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Space education in Estonia
Space-related courses are regularly held on remote e
sensing, astronomy and the other space sciences at t
the leading Estonian universities. Space technology y
has been integrated into the physics curricula at the e
University of Tartu since 2007. There are currently y
over dozen courses lectured on space-related techhnologies and their applications.
Contact: Mart Noorma
Head, Center for Teaching and Learning at University of Tartu
Docent, Vice Dean for Studies, Faculty of Science and Technology y
at University of Tartu
Mobile +372 5822 9748
Estonian Student Satellite –
ESTCube
The Estonian Student Satellite
project started in the summer of
2008 at Tartu University with the
objectives for promoting space,
being an invaluable educational
tool for science, technology, engineering,
mathematics (STEM) subjects and giving
students hands-on experience on developing space
technologies. In addition, our further goal is to foster
the development of Estonian space and hightech
industry by training experts and disseminating
knowledge about space technologies. In addition the
satellite project is expected to have a significant role
in educating and inspiring the general public and improve
their awareness of space research.
A satellite ground control station has been established
as the first step. The first satellite of the program,
ESTCube-1, will take a innovative electric solar
sail experiment to the Low Earth Orbit in early 2012.
ESTCube-1 is an international student-led collaboration
project with contributors from Finland and Germany.
The satellite is currently in the design phase,
manufacturing and testing will start in 2010. Some
of the University of Tartu graduates have already
continued their studies in space engineering at leading
European universities or at the European Space
Agency.
Contact: Silver Lätt
http://www.estcube.eu
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