Student Space Programs Laboratory (SSPL)

10/01/2012

Two representatives of the SSPL attended the Mid Atlantic Space Grant Consortium in Philadelphia, PA. They attended a few speeches about various projects being worked on in the region and they visited the NASTAR Center, a training center for astronauts and pilots. They also participated in a poster session where they presented a few pieces of hardware.

04/18/2012

The dish is alive! Josh and Kodie were able to get the SSPL Ground Station Dish running with a hand control system. Looking good, keep up the good work! Next stop, talking to satellites!

Josh was able to get all the harware working and control the dish with his handheld controller! Way to go Josh!

03/06/2012

Check out the Big Ten Network's spot on the Lunar Lions and the mention we got during it.

Google is offering a $20 million prize for the first university team to land a spacecraft on the moon. The Nittany Lions are the lone Big Ten representative ...

02/20/2012

http://spacese.spacegrant.org/index.php?page=videos

Instructions: Click "Play List" on the video player above. Choose which video you would like to watch. Please be patient, title screens for videos appear for approximately 30 seconds.

02/18/2012

Check out THON's live feed this weekend! FTK!

Penn State Dance Marathon @ USTREAM: Watch all 46 hours of Penn State Dance Marathon and its associated events throughout the year! To learn more about...

02/14/2012

Be sure to catch the Penn State Lunar Lion team and Student Space Programs Laboratory tonight at 8PM on the Big Ten Network!

Millions of fans watch the Big Ten teams battle on the field, but these competitions go way beyond sports.

02/12/2012

Shout Out to all lab members: If you have anything interesting about your projects, group meetings or other information you learn from outside of the lab that you would like to share with the group please feel free to post them up here or email to ADMINs to have them post them up for you! This is your space to share your activities!

01/23/2012

Candle light vigil for Joe Paterno at Old Main at 8pm.

01/19/2012

Just in case you missed the Kickoff meeting last night, there is still time to join SSPL. Contact Allen Ku**er at atk5025. We will be starting to put together dates/times for group meetings so the sooner the better.

01/18/2012

We had a great turn out tonight with 40 new students! Welcome to all the new students, hope to see you around the lab soon!

01/17/2012

Come out TONIGHT at 7PM for the SSPL Kickoff meeting in 161 Willard. We'll be introducing the lab and giving an update on the status of lab projects. So if your new or haven't been around for a while, come on out for the fun!

01/16/2012

Join the students of the Student Space Programs Laboratory (SSPL) this Tuesday, January 17th (Tomorrow!) at 7pm in 161 Willard for an informational meeting followed by a pizza social back in the lab (332 EE East).

The SSPL is a student lab working to teach students about systems engineering through hands on projects. SSPL is presently working on small satellites (CubeSats) and high altitude balloon missions for technology demonstration. Other past projects include sounding rockets and small satellites for the Air Force NanoSat competition. Students of all experience levels and of all majors, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science to name a few are encouraged to join.

Students gain hands on experience complementing their course work while bolstering their resume, helping to improve exposure and prospects from companies offering internships and full time jobs.

For more information, please attend the information session or contact Lab Director Professor Bilén (sbilen@psu.edu) or Programs Manager Allen Ku**er (atk5025@psu.edu).http://sspl.psu.edu

The Student Space Programs Laboratory (SSPL) at the Pennsylvania State University allows undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to design, fabricate, and integrate space systems. The SSPL provides hands-on projects to apply classroom knowledge to real world, interdisciplinary settings. ...