ESA's Fly Your Satellite Programme 24/25

The AAS CanSat Competition, run by the American Astronautical Society with support from NASA and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, is a global student challenge where teams design, build, and launch soda-can-sized satellites to complete mission objectives from deployment to recovery.

The AAS CanSat Competition is a medium-level challenge that gives our members hands-on exposure to every stage of a satellite project. From concept design and prototyping through testing, documentation, launch operations, and post-mission analysis; mirroring the workflow of real aerospace missions. 

Through this competition, our team learns to: 

• End-to-end mission design and Full Mission Lifecycle; from concept to launch and recovery.

• Launch operations and teamwork under real flight conditions.

• Engineering to industry standards with strict technical requirements,  requiring verification processes.

• Systems integration and problem-solving in a compact design.

• Global collaboration with student teams from around the world, a chance to exchange knowledge & skills.