CubeSat Developers Workshop

From April 20th through 24th, RAX team members Matt Bennett, Sara Spangelo, John Springmann, Kiko Dontchev, and Allison Craddock; M-Cubed member Michael Heywood, and Professor James Cutler journeyed to the central coast of California for the seventh annual CubeSat Developers Workshop at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Matt Bennett and Sara Spangelo both delivered highly praised presentations. Matt got the workshop rolling as the first speaker to present, and his discussion on the design, development, and delivery of the RAX 3U CubeSat had the whole conference buzzing about its upcoming launch.

Sara presenting her research to the conference

Sara presented her research on optimizing ground station networking and downlinking. She discussed some trailblazing concepts in supporting multiple satellites performing science missions in concert as they collect data, communicate, and downlink to Earth.

After the conference was over, the team piled in the car to see some of the famous central California scenery, experiencing it firsthand with a group hike up Bishop’s Peak outside of San Luis Obispo.

RAX teammates Matt and Kiko, conquering Bishop's Peak


RAX teammates Matt, John, Kiko, Sara, and Allison, at the top