At the end of June 2022, the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation hosted teams of three astronautical science clubs from Polish technical universities. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences in space technologies and to present students the Institute’s possibilities in other research and development areas.
The guests of the event were representatives of the Poznań University of Technology – PUT Rocketlab, the Warsaw University of Technology – Student Astronautical Club and the Wrocław University of Technology – PWr In Space. It is from these student organizations that some of the current interns and employees come from and carry out space projects at the Institute.
The meeting made it possible to present the work and achievements of student science clubs and to familiarize students with projects and career opportunities at the Institute.
An additional attraction was a tour around the laboratories which helped to learn more about the technologies used at the Institute. Students saw a WR-2 launch pad for suborbital rockets as well as one of the rocket engine dynamometer.
Participants from the Institute expressed their willingness to cooperate more deeply with student clubs, including meetings with other clubs developing experimental rocket structures in Poland.
Engineering career path
The Institute carries out research and development works in the field of aviation and cosmonautics. Activities in the field of space technologies are conducted with the largest players on the international market, including: ESA, DLR, CNES, JAXA, ONERA, ArianeGroup, ArianeWorks, Avio, Nammo, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defense & Space and OHB Systems.
In addition, the Institute implements 23 out of 29 European Space Agency rocket technology projects that have reached Poland. They concern prospective niches such as: satellite deorbitation, 3D printing, small suborbital rockets, ecological satellite propulsion, engines for carrying out launch rocket landings or powering exploration missions.
Currently, the Institute has launched recruitment for internships – see this link for details.
Hermaszewski Moon Camp
The Institute also hosted the winners of the Moon Camp Challenge 2022 competition in the EXPLORERS category.
Moon Camp is an educational project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Airbus Foundation. Student teams start their task by getting acquainted with examples of scientific and interdisciplinary experiments that will allow them to learn about the extreme space environment.
In the Moon Camp EXPLORERS category – the mission of each team was to design a three-dimensional base using the Autodesk®Tinkercad ™ tool. It was supposed to be home to at least two astronauts, to keep them alive and to protect them from threats and the vacuum in space.
The guests of the Institute with their project “Hermaszewski Moon Camp” won the first in their category.
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