The CubeSat designed by ULiège students featured on the Belgian display of the most important congress dedicated to space exploration technologies.
OUFTI-2, the 2nd nanosatellite of the University of Liège (ULiège), was on display on the Belgian Space exhibit at the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), in Bremen, Germany, from 1 to 5 Oct 2018, sitting among the best of space technology that Belgium has to offer.
The IAC is the world's most important congress dedicated to space exploration. Five students from the Department of Electricity, Electronics, and Informatics (Institut Montefiore) from ULiège, and one from HEPL-ISIL, are hard at work to complete the CubeSat by June 2019.
The nanosatellite on display is the real engineering model (EM), populated with 3D printed components.
The CubeSat OUFTI-2 under development at the University of Liège
Picture © ULiège - Jacques Verly
ULiège was the only university visited during the State Visit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Sovereigns to Belgium, a day devoted to space, defence and cybersecurity.
The closing event, hosted at the University of Luxembourg, of the project that aims to create a legal entity for cross-border alliances and present the results.
Congratulations to Clément Delhez, Carla Hamann and Florence Mignolet! The 3 winners of the ULiège MT180 final will go on to defend our university's colors at the national final on May 16 at ULB!
