CanSat Champions 2024!
May 3, 2024
ESERO Ireland

 

Following two days of intense competition in the CanSat Ireland National Finals, a team of students from Mercy Mounthawk Tralee clinched the coveted national title. The CanSat Ireland competition is an ESERO Ireland collaboration, co-funded by the European Space Agency and Science Foundation Ireland, and coordinated by MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory.

The victory marks the end of a campaign that began in September 2023. All participants in this year’s competition have performed admirably, with judges lauding the impressive technological expertise on display from the teams of young scientists.

In recent months, regional competitions have taken place a cross Ireland, in partnership with the Technological Universities in Dublin, Athlone, Limerick Tralee, and Cork.

Regional winners gathered in Emo Court, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, on Thursday 2nd May, and launched their mini-satellites in rockets. On Friday 3rd  May, these national finalists presented their analysis, recordings and flight patterns to the judging panel consisting of experts from a range of STEM fields.

 

The winning students have been invited to attend the celebratory event, ‘Space Engineer for a Day’, at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in The Netherlands. The students will have the opportunity to explore ESTEC facilities and laboratories, network with space experts, and present their work to a panel of experts.

 

A massive well-done to everyone involved!

The CanSat competition will re-open in September 2024.