- Warming-up before launch by: Lorenzo
19 June 2013, 10:30
Before any practice or sport activity, it is always recommended to warm-up with some simple exercises, in order to prepare the body for the action. Something…
- ARCADE-R2 & Outreach: the new flyers by: Lorenzo
11 June 2013, 13:57
As a BEXUS team, we consider outreach as a fundamental activity. For this reason, we are glad to present the new ARCADE-R2 flyers, both in Italian and English.…
- Post-CDR working... by: Lorenzo
11 June 2013, 09:55
Hi everybody!
ARCADE team is now working on post-CDR report and, one by one, we are addressing all the comments and recommendations from the panel.
In…
- ARCADE & ARCADE-R2 development time-line by: Lorenzo
6 June 2013, 09:18
ARCADE Experiment from proposal (2010) to launch (2011) and its legacy: ARCADE-R2 (2012-2013)
- The scale test by: Francesco Sansone
3 May 2013, 07:46
Hi mates,
some new elements of the ARCADE-R2 slimming diet are ready! To check their effects, below you can see some pictures showing the "scale test" we…
- New PROXBOX battery boxes 90% complete by: Francesco Sansone
24 April 2013, 10:06
Hi all,
here are the new, lighter boxes for the PROXBOX batteries. They are composed by a frame of aluminum L-bars and plastic plates. The internal foam…
- Mass Reduction by: Francesco Sansone
9 April 2013, 12:36
Mass reduction was the main topic that was discussed during the last meetings. A specific brainstorming session with the whole team was performed in order to…
- Telecon with ESA by: Francesco Sansone
13 March 2013, 14:36
A few days ago the ARCADE-R2 team gathered at the CISAS labs for an important telecon with Koen Debeule. The BEXUS panel feedback on the PDR SED was discussed;…
- Working on docking mechanism by: Lorenzo
8 March 2013, 10:52
It was important to fix some minor issues on the ARCADE docking mechanism. Misalignment errors can cause jamming during docking procedures, so three main…
- Docking solenoids update by: Francesco Sansone
6 March 2013, 15:27
Minor but important machining was completed on the docking solenoids, towards the implementation of an optical signalling system for the detection of the…
- ARCADE-R2 on local newspaper by: Francesco Sansone
5 March 2013, 16:50
Our week in San Vito did not roll by unnoticed! Here is the piece published on "L'Amico del Popolo", a local newspaper of Cadore and Ampezzo.
- ARCADE-R2 SNOW WEEK! by: Francesco Sansone
21 January 2013, 10:26
Enchanted snow on the mountains of Cadore.
In this fairy-tale scenario, the ARCADE team gathered once again for a full-immersion week entirely dedicated to…
- ARCADE-R2 selected for flight on BEXUS 16/17 by: Marco
19 December 2012, 11:02
We just received the results of the Selection Workshop which took place in Noordwijk! ARCADE-R2 was selected to fly again on the BEXUS balloon!!
We are all…
- A new chapter: ARCADE-R2 by: Alessandro Boesso
14 November 2012, 09:52
The submission of the last ARCADE Student Experiment Documentation, at the beginning of this year, officially closed the first chapter of the ARCADE story,…
- Past, present and future by: Alessandro Boesso
7 November 2011, 14:27
It is already more than one month that the exciting BEXUS 12/13 launch campaign ended. After a period signed by a mix of relax, study and some additional work…
- Launch Campaign Live Streaming by: Francesco Sansone
25 September 2011, 13:37
Dear ARCADE fans,
stay with us during the exciting launch campaign at the ESRANGE Space Center at http://www.livestream.com/rexusbexus!
Enjoy!
- TONS of new pictures! by: Alessandro Boesso
20 September 2011, 13:52
FINALLY!
After the pre-campaign version of the Student Experiment Document (SED v. 4.0) was finalized and sent, there was eventually the time to update the…
- En route to ESRANGE by: Alessandro Boesso
13 September 2011, 14:00
After a last, intense week of work - almost around the clock! - and the Experiment Acceptance Review, ARCADE was finally shipped and it started its long…
- ARCADE summer nights by: Livia Savioli
5 September 2011, 14:19
Two new great events for the public to meet the ARCADE experiment!
The 20th of August took place in the beautiful landscape of Asiago ‘The dark…
- Mid-August Update by: Alessandro Boesso
15 August 2011, 13:39
Hello, ARCADE fans!
