Student Programs
Rocket and balloon experiments for students
Allowing students across Europe to carry out scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons.
REXUS/BEXUS
REXUS/BEXUS is a Swedish-German educational program that allows students from universities and higher education colleges across Europe to carry out scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons. The program is realized under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The Swedish share of the payloads are made available to students from other European countries through a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
High school students program
EXPLORA is a STEAM program that enables high school students across Sweden to engage in a complete project life-cycle, from initial concept development to the launch of a weather balloon and the presentation of scientific results. EXPLORA is also about international collaboration.
The annual call for participation is open from June to October 15. Selected teams receive technical support from SSC Space throughout the program. All launches are conducted each year at Esrange Space Center, usually in May.
EXPLORA is a national initiative funded by the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA).
EXPLORA User Manual | EXPLORA Proposal Form
