President Yoshida has Received the Completion Report for the Handover of the Flight Model to JAXA.
handed over to JAXA
The handover of the flight model of the "Gifu High School Sat (GHS)1" to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) has been completed, and GHS team students reported the handover to President YOSHIDA Kazuhiro on Monday, December 23, 2024.
The creation of the flight model is being carried out as part of the activities of 'Gifu Space Project Study Meeting,2' a joint initiative by Gifu University and the Gifu Prefectural Government. Technical high school students in the prefecture, along with Gifu University undergraduate and graduate students, have been collaborating on the development of the flight model. Their flight model has passed JAXA's safety review and will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket through NASA in April 2025. After being transported to the International Space Station, it is scheduled to be deployed into orbit about a month later to conduct exercises such as photographing the Earth and estimating orbits through radio reception with high school students from Lithuania and Australia.
In their report to the president, the GHS team students said, "We are glad that we were able to take over this project from our predecessors and successfully completed the handover. We were able to achieve this with the help of various people, including Gifu University, local companies, and students from high schools. There were many activities that we could not experience in high school classes, and they were highly educational."
In response, the president said, "I believe there were many trials and errors and a lot of hard work, but not only through the university-high school collaboration but also within the framework of industry-academia collaboration, you were able to experience cutting-edge technology and gain wonderful experiences. I hope you will continue to use this experience to make significant contributions in various fields." He praised the efforts of the students who participated in the program.
This flight model creation project aims to increase young people's interest in science and technology while providing a place for practical learning. We hope that the high school students who participated in the project will continue to excel in the fields of expertise in the future.
1) University-high school partnership satellite program
2) English name is tentative
Commemorative photo
