2009 Edition : new dates, new place

The previously known as « National launching campaign » is now « C’Space les Rendez-vous Espace Étudiants » (C’Space Students Space Rendezvous) or C’Space, organized by Planète Sciences and CNES. R2E 2009 will take place… from Saturday the 22nd to Sunday the 30th of August at Biscarrosse in the french department called “Les Landes”.

The provisional timeschedule (see below) includes weather balloons releases, cansats contests, experimental rockets launchings (including Barasinga and pro 75 motors, two-stage rockets,), mini drones demonstration, hybrid rockets launchings… We are currently working on proposals for workshops in Biscarrosse as well as lectures and evening activities.

This schedule is possible futher to several months of prospects and meetings organized by CNES and Planète Sciences in various military camps which have both the facilities and the resources to host us.

Biscarrosse

Biscarrosse is a town located in the French department of Les Landes, in the region of Aquitaine. It is a town by the beach well known for its tourisms activities in summer time… No kebab-sandwiches on Wednesdays evenings for the volunteers, [private jokes among the volunteers of Planete sciences] but convenience shops, campsites and other fast-food restaurants are located very close to the town (a couple of minutes by car).

The CELM

CELM stands for "Site Landes du Centre d’Essais des Lancement de Missiles" : it’s a missile ignition facility, within a military base. Located between the towns of Biscarrosse-plage and Mimizan, it will be our new location for the launching campaign.

We are also very grateful to the CELM’s pyrothechnics team to provide us with support and assistance with logistics.

The planning

As usual, we will start that week by a welcome ceremony with all the participants.

Project controls will start as soon as possible for mini-rockets can be launched as early as Monday morning. As for the experimental rockets, Perseus included, the projects will be launched between Wednesday and Friday (no launch will be possible on Saturday).

We will end the launching campaign week with the traditional Saturday’s evening party, after having worked all together on the fall-back of the installation. Departures are planned starting from Sunday morning…

CAUTION : This timeschedule is provisional and is subject to change at any time.

*Rocket motor names

Registrations

The access to the military camp is restricted to registered participants. Registrations must be completed by Planète Sciences by Thursday the 20th of July THE LATEST. Indeed, as CELM is both a military camp and an ignition facility, details about the visitor (first name, last name, nationality, birthdate and birthplace) must be provided to CELM at least one month before the day of your arrival. Each person that will need to access to the launching site or to the accommodations must be registered. Prices and practical details will soon be uploaded on the Event pages of the website.

Meals

Meals will be served on the camp, in a restaurant managed by the military staff. The meals schedule will be adapted to our planning. We shall, however, be on time !

Accommodations

Housing will be provided in dormitory rooms of 6 beds each. Each of them is clean and bright, with a locker. Sheets will be provided but don’t forget to bring your own padlock.