Argentine talent has no ceiling. A group of ten students from the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of La Plata (UNLP) managed to get among the 40 best in the world in the prestigious international competition CanSatorganized by the American Astronautical Society and supported by the same NASA.
Under the name of “CanSat UNLP CDR”the team designed and built an autonomous device the size of a can that simulates a real space mission. The technical challenge is enormous: the device must be launched on a rocket at a height of 1,000 meters, deploy a paraglider autonomously and ensure that a capsule with an egg inside lands intact. In their initial technical report, the boys obtained an outstanding score of 95.04%.
The dream of traveling to the final in the USA.
The in-person grand final will take place on June 4-7 in Virginia, United States. However, despite the enormous academic achievement and being the only representatives of the Argentine public university in the contest, the team faces an important brake: the budget to pay for the tickets, accommodation and logistics for the ten members and their professor.
For this reason, they are in the middle of a campaign to search for sponsors and collaborations with individuals to be able to travel and take the Argentine flag to the top.
How can you give them a hand?
Time is ticking and any help, no matter how small, adds up a lot so they can fulfill their dream. Interested companies can add their logos to the t-shirts or project materials.
You can support them financially through their official channels or simply by helping to spread their story so that it reaches more people:
Instagram: @cansatunlp_cdr
Email: [emailprotected] (In your Instagram profile you will find the account details and the direct alias for transfers).
Let’s support national talent to fly high!
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