REXUS Space Program

M-BEAM is part of the REXUS space program (Rocket Experiments for University Students) of the European Space Agency (ESA), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB). The idea of the M-BEAM experiment has convinced against 28 project proposals from universities all over Europe and was selected to be launched on a sounding rocket in March 2011. M-BEAM will fly on a ballistic flight to an altitude of 100 km and can be tested under actual space conditions.

Improved Orion Rocket

Rocket Launch February 2011

The REXUS-Rocket is launched from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna (Sweden), which is about 200 km above the polar circle. The launch was carried out on the 23. february of 2011 at an outside temperature of -20°C.

The REXUS / BEXUS programme is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB). The Swedish share of the payload has been made available to students from other European countries through a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). EuroLaunch, a cooperation between the Esrange Space Center of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) of DLR, is responsible for the campaign management and operations of the launch vehicles. Experts from ESA, SSC and DLR provide technical support to the student teams throughout the project.

For further information, please visit REXUS/BEXUS.