University of Kansas awarded 2017 SPS Chapter Research Award
OCT 01, 2017
University of Kansas awarded 2017 SPS Chapter Research Award
Zone and Chapter: University of Kansas
Project
Project Name: KUbeSat Primary Cosmic Ray Detector (KUbeSat PCRD)
Project Leaders: Billie Lubis
Chapter Advisors: Dave Besson
Project Description: The University of Kansas plans to launch KUbeSat, which will be a part of a NASA CubeSat mission, in a 400 km elevation, circumpolar orbit. KUbeSat will house the Primary Cosmic Ray Detector (PCRD, or “Picard”) which will detect primary cosmic rays using a novel technique based on activation of a Boron plate.
Project Media:
Project Proposal (.pdf, 537 kb)