SSHS Blog

🚀 SSHS at the 2026 KSAS Spring Conference

From March 31 to April 3, our team had the opportunity to attend the 2026 Spring Conference hosted by the Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS) at Jeju Shinhwa World in Jeju-do.

The conference brought together researchers and professionals from academia, industry, the military, and government to exchange ideas and discuss the latest advancements in aerospace technology.

We are proud to share that our lab members presented their research on:
• Trajectory planning for space manipulators
• Experimental and numerical investigation of transpiration cooling in cubic lattice porous media
• Tolerance analysis of zone plates for optical systems
• Locking mechanisms for origami-based deployable structures
• Optimization of ornithopter design using surrogate models

Presenters:
PhD Students – Keon-Ik Jang, Hyeong-seok Ko, Yangwoo Seong, Jaesung Heo
Master’s Students – Hyun-Jun Jeon, Jinung Lee

Congratulations to all our team members for their hard work and contributions to a successful conference.

🚀 ISS Mimic Project Kickoff: Bringing the ISS to SSHS Lab

Last week Friday, we officially launched a new outreach initiative. We are mentoring five undergraduate students as they take on the challenge of building a 1:100 scale replica of the International Space Station (ISS), utilizing the excellent open-source files provided by .mimic.

At the SSHS Lab, we believe that hands-on experience is the best way to bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world engineering. This project allows students to move beyond the screen and focus on hardware integration and systems engineering:
•Real-time Telemetry: Integrating Raspberry Pi and Arduino to sync the model with live data from the station orbiting 400km above us.
•Active Robotics: Implementing 3D-articulated solar arrays and radiators that mirror the real ISS in real-time.
•Hardware Realization: Managing the transition from open-source digital assets to physical components via 3D printing and precision assembly.

The team has already begun 3D printing the first structural components. As we move forward, we are excited to face and learn from the technical challenges that will inevitably arise during the build and system integration.

Follow along for updates as we bring a piece of the station to the lab! 🛰️

SSHS at the 2026 KSAS Structures and Materials Workshop

Our lab participated in the 2026 Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS) Winter Workshop on Structures and Materials, held at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju from February 24-25. The workshop brought together researchers, students, and professors focused on aerospace structures and materials.

We had the opportunity to present our research during the poster session. It was a great platform to engage with the aerospace community and share our ongoing projects.