The IPR was finally held on July 28th-29th and it was a great success! In particular, the level of integration allowed the experts to…
- Working hard for the upcoming IPR by: Francesco Sansone
27 July 2011, 14:52
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- SMAV Integration: First Step by: Francesco Sansone
21 July 2011, 10:00
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- First Results From Navigation Test #3 by: Francesco Sansone
27 June 2011, 14:17
Hi fellows,
while waiting for the final version of the conditioning electronics of the IR receivers to be manufactured, we got some important results from…
- 23/06/11: ARCADE enters MAIT phase by: Alessandro Boesso
25 June 2011, 11:32
After a month of work following the CDR, Thursday afternoon a cornerstone of the ARCADE project was eventually put in place: all the 2D mechanical drawings…
- Inclinometer acceptance test by: Francesco Branz
23 June 2011, 14:54
Howdy folks!
Last week was full of positive happenings for the ARCADE project. Among these the inclinometer acceptance test was successfully performed! The…
- Navigation Tests... by: Francesco Sansone
22 June 2011, 13:27
Hi everyone!
It's been a hard working couple of weeks in the lab! We performed lots of testing on LED and photodiodes for the IR sensor, and had some…
- CDR passed - time to build the whole thing! by: Marco
5 June 2011, 20:37
Sorry for the delay from the last post, we know everybody can't wait to know how was our CDR. Actually it was good! There were of course many remarks and…
- CDR up to start!!! by: Andrea Carron
18 May 2011, 20:24
The second Arcade Crew has finally met their Crew One companions at Mitchbi Hotel, in Noordwijk. Looking for the good vibe for a great CDR!
Catch ya…
- Sperimentando 2011 - Making Of by: Marco
10 April 2011, 14:20
Hi everybody!
Here we present the "making of" Sperimentando 2011! The hard work to print our big poster (hard work for the plotter actually ;)) and the…
- ARCADE @ Sperimentando 2011 by: Marco
6 April 2011, 11:50
"Venghino signori, venghino!"
ARCADE EXPERIMENT will be presented during the "Sperimentando" Exhibition in PADOVA. A travel between science, physics and…
- ARCADE reaction wheel by: Francesco Branz
3 April 2011, 11:59
Here are some CAD drawings of ARCADE'sa reaction wheel as it looks right now. It is almost the final version, but it might undergo some minor changes. The…
- ARCADE Logo ver.1.1 by: Alessandro Boesso
24 March 2011, 12:08
Our logo was updated to version 1.1, in order to truly represent a Tetris screenshot and... well, to make Koen happy. :)
The following figure better shows…
- Gyroscope design & first tests by: Marco
20 March 2011, 13:57
From navigation systems to cell phones, nowadays gyroscopes are widely used in consumer electronics. Do you want to know in which direction you're travelling?…
- Navigation Sensors Tests by: Francesco Sansone
18 March 2011, 16:34
A simple apparatus to perform tests at subsystem level will be ready by next week... here it is how it will look like ;)
Fren
- The "Lil Bro" of the ARCADE experiment by: Alessandro Boesso
10 March 2011, 11:11
After a couple of week of intense contacts, we proudly announce the participation of the ARCADE Team to the 10th edition of "Sperimentando", a University of…
- ARCADE Photos! by: Alessandro Boesso
24 February 2011, 00:49
Finally, the long-awaited ARCADE pictures upload has begun!
By now there are four great galleries covering the Selection Workshop held last December at ESTEC…
- Facebook page by: Francesco Branz
22 February 2011, 11:57
Hello everybody, as we promised a couple of astonishing videos has been uploaded to our Facebook page! Check 'em out!
Take it easy
Franz
- End of Training Week by: Francesco Branz
11 February 2011, 10:22
Sadly, we are now at the end of the training week. Last night we had a nice private dinner at Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleißheim. This was the last…
- Training Week by: Francesco Sansone
9 February 2011, 22:45
Training Week, Day 3: PDR is done, HB visited, cardboard ARCADE mockup built. Ready to show our project to the other teams tomorrow... Showtime!
Stay tuned…
- Welcome by: Alessandro Boesso
14 January 2011, 16:02
Welcome to the official website of the ARCADE Experiment!
14 January 2011 18:58 
