The Summer School Alpbach

• Main Authors: Gitsch Michaela, Manoharan Periasamy K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
• Series: Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
• Subjects: Summer School Alpbach; Space weather missions; Mission concept proposals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2015002

Sixty young, highly qualified European science and engineering students converge annually for stimulating 10 days of work in the Austrian Alps. Four teams are formed, each of which designs a space mission, which are then judged by a jury of experts. Students learn how to approach the design of a satellite mission and explore new and startling ideas supported by experts. The Summer School Alpbach enjoys more than 30 years of tradition in providing in-depth teaching on different topics of space science and space technology, featuring lectures and concentrated working sessions on mission studies in self-organised working groups. The Summer School is organised by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and co-sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA), the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), and the national space authorities of its member and cooperating states.