Pre-10th Mission Idea Contest

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Introduction to the Mission Idea Contest

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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.


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WINNERS

1st Place
AVERT – Avoid-and-Restore Orbit Maneuvering of a 50-kg Satellite Using a Reversible Bare Electrodynamic Tether Pre-MIC10 1st Place
ARIEL J. NOPRE, JR. and JOHN MICHAEL REY A. ZAMORA, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
2nd Place
Active Tether Control System Pre-MIC10 2nd Place
Yonsoo Kim, Yonsei University
3rd Place
Active Electrodynamic Tether for Debris Avoidance in Low Earth Orbit Pre-MIC10 3rd Place
Tiana Pendray, Kai Schreiber-Pitters and Areeb Nokhez, University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Finalist

Title of presentation Presenter(s)
Active Tether Control System Yonsoo Kim, Yonsei University
Bidirectional Bare-Tape Electrodynamic Tether for Propellantless Collision Avoidance and Orbit Recovery Serkan Burak ORS, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
AODMS (Adaptive Optical-Drag Maneuvering Surface) – Adaptive Reflectance Operation for Non-Propulsive Collision Avoidance Orbit Recovery. Gilari Ramachandran Karthi, SASTRA University, India (Assistant Professor)
Active Electrodynamic Tether for Debris Avoidance in Low Earth Orbit Tiana Pendray, Kai Schreiber-Pitters and Areeb Nokhez, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
AVERT – Avoid-and-Restore Orbit Maneuvering of a 50-kg Satellite Using a Reversible Bare Electrodynamic Tether ARIEL J. NOPRE, JR. and JOHN MICHAEL REY A. ZAMORA, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
NMPC-Driven Orbit Evasion and Restoration using a Spinning Electrodynamic Tether Gian Nepomuceno, Andrew Cabile, Abbe Rivero and Amer Panganiban, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space in the Philippines
REJULSS: Rapid Evasion and Joule Actuated Utility for LEO Satellite Sustainability Rayhan Dzulfadli, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Propellantless Propulsion using Spinning Electrodynamic Tether. Raj Sapkota and Satish Raj Regmi, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Theme

Orbit Change Without Using a Propulsion System

Timetable

PreMIC10 Timetable

Call for Proposal

PreMIC10 Call for Proposal
PreMIC10 Introduction at 66th Virtual UNISEC-Global Meeting

Important Dates

Abstract submission due:June 18, 2026 July 22, 2026
Notification:September 3, 2026
Software submission deadline:End of September, 2026
Presentation at Preliminary Workshop:November 9, 2026

Abstract Template

Word / PDF

Introduction to PreMIC10

Introduction to PreMIC10 / YouTube Video

Organizer

Organizer:


Collaborator:

International Academy of Astronautics
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