RIT Space Exploration
RIT Space Exploration (SPEX).[1] is a community of people who are passionate about space. They are students and faculty of all majors and fields of expertise united by their love of space exploration. They are a student faculty research group out of the Rochester Institute of Technology with the mission of giving students hands on experience with space systems.[2]
What does SPEX do?[edit]
SPEX helps it's members develop their technical skills through workshops and project experience They develop novel technologies such as high altitude balloons[3] (HAB), rocket nozzles, satellite payloads[4], astronomy, astrophotography, radio communication[5] and more[6]. These projects are proposed by their members and SPEX works together to make them a reality.
Talks & Workshops[edit]
RIT Space Exploration (SPEX) hosts a large number of events outside of projects. On a weekly basis SPEX holds talks and or workshops on space related topics. SPEX also hosts guest speaker events and space industry company visits for their student body. Such events have included a CubeSat workshop, AGILE skills, Python, MatLab, Orbital Mechanics, Astrophotography and more.
Astrodynamics[edit]
When the sky is clear SPEX hosts observation nights with their telescopes. They have two telescopes provided through the Provost's Learning Innovations Grant. Their primary scope is the Meade LX200-ACF GPS 12" reflector telescope. Their secondary telescope is a Celestron AstroMaster which is quite a bit more portable. They also have a Canon EOS Rebel DSLR camera and appropriate mount for their members who want to get started with astrophotography but require a camera. Any RIT studentis welcome to join for these events and can join their slack astrodynamics channel to learn more.[7]
Education & Outreach[edit]
Education and outreach are a large part of what they do. SPEX will make presentations to other student groups and organizations within the community. For many of these organizations we form partnerships for projects. Their HAB platform is a great example of this, they fly scientific payloads for other organizations that might not be able to do so otherwise[8]. SPEX is also present at Imagine RIT, a campus wide showcase of student and faculty work.[7] There they show off the projects we have been working on as well as make interactive exhibits for all ages. Imagine RIT is a great opportunity for them to interact with the community. SPEX also has it's own podcast, SPEXcast[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "RIT SPEX". RIT SPEX. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "About Us". RIT SPEX. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "High Altitude Balloon 4 soars at Imagine RIT at 10 a.m. outside the university's Gordon Field House". www.rit.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "RIT researcher develops new solar sailing technology for NASA". www.rit.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "HABIP". edge.rit.edu. Archived from the original on
|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help). - ↑ "EDGE". edge.rit.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Who are we?". RIT SPEX. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "RIT SPEX Launches HAB 4". RIT SPEX. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "SPEXcast". SPEXcast. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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