∎ Cansat Camp & Competition Korea

The KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center conducts the Cansat Camp and Competition each year to provide students from elementary to college levels with the opportunity to participate in satellite development. Cansat Camp and Competition Korea aims to expand the foundations for space science and raise public interest in the field.

Cansat Camp and Competition Korea is organized by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and supervised by the KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center. It began with a trial in 2012 and has since been carried out successfully each year to great response from interested students.

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What is a Cansat Competition?
Teams in Cansat competitions make simple educational satellites the size of beverage cans (CanSat) and launch them using science rockets or instruments. The CanSats are released several hundred meters above ground and have to perform designated missions during free fall.

Elementary and middle school students can participate in the 2-day CanSat experience camp to learn the science and conduct CanSat dropping experiments. High school and university students can participate in the competition where they build their own CanSats and perform designated missions. Participation categories and qualification

Type	Experience Camp	Competition
	Experience Category	Wisdom Category	Creativity Category
Qualification	Elementary (5-6th grade) - Middle School students	High School students	College students
Team Organization	1 guidance teacher and 2 team members (students)	1 guidance teacher and 2–3 team members (students)	2-3 team members (students)

Competition Procedure

Stage	Note
Application	According to standard competition forms
First Evaluation (Application materials)	Experience Category, Wisdom Category, Creativity Category
Second Evaluation (Presentation)	Wisdom Category, Creativity Category
Online Education	Educational materials published on website
Pre-education for Wisdom Category (1 day)	Wisdom Category teams selected in the second evaluation as well as applicants that wish to participate
2 Day Experience Camp	Experience Category teams selected in the first evaluation
Competition	Wisdom Category and Creativity Category teams selected in the 2nd evaluation
Announcement of Results	Wisdom Category and Creativity Category teams that participated in the competition
Awards Ceremony

Prizes

Type	Wisdom Category (High School students)	Creativity Category (College students)
Grand Prize (1 team)	Prize from the Minister of the organizing ministry - Trophy and cash prize - Overseas field trip to space technology institutions	Prize from the Minister of the organizing ministry - Trophy and cash prize - Overseas field trip to space technology institutions
Excellence Prize (2 teams)	Prize from the President of the supervising organization - Trophy and cash prize	Prize from the President of the supervising organization - Trophy and cash prize
Consolation Prize (2 teams)	Prize from the President of the sponsor organization - Trophy and cash prize	Prize from the President of the sponsor organization - Trophy and cash prize

Cansat Camp and Competition website : http://cansat.kaist.ac.kr