Testing a self-healing material in microgravity using a 3U cubesat

Author

Sabzalian, Mehdi ; Whatley, Justin ; Parmentier, Nathalie ; Elawad, Ali

Author_Institution

Spacecraft Div., Space Concordia, Montreal, QC, Canada

Volume

53

Issue

5

fYear

2015

fDate

May-15

Firstpage

202

Lastpage

204

Abstract

Space Concordia, a student society from Concordia University, has designed and built a 3U CubeSat named Aleksandr as their entry into the 2014 CSDC. The satellite, once deployed, will test the properties of a self-healing carbon composite by performing a three-point bending test in space, and thereby assess its viability for use in space applications. The engineering model of the satellite payload met all CSDC testing requirements and placed second in the competition. Space Concordia now aims to expand and refine Aleksandr to participate in the upcoming CSDC.

Keywords

aerospace materials; artificial satellites; bending; design engineering; materials testing; mechanical testing; zero gravity experiments; 2014 CSDC; 3U CubeSat; Aleksandr; CSDC testing requirements; Concordia University; Space Concordia; microgravity; satellite payload; self-healing carbon composite; self-healing material testing; space applications; three-point bending test; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Payloads; Space research; Space vehicles; Training;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2015.7105663

Filename

7105663