It's more than just a CubeSat...
AcubeSAT is a multidisciplinary project by SpaceDot, a team led by ambitious students and researchers primarily from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The space mission is realized with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) Education Office. The team is one of the three accepted in the “Fly Your Satellite! 3” ESA programme.
We are part of the Fly Your Satellite! programme, a dedicated programme of the European Space Agency enabling, mainly through training and financial support, selected student teams to design and fly their own satellite.

Our Vision
What if we send microorganisms to space?
Our space mission was birthed from a question sparked in our hearts: Is there any way to perform large-scale biology-centered research on outer space, while being outside of the International Space Station (ISS)? And if so, can this be achieved in a low-cost, scalable and easily reproducible way, in order to tackle complex topics, such as the prolonged effects space conditions have on humans?
It turns out that, while more than 565 humans have been sent into space, we only possess systemic (at a physiological level) knowledge, instead of a more analytical view, at a cellular or even molecular level.

AcubeSAT is a SpaceDot project
meant to pave the way for innovative research.
Space and Biological Research
From the more than 2500 nanosatellites flown into space, only 7 were destined to study a system of biological nature. AcubeSAT aims to host the largest-scale biological experiment on a nanosatellite level so far.
Our Experiment
The nanosatellite currently designed by SpaceDot will have an in-house built pressurized vessel containing a microscopic assay and a lab-on-a-chip, able to sustain yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae growth, in order to probe the effects of radiation and microgravity conditions in low Earth orbit.
Interested in joining us ?
Open Positions
Our recruitment team is actively seeking students and professionals interested in space related fields that identify with our vision. Join Us Now!

Electrical Engineer
SpaceDot2021-03-10T20:30:17+00:00
Electrical Engineer
December 29, 2020
Position Overview: The Science Unit is responsible for designing and implementing the on-board experiment, studying how the radiation and microgravity conditions prevalent in the Low... read more
Biomolecular Engineer
Orestis Ousoultzoglou2022-05-19T18:10:29+00:00



Biomolecular Engineer
January 14, 2021
Position Overview: The Science Unit is responsible for designing and implementing the on-board experiment, probing the dynamic response of S. cerevisiae‘s proteome in the conditions of... read more
Payload Engineer
SpaceDot2021-03-10T20:27:51+00:00



Payload Engineer
January 14, 2021
Position Overview: The Science Unit is responsible for designing and implementing the on-board experiment, studying how the radiation and microgravity conditions prevalent in the Low... read more
Our Sponsors
We aim to make space more inclusive and approachable
We design a low-cost, scalable and easily reusable laboratory platform