CanSat is a European Space Agency competition for 2nd Level Students (Transition Year and upwards) run by
CEIA - ESERO Ireland CanSat Competition in association with CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory and third level colleges.A CanSat is a simulation of a real satellite, built inside a empty soft drink can
Teams of school students compete to design, build and test a mini-satellite or CanSat. The competition gives students a feeling of excitement and technological achievement by launching their own satellite and gives them their first practical experience of a real space project. Our team of Ruihan, Hannah, Bahadir, Oscar and Seojin spent the day working on their satellites in TUS, Athlone. The students made their daughter boards and coded their satellites for their primary mission in March. The countdown has begun!!