REXUS/BEXUS: Call for proposals, 3 weeks to go!

The students, who may be assisted by a supervisor, are invited to propose, design, implement and fly their own rocket or balloon experiment!

What can students gain from the REXUS/BEXUS programme?

• A flight ticket for a scientific experiment, on a stratospheric balloon or sounding rocket
• Exciting possibilities for university coursework or thesis
• The experience of a full space project life cycle
• Advice and feedback from space scientists and engineers
• Lectures given by experts in the space field
• Contacts at an international level
• Teamwork, new friends and lots of fun!

Students can obtain further information and apply through the programme homepage: http://www.rexusbexus.net

Please talk to your colleagues about REXUS/BEXUS! By encouraging students to participate, researchers and education professionals can gain:

• Enhanced integration of their students in the scientific and professional space community
• The opportunity of experiment or research topics that can easily be made part of coursework, Master or PhD theses
• A compact and well-defined space project, tailored to the university year
• An outstanding incentive for their students!

Our call is now open and will close on 16th November 2009.

For further details and information about the application procedure, please refer to the attached folder and to http://www.rexusbexus.net
If you, your students or your colleagues would like to seek further information, do not hesitate to contact us with your questions.