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EnAire Foundation Awards
The period to apply for the 27th edition of the ENAIRE Foundation Awards, which recognise artistic photography and research, innovation and communication in air transport and engineering, is now open.The prizes are awarded to works, studies or projects, published in...

Open Position Assistant Professor 23-01
The Aerospace Engineering Department of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain (www.uc3m.es) invites applications to fill a position of Assistant Professor (Position with Ref. AERO-23-01). Desired background and skills: Field of experience: Air...

Ramón y Cajal and Juan de la Cierva Call 2022
The Spanish State Research Agency has published the 2022 call for postdoctoral contracts at universities and public research organizations in Spain, within the following programs: Ramon y Cajal: 5-year duration, for senior doctors who earned the title between Jan 1st...
Our UC3M ST3LLARsat1 “BOIRA” students are flying space high with the big news from ESA!!!
We are extremely proud and happy for our ST3LLARsat1 “BOIRA” team as they have successfully passed the Selection Workshop phase of ESA’s Fly Your Satellite Design Booster programme!!! This was a very competitive selection milestone against 12 other European teams,...

ST3LLAR awards ceremony 2022
On Wednesday 14th December of 2022, the ceremony of the 2nd ST3LLAR Awards Edition took place at UC3M’s Aula de Grados in Leganés. ST3LLAR is the joint (UC3M and SENER Aeroespacial) Academic Chair and Space Technology Research Laboratory, and as part of the activities...
UC3M ST3LLARsat1 “BOIRA” News: a fantastic visit to ESA-ESTEC, a new logo, and our 2U configuration!!!
We have had a busy semester at UC3M with our CubeSat program and it is now a good time before leaving for a well-deserved holiday break to review the progress and achievements by our ST3LLARsat1 students. First, we have now a well-oiled (after all we do have pizza...

E.T.PACK in Aerospace America
Good news! The image, descriptive caption, and text of the first paragraph of the E.T.PACK deorbit device have been selected to appear in the Space Teters section of Aerospace America throughout December. Take a look at:...
“Premios Extraordinarios fin de Carrera del Grado & Mejor Expediente Académico Promoción 2021 – 2022” in Aeroespace Engineering to Patricia García Caspueñas
On 21 November took place the award ceremony of the EXTRAORDINARY UNDERGRADUATE 2021/2022 prizes granted by UC3M.The awards were presented to all students who completed their degree studies with an excellent academic performance. We are pleased to announce that for...
The ST3LLARsat1 “BOIRA” has been shortlisted by ESA for its “FYS Design Booster” program!!
It is a pleasure to announce that our preliminary design for the CubeSat ST3LLARsat1 "BOIRA" has been selected by ESA to participate in the training and selection phase of its "Fly Your Satellite Design Booster" program. This ESA pilot program is aimed at European...

The countdown to the launch of the first UC3M student CubeSat has started!!
With the start of the new year in the Master of Space Engineering (MISE), the student CubeSat program has begun at UC3M with the intention of designing, building and launching a 2U satellite (about 20x10x10 centimetres in size and 2.5Kg in weight) that we hope to send...