The Mission Idea Contest (MIC) was established in 2010 to provide aerospace engineers, college students, consultants, and anybody interested in space with opportunities to present their creative ideas and gain attention internationally. The primary goal of MICs is to open the door to a new facet of space exploration and exploitation.
The development of micro/nano-satellites started as an educational and research program primarily at university laboratories. As micro/nano-satellite technology matures, it has spread rapidly across academics and industry for practical application. In the PreMIC9, we encourage contestants to propose how to maximize the capability and function of multiple nano-satellites for the benefit of humanity.
Finalist
Title
Authors
Affiliation
Country / region
Finalist
Exploring Lunar Ionosphere Characterization through Multi-CubeSat Occultation with RangingTechnology and Radiation Environment Analysis
YiYu Chang, Yuhsiu Tien, Chieh Lung, Jason Yu, Yihsuan Chou, WeiChih Lin, Roger Tsai, Terry Chen, Yi Duann, Loren Chang
National Central University, Taiwan University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Taiwan
SELENE (Spectral Evaluator and Lunar Energetic-radiation Notification Experiment): A Lunar CubeSat constellation for evolving characterization of Lunar regolith and exosphere, with an experimental radiation forecasting system.
Amy Thomas, Bora Selcuk, Charles Ward, Christopher Fathallah, Izaak Cerneaz, Quenton Yeo, Sam Magarey,Will Vallis
University of Sydney,
Australia
Rover for In-Situ Umzi eNyangeni – No 1 (RISUN-1)
Dirk Slabber
isiLimela Space Systems
South Africa
Sat-GPT: Investigating Adaptive AI Performance in a Radiation-Intense Lunar Environment
National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan Institute of Planetary Science and System Engineering (TIPSSE), National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), National Central University(NCU), Astrobotic Technology, Inc., Rapidtek Technologies Inc., Academia Sinica, Hexeia Industries Pvt.Ltd. (HIPL), Central University of Kashmir (CUKmr)
Taiwan
SLINQI – Stellenbosch Lunar Interferometric Network for Quasi-static Imaging
Nortier Geyer, Petrus Marais, Russouw Grobbelaar, Mark Msonkho, Jandre Frey, Sazi Nkosi, Danie Gouws, Michael Esterhuyse, Arno Barnard, Willem Jordaan
Stellenbosch University
South Africa
LUNar ATmospheric Investigations with Cube-Sats (LUNATICS)
Ellie Deveson, Kelly Chen, Austin Cleary, Joshua Dickford, James Hocking, Jasmine Khuu, Aum Mehta, William Ridley-Smith
The University of Tokyo, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Japan
VISTA-PIPR Virtual Immersive Sensing and Terrain Analysis for Polar Ice Prospecting Rover Mission
Abdulla Hil Kafi, Jorge Ruben Casir Ricano, Fukata Yuzuki, Iwatsu Kosuke, Kenji Nagaoka
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Japan
Semi-finalist
LUMOS: Lunar Underground Monitoring via Optical Sensing
Dohyeon Park, Sungho Lee, Gunhi Won, Jiwoo Oh, Maneesha Dushmantha De Zoysa, Hyeon Lee
Yonsei University
South Korea
183GHz Radiometry for Lunar Water detection Using CubeSat Constellations
Vahid Rastinasab Weidong Hu, Arya Abrishami, Yuming Bai, Wenze Yuan, Zhen Tan, Huanyu Jiang, Jiang Han
Beijing Institute of Technology, Xiamen University of Technology, Tsinghua University
China
Lunar Pole Link for Rover Self-Observation (LPLRSO): 2.4Ux5 Lunar CubeSat Constellation for Assisting Moon’s Pole Rover Observation by self navigation in harsh conditions
UNISEC-Global
Mission Requirements Document
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