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Who We Are

We are UCI CanSat, an undergraduate project in the MAE department. Our team competes in the CanSat competition, an annual, international engineering challenge to design and build a space-type system.
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About the Competition

What is CanSat?

Watch this short overview to learn what the CanSat competition is and how UCI CanSat prepares for Senior Design Networking Night.

2026-2027 Recruitment

Applications are open

UCI CanSat is now recruiting for the 2026-2027 school year. We are a senior design project team in MAE that designs, builds, and launches a satellite payload model for the International CanSat Competition.

MechanicalElectricalEmbedded SoftwareWeb Development

All undergraduate class levels are encouraged to apply. Minimum GPA: 3.3. Deadline: May 3rd at 11:59 PM.

Questions? Email cansatuci@gmail.com

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