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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...

SCIENCE AND INNOVATION WEEK 2022
The Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) has organised a program of science dissemination activities as part of Science and Innovation Week 2022, an event taking place from 7 to 20 de noviembre de 2022.The Department of Aerospace Engineering is taking part in the...

Success of the Aerospace Engineering group in the TED 2021 call: EUR 700k funded
Success in the new call 'Proyectos Estratégicos Orientados a la Transición Ecológica y a la Transición Digital. Convocatoria 2021' (TED 2021). The Aerospace Engineering Group receives 700.000 € in funding. Here are some details of the funded projects: ACCREDITATION...

THE EUROPEAN NIGHT OF RESEARCHERS IN MADRID 2022 – Aeroespacial Engineering Department Activities
The Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) has organized a program of science outreach activities as part of the 13th European Researchers' Night, an event held on Friday Sep 30th and Saturday Oct 1st throughout Europe. The Department of Aerospace Engineering...
Dr. Jiaqing Kou – Aero Seminar
Next Monday, September 19, 2022, a talk will be given by Dr. Jiaqing Kou a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Aeronautics, Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM). He obtained his PhD in the same school in 2022. During his PhD, he...