Programme schedule

Each cycle begins with a Call for Proposals, followed by a condensed space project lifecycle, including typical design phases and reviews, culminating in the launch of the experiments and publication of the final reports.

The REXUS/BEXUS programme started in 2007 in its current form.

This diagram shows an example of overlapping cycles of the programme with the key milestones:

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The detailed schedule for the current cycles of activities is as follows:

Cycle 14: 

REXUS 31/32 schedule

  • May-Aug 2023 – REXUS Integration Progress Reviews 2 (2nd IPRs) at student team sites
  • Oct-Nov 2023 – REXUS Experiment Acceptance Reviews (EARs) at student team sites
  • 11-15 Dec 2023 – REXUS Integration Week (ITW), ZARM-FAB Bremen
  • 15-19 Jan 2024 – REXUS Bench Test Week, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
  • 04-16 Mar 2024 – REXUS Campaign (12 days) , SSC, Esrange Space Center
  • TBD Jun 2024 – Delivery of final REXUS Experiment reports

Cycle 15:

  • 12 Jun 2023 – Call for Experiment Proposals
  • 01 Sep 2023 – Letter of intent (DLR Only)
  • 09 Oct 2023, 23:59 CEST – Deadline for Experiment Proposals
  • 27-28 Nov 2023 – DLR Selection Workshop, DLR
  • 28-30 Nov 2023 – ESA/SNSA Selection Workshop, ESA/ESTEC
  • 18 Dec 2023 – Cycle 15 selection announcement
  • 05-09 Feb 2024 – Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) & Students Training Week, SSC, Esrange Space Center

BEXUS 34/35 schedule

  • 13-17 May 2024 – BEXUS Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), ESA, ESTEC
  • TBD Jul 2024 – BEXUS Integration Progress Reviews (IPRs) at student team sites
  • TBD Aug/Sep – BEXUS Experiment Acceptance Reviews (EARs) at student team sites (ESA/SNSA) or ZARM-FAB Bremen (DLR)
  • TBD Oct 2024 – BEXUS Campaign (10 days), SSC, Esrange Space Center
  • TBD Jan 2025 – Delivery of the final REXUS Experiments reports

REXUS 33/34 schedule

  • 10-14 Jun 2024 – REXUS Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
  • TBD Aug 2024 – REXUS Integration Progress Reviews (IPRs) at student team sites
  • TBD Nov 2024 – REXUS Experiment Acceptance Reviews (EARs) at student team sites
  • TBD Dec 2024 – Integration