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We are a team of 4 aerospace engineers, an electronic engineer and a software engineer who are going to fly their experiment from ESRANGE, in Sweden. MARTA LAZZARIN - FRANCESCO BARATO - NICOLAS BELLOMO - FEDERICO MORETTO - DEVIS PAULON - DAVIDE RONDINI

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Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Northern Lights at Esrange



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Sunday, 20 February 2011

REXUS9: last days before the launch






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Labels: SPONGE already integrated in the REXUS9 Payload

Kiruna and Ice Hotel, 19th February, from Davide's Album

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Wonderful Kiruna at the Sunset





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Other Attractions of the Ice Hotel



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Labels: the Church and saw wonderful ice sculptures alla around, We visited the Ice Bar

Two Rooms of the Hotel


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Labels: Each year artists contribute to the construction of the Ice Hotel. As a result, rooms change their style and layout every year

The Ice Hotel Hall

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Labels: Ice Hotel Main Hall
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Real Size!

Real Size!
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The SPONGE

The SPONGE
The SPONGE

Ribs

Ribs
Ribs

Platform & Sponge

Platform & Sponge
Platform & Sponge

SPONGE platform 2

SPONGE platform 2
SPONGE platform 2

SPONGE platform

SPONGE platform
SPONGE platform

No Filter

No Filter
No Filter

With Filter

With Filter
With Filter

Sensors Soldering2

Sensors Soldering2
Sensors Soldering2

Sensors soldering1

Sensors soldering1
Sensors soldering1

Pressurised Tank

Pressurised Tank
Pressurised Tank

Set-up of the pressure test

Set-up of the pressure test
Set-up of the pressure test

Davide Rondini, the software guy

Davide Rondini, the software guy
Our new team member

Nicolas and Andrea Scapin with the Tank

Nicolas and Andrea Scapin with the Tank
Tank Mock-Up

Tank Mock-Up

Tank Mock-Up
Tank Mock-Up

The slip ring

The slip ring
The slip ring

Our motors

Our motors
Our motors

Hardware

Hardware
Hardware

Fabio & the SPONGE Team!

Fabio & the SPONGE Team!
Fabio & the SPONGE Team!

SPONGE Mock-up

SPONGE Mock-up
SPONGE Mock-up

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
I amsterdam

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
Last day in Amsterdam

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
Amsterdam in black&white

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
Amsterdam

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
THE Dinner in Amsterdam

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
Back to Schiphol

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
The Conferences

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009

REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop-December 2009
3D Movie with SCRAT Team

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Blog Archive

  • ▼  2011 (12)
    • ▼  February (12)
      • Northern Lights at Esrange
      • REXUS9: last days before the launch
      • Kiruna and Ice Hotel, 19th February, from Davide's...
      • Wonderful Kiruna at the Sunset
      • Other Attractions of the Ice Hotel
      • Two Rooms of the Hotel
      • The Ice Hotel Hall
      • No title
      • Waiting for the Launch
      • Kiruna: day 3
      • Kiruna: day 2
      • Launch Campaign: here we go!
  • ►  2010 (25)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (4)

About Me

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SPONGE Team
We have been selected for the REXUS 9/10 campaign! We will fly our experiment in February 2011. The selection took place from the 15th to the 17 of December 2009 in Noordwijck at ESTEC.
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Test Set-up

Test Set-up

Final Vecuum Tests

Final Vecuum Tests

Driver Boards

Driver Boards
Driver Boards

Soldered cables

Soldered cables
Soldered cables

New cabling

New cabling
New cabling

Plates

Plates
Plates

Locking system 2

Locking system 2
Locking system 2

Locking System1

Locking System1
Locking System1

Tests

Tests
Tests

Software verifications

Software verifications
Software verifications

Our module

Our module
Our module

Upper rotating plate

Upper rotating plate
Upper rotating plate

Cameras final tests

Cameras final tests
Cameras final tests

SPONGE lighting final tests

SPONGE lighting final tests
SPONGE lighting final tests

SPONGE module

SPONGE module
SPONGE module

Electronics

Electronics
Electronics

Components accomodation on the plate II

Components accomodation on the plate II
Components accomodation on the plate II

Components accomodation on the plate

Components accomodation on the plate
Components accomodation on the plate

Camera vacuum tests 3

Camera vacuum tests 3
Camera vacuum tests 3

Camera vacuum tests 2

Camera vacuum tests 2
Camera vacuum tests 2

Camera vacuum tests

Camera vacuum tests
Camera vacuum tests

Back home

Back home
Back home

Last Evening together in Oberpfaffenhofen

Last Evening together in Oberpfaffenhofen
Last Evening together in Oberpfaffenhofen

Dinner at Oberpfaffenhofen

Dinner at Oberpfaffenhofen
Dinner at Oberpfaffenhofen

Martin & Koen

Martin & Koen
Martin & Koen

The panel

The panel
The panel

Eating at the Restaurant

Eating at the Restaurant
Eating at the Restaurant

Nicolas & Francesco

Nicolas & Francesco
Nicolas & Francesco

Mock-up assembled

Mock-up assembled
Mock-up assembled

Nicolas during assembly

Nicolas during assembly
Nicolas during assembly

Mock-up mounting

Mock-up mounting
Mock-up mounting

Mock-up assembly 2

Mock-up assembly 2
Mock-up assembly 2

Mock-up base

Mock-up base
Mock-up base

Mock-up during assembly

Mock-up during assembly
Mock-up during assembly

Olle with Us

Olle with Us

Snow

Snow

Church in Kiruna

Church in Kiruna

The Ice Hotel in Kiruna

The Ice Hotel in Kiruna

Ice Bar in Kiruna

Ice Bar in Kiruna

Mines and Machines

Mines and Machines

Arrival at the Kiruna Airport

Arrival at the Kiruna Airport

The Mines in Kiruna

The Mines in Kiruna

Jumbo Hostel

Jumbo Hostel

The Sun and Landscape

The Sun and Landscape

Last Night at Esrange

Last Night at Esrange

Antennas

Antennas

Olle Helping Us

Olle Helping Us

Meet an Expert: Mechanics

Meet an Expert: Mechanics

Esrange

Esrange

The Cantine

The Cantine

Devis' soldering

Devis' soldering

Hercules

Hercules

MAXUS

MAXUS

kiruna Landscape

kiruna Landscape

REXUS/BEXUS logo

REXUS/BEXUS logo

SPONGE Team logo

SPONGE Team logo