Space Technology II

The course is a concentrated practice/experimentally oriented course.
Exact date will be decided as soon as possible. The course contains i.a. one week of laboratory exercises and experiments at the Andøya Rocket Base. It is based on the course FY3020 Space Technology I, that is required for uptake.
The uptake is limited due to existing available resources at the Andøya base.
The exercises comprise e.g. determination of the height of the atmosphere, satellite tracking etc. It is planned to have a launch of a student rocket.
In addition to the laboratory exercises the course contains lectures etc. and a project report should be written by the student.
The course is given, provided necessary funding.

The course aims at giving an increased understanding of practical and theoretical aspects of Spacet technology. It also aims at an increase of the students' ability to perform bigger expeirments requiring more complicated logistics.

The main part of the course is a concetrated, full time activity at the Andøya rocket base. In addition comes preparations and report writing etc. Individual reports over projects and laboratory exercises are compulsory.