• Sep 7, 2013 We are pleased to share a wonderful news from Bulgaria.
The small satellite mission described in Bulgaria's MIC2 semi-finalist paper won the Bulgarian government grant for the implementation. [ More ] [ In Bulgarian ]
•July 1, 2013 First annoucement of Pre-MIC3
Presentations of pre-proposals for the 3rd Mission Idea Contest (Pre-MIC3) will be held during the UNISEC-Global meeting. Selected speakers will be invited to present their ideas regarding the potential utilization of micro/nano-satellites. [Guidelines for pre-proposal]
•Oct 10, 2012
The 2nd Mission Idea Contest ended succesfully. The winners were announced. Congratulations! And thank you very much for your participation! [Results]
•Oct 10, 2012
Opening remarks of the 2nd Mission Idea Contest
•Oct 7, 2012
The presentations by the finalists will be broadcasted online on October 10, 2012 (Japan Standard Time). Conference and presentation schedule•Sep 17, 2012 Seminar report from Tunisia•July 1, 2012
The finalists and semi-finalists have been announced.
Congratulations and good luck in the full paper submission and final presentation!
• June 11, 2012
The templates for full paper submissions are available. Category 1 Category 2
Please submit in both MS Word and PDF formats.
• June 11, 2012 Recipients of the Princeton Satellite Systems Sponsorship were announced.
• May 23, 2012
MIC2 seminar report from Egypt • May 11, 2012
The application period for the 2nd Mission Idea Contest has closed. Thank you for your applications! The finalists will be announced in July.
• May 4, 2012
Teaching Science & Technology, Inc. will offer scholarship coupons to a total of 85 MIC2 applicants to enroll in their online Understanding Space course. The application deadline was extended to May 11. [more]
• April 26, 2012
Due to numerous requests for an extension of the abstract deadline, the MIC office decided to extend the deadline to May 11, 2012. If you still have not done it, the MIC office invites you to submit your abstract for this event, which is one of the most important for micro-/nano-satellite community.
• March 14, 2012
On Feb 16th, online seminar for Egyptian young engineers was held at the Univ. of Cairo, and another online seminar was held for Algerian Space Agency.
Coordinator: Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim
• March 7, 2012
New regional coordinator in Namibia: Smita Francis (Department of Electrical Engineering
at Polytechnic of Namibia)
• Dec 3, 2011
New regional coordinator: Dr. Cem O. Asma in Belgium
• Nov 17, 2011
Regional seminars in São Paulo, Brazil, held on .
• Nov 17, 2011
Regional seminar in Lima, Peru, held on
• Nov 14, 2011
New regional coordinator: Dr. Naomi Mathers in Australia
• Nov 14, 2011 Student Prize will be given to the best proposal by a student, a student group or a university team comprising a majority of students in Category 1. Stay tuned for the other awards announcement.
The Mission Idea Contest (MIC) was established last year 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 a door to a new facet of space exploration and exploitation.
Development of micro/nano-satellites started as an educational and research program primarily at university laboratories. As the micro/nano-satellite technology matures, it has spread rapidly across the academics and industry for practical application.
The 2nd Mission Idea Contest (MIC2), organized by UNISEC, called for ideas in two categories:
Regional seminars during the NATIONAL WEEK OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, March 23, 2012. Coordinator: Willy Cabanas
Regional seminar in Spain on March 14, 2012 at ETSIT-UPM, Madrid
Contact: Ramón Martínez
Regional seminars was held at All Nations University College- Ghana on March 23-24, 2012. Coordinator: Manfred Quarshie
Regional seminars was held at Monastir University on April 10-11, 2012. Coordinator: Prof. Kamel Besbes
Regional seminars was held at Monastir University on April 10-11, 2012. Coordinator: Prof. Kamel Besbes
Regional seminars were held at the Amberton Hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania on March 27. Coordinator: Dr. V. Tomkus
Regional seminars was held at Polytechnic of Namibia on April 4, 2012.
Coordinator: Smita Francis
Regional seminars was held at Polytechnic of Namibia on April 4, 2012.
Coordinator: Smita Francis
Regional seminars was held at All Nations University College- Ghana on March 23-24, 2012. Coordinator: Manfred Quarshie
Regional seminars was held in Japan on March 25. Coordinator: Seikou Shirasaka
Regional seminars was held in Nigeria on March 25. Coordinator: Nnadih Stanislaus
An MIC regional seminar was held at NCKU, Taiwan on March 12, 2012. Coordinator: Prof. Jyh-Ching Juang, National Cheng Kung University
Regional seminar held on Feb 21, 2012 at the Postgraduate School of Engineering, UNAM
Coordinator: Dr. Esaú Vicente-Vivas
Regional seminar held on Feb 21, 2012 at the Postgraduate School of Engineering, UNAM
Coordinator: Dr. Esaú Vicente-Vivas
Regional seminar in Korea on March 6, 2012 at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST). [report]
Coordinator: Prof. Bang, KAIST
Regional seminar in Spain on March 14, 2012 at ETSIT-UPM, Madrid
Contact: Ramón Martínez
Online seminar held on Feb 16, 2012 at Cairo University, Egypt.
Coordinator: Prof. Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, Cairo University
On March 3rd, the first Nigerian seminar was held in University of Nigeria Nuskka campus, Enugu State. Coordinator: Nnadih Stanislaus
On March 3rd, the first Nigerian seminar was held in University of Nigeria Nuskka campus, Enugu State. Coordinator: Nnadih Stanislaus
Presentation at the 4th Cubesat Symposium in Brussels, Belgium on Feb 1, 2012. Presenter: Rei Kawashima
The first MIC 2 regional seminar at the Air Force Academy, Yesilkoy, Istanbul, Turkey on January 20, 2012. Seminar coordinator: Professor Aslan
The first MIC 2 regional seminar at the Air Force Academy, Yesilkoy, Istanbul, Turkey on January 20, 2012. Seminar coordinator: Professor Aslan
The second resional seminar in Turkey at Istanbul Technical University on Feb 20. Coordinator: Professor Aslan
The seminar meeting in Japan was held on December 14, 2011 at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Japan. Coordinator: Prof. Nakasuka (Tokyo Univ) and Rei Kawashima (UNISEC)
The seminar meeting in Japan was held on December 14, 2011 at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Japan. Coordinator: Prof. Nakasuka (Tokyo Univ) and Rei Kawashima (UNISEC)
The 3rd Nano-satellite symposium, December 14, 2011 at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Japan
The second regional seminar in São Paulo, Brazil on November 16, 2011.
Coordinator: Professor Fernando Stancato, University of Sao Paulo
The 3rd Nano-satellite symposium, December 14, 2011 at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Japan
The seminar meeting in Japan was held on December 14, 2011 at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Japan.
Coordinator: Prof. Nakasuka (Tokyo Univ), Prof. Shirasaka (Keio Univ), and Rei Kawashima (UNISEC)
The second regional seminar in São Paulo, Brazil on November 16, 2011.
Coordinator: Professor Fernando Stancato, University of Sao Paulo
The seminar meeting in Japan was held on December 14, 2011 at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Japan. Coordinator: Prof. Nakasuka (Tokyo Univ) and Rei Kawashima (UNISEC)
The contest features micro/nano satellites that weigh less than 50 kg.
Example: Hodoyoshi-1
University of Tokyo
The NExt generation Space system Technology
Research Association (NESTRA)
AXELSPACE Corporation
• Organizer: University Space Engineering Consortium
2-3-2, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
113-0032, Japan
TEL/FAX: +81-3-5800-6645
Email: info_at_spacemic.net ( Replace _at_ with @ )
• Sponsor: University of Tokyo
The Mission Idea Contest (MIC) is a part of the "HODOYOSHI Project"*, which is granted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in the "Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology (FIRST Program)," initiated by the Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) of Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. (JSPS Official site)
*The HODOYOSHI Project: The '"Establishment of new paradigm of space development and utilization with nano-satellites introducing Japanese-original "reasonably reliable systems engineering"'. (Core Researcher: Professor Shinichi Nakasuka, The University of Tokyo.)
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