The next meetings of the BIS ‘Science Fiction Virtual Branch’, and the ‘Future Propulsion Virtual Group’ will take place on Thursday 10th July, by means of dedicated ‘breakout rooms’ during the BIS Monthly Online Social that evening.
In addition, the first full meeting of the combined ‘Space Law and Space History’ Virtual Group will take place.
Future Propulsion Group: This screenshot is from a video recording of a Hall Effect Thruster (HET) built by two students at the University of Southampton without direct involvement of the University, and successfully fired in the vacuum chamber there. (Courtesy David Hindley et al.)
And would you be interested in helping design and test a space satellite? The BIS ‘hands-on’ Q-Cube Technical Project is seeking volunteers to help complete the project. The objective is to develop a small 
satellite bus that would weigh around 300 grams and can easily made for under £200. This would make it suitable for secondary school and university undergraduate projects. To reduce launch costs it is expected these Q-Cubes will be launched in clusters, four of the Q-Cubes will fit into the form of a standard Cubesat. The project will produce two prototype satellites, one made in Britain and the other in Italy.
For more information and how to join, attend the general discussion at the BIS Monthly Online Social!
