DAS) to compute the lifetime of the MIST student satellite. She uses her Mac (right) to plot the results using MATLAB.

We are trying to fit everything into the 3U form factor now that we know which subsystems that we will use. The new antenna system tends to dictate where everything is placed. Solar panels are not shown here. The direction of flight is along the -Y axis in the picture (we will probably re-orient the axes). Stay... Continue Reading →

The Science Museum will use the MIST Project to promote interest in science and technology among young people. The picture below is part of this endeavour. To show, perhaps, that engineering students look smart 🙂

To support the mathematical modelling of the thermal control some real-world data are needed for the heat conductance between a printed ciruit board and its mounting screws. MSc student Andreas Berggren (right) is preparing the vacuum test specimen together with his supervisor Lars Bylander of the Space and Plasma Physics Group. And here is the test... Continue Reading →

On 20 November 2014, the student team (see list of students) for the first semester of work on KTH's studentsatellite MIST gathered for the first time in the seminar room of the Space and Plasma Physics Group at KTH. In the picture, from left to right: Back row: Sharan Ganesan, Joanna Alexander, Manish Sonal, Rebecca Ilehag,... Continue Reading →