LEOniDAS FYT

Recent events have shown us just how quickly space #debris can worsen. Back on ground (unfortunately!), we're working through all the data we got from the flight, refining our de-orbit solutions ✈️ Getting to relive the amazing experience 🐿️

🛰Space #debris, has become a critical threat to future and ongoing missions. Team LEOniDAS is a team working on one of the solutions: lightweight, small, cost-effective drag sails deployed at end of a mission, thus ensuring a faster #deorbitation of the spacecraft.  #ESA

Today Jacob and Hannah took over the @Space4Climate stand at @COP26 🌎🛰 If you’re at #COP26 today, come along to The Planetarium in the Green Zone to learn about how space is used to tackle climate issues💚🌏

UKSEDS very own Zaria Serfontein and Craig Orrock will be in the Green Zone at @COP26 all day showcasing the UK's Earth Observation community. Come along and say hi! @Space4Climate #earthobservation #climatechange #cop26 #ukseds #space4climate

3 Student Teams, 2 from UK (@leonidasfyt from @CranfieldUni, ZEUS from @UofGlasgow), 1 led by UK (@JMMunozTejeda from @imperialcollege) and working with others across Europe. The future is bright. @spacegovuk

Today the #FlyYourThesis teams @leonidasfyt, DZH Dynamics and ZEUS took to the skies for their first parabolic flight of three! Today we focus on @cranfielduni 's @leonidasfyt team. Their wonderful technology deploys sails of different lengths and geometries

#dragsail #ESA #flyyourthesis2021 #fyt2021 #novespace #novespacezerog #spacesustainability #spacedebris #stem #leonidas #Leo

Tomorrow, at Novespace facilities in Bordeaux, the first of a series of three parabolic flight will take place. Our data will be used to qualify the designs and help to develop the next family of drag sails for a sustainable space environment. Will keep you updated - stay tuned!

The drag sails are ready for microgravity testing! 🚀✈️♻️ After one exhausting week of assembly, testing and pre-flight checks, our drag sail technology demonstrator is fully operational and integrated on the A310-AirZeroG aircraft. Experiment is good to go!

Wow! Look at some of the great designs are Engineers in Year 5 have come up with. With these we really could clean up space! Well done everyone and good luck to those entering the competition! @ElmridgeScience @UKSEDS

Come and talk to us at the @UKSEDS #StudentSpaceSymposium 🚀 Find out more about our work and opportunities available at AstroAgency 🌟

We're in the process of entering the Leo competition @leonidasfyt @esa @WorldSpaceWeek #DREAMers @satrust_

🌍 Key Stage 2 have been inventing the solution for space pollution as part of the @CranfieldUni competition! 🚀Our fingers are crossed for an @arktindal winner! 🤞🏼#TeamTindal #KS2 #science #learning

@spacegovuk @ESparkGlobal

Calling all KS2 students! 📣 Do you know how we should clean up space? 🛰️ Submit your pictures how by 8 October to win. 👇

Big shout out to @esa and @spacegovuk for sponsoring our project and enabling us to run events like these! #leocompetition #LEOniDAS #backtoschool #space #primaryschoolteacher #primaryschool #parents #cleanupspace #dragsail #ESA #flyyourthesis2021 #fyt2021 #spacesustainability

Still lots of time to enter our Leo Competition! KS2, ages 7-12, are eligible to enter 🎨 Submit pictures of how you think we should clean up space, winning prize is your own custom flying squirrel teddy! Entries close on the 8th October 2021; bit.ly/3ijyeOa 🛰

Here we see Marco assembling, integrating and finally testing our 3D-printed DOMs, while waiting for the shipment of our final manufactured parts. #dragsail #ESA #flyyourthesis2021 #fyt2021 #spacesustainability #spacedebris #stem #AIT #testing

The clock is ticking and our team is fully focused on Assembling, Integrating and Testing our experiment. The AIT phase represent a critical step in the development of an experiment, since all the requirements must be checked and verified. Remember: Safety First!

#dragsail #ESA #flyyourthesis2021 #fyt2021 #spacesustainability #spacedebris #stem #AIT #testing #leo #flyingsquirrel #squirrelpuns

Leo being a diligent supervisor as per usual! 🐿️ Determined not to just *wing it*, Leo's been helping us stay on track! We're hoping to *glide* through our safety review at the end of the month, which *en-tails* ensuring our experiment won't be a hazard to anyone on the flight ✈️