BPSC2024 Space Instrumentation Workshop:

Space Park Leicester, 18th June

There are poster and oral presentations to show new space instrument concepts and receive feedback from SPL engineers. Topics include New Low Cost Access to space, robotics in space exploration, Mars exploration technology.

There will also be guided tours (up to 4 x 15 people) of the new Space Park Leicester laboratories.

Programme here

Keynotes include:

Dr Sue Horne, Retired Head of UKSA Space Exploration

Talk on the programmatic stages and challenges in developing new space instruments and ground-based technology. How to get you idea into space.

Piyal Samara-Ratna, Senior Engineer and Adrian Martindale Head of Space Projects and Instrumentation, Space Park Leicester

Talk on the different engineering and project management stages in developing space instruments: case studies from JWST-MIRI and MIXS-BepiColombo. New ways of access to space – faster, cheaper…

New Technology for Mars and Other Sample Return missions

John Holt