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==CSDC Team and Subteams== | ==CSDC Team and Subteams== | ||
[[File:Render31080.jpg|thumb|Blowup model of the first satellite prototype (StarTrackr) of the MSG.]] | |||
The '''''Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC)''''' requires teams to design, build, test and launch a 3U CubeSat in lower earth orbit with a star tracker payload.<br> | The '''''Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC)''''' requires teams to design, build, test and launch a 3U CubeSat in lower earth orbit with a star tracker payload.<br> | ||
The MSG believes that one of the most adequate methods of learning engineering is by working on projects thereby learning the design process in a team. The CSDC group provides the opportunity for students to learn through designing and building. By competing in the CSDC, students gain experience in many engineering disciplines, they will learn how to work in a team and will gain various soft skills.<br> | The MSG believes that one of the most adequate methods of learning engineering is by working on projects thereby learning the design process in a team. The CSDC group provides the opportunity for students to learn through designing and building. By competing in the CSDC, students gain experience in many engineering disciplines, they will learn how to work in a team and will gain various soft skills.<br> | ||