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Brigham Young University's Spacecraft Group, consisting of the Spacecraft Research Lab and the Spacecraft Club, develops powerful, low-cost technologies and operates them in space, training a generation of skilled and passionate spacecraft engineers in the process.

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We welcome anyone who wants to join and learn more about our spacecraft projects! Send an email to byuspacecraftclub@gmail.com to learn more!

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The Spacecraft Research Lab develops new spacecraft technologies for in-space demonstration. Founded in 2017, research is currently focused on proposing a U-class scatterometer to the National Science Foundation.

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BYU’s Spacecraft Club helps undergraduate students become spacecraft engineers. Club members of various disciplines design, build, and fly spacecraft as they compete in the Spacecraft Competition, take on Spacecraft Challenges, and participate on the Spacecraft Team. You can get involved today!

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Passive Inspection CubeSats (PICs) is Brigham Young University's first spacecraft mission and the first mission of the multidisciplinary Advanced Spacecraft Team. The PICs mission will demonstrate low-risk, low-cost, spacecraft inspection by a passive, fly-away probe. Two PICs are manifest for launch into a 450 km polar orbit in 2018 on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.

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PATRICK WALTON
Principal Engineer
Spacecraft Group
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JOSH CANNON
Project Engineer
PICs Mission
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EVAN JONES
Operations Lead
PICs Mission
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JACOB HOLTOM
Lead RF Engineer
Advanced Spacecraft Team
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JACOB WILLIS
President
Spacecraft Club
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DR. DAVID LONG
Principal Researcher
Spacecraft Group
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DR. DORAN WILDE
EPS Advisor
Advanced Spacecraft Team
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DR. BRIAN IVERSON
Mech. Advisor
Advanced Spacecraft Team
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DR. MICHAEL WIRTHLIN
CD&H Advisor
Advanced Spacecraft Team
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DR. KARL WARNICK
RF Advisor
Advanced Spacecraft Team
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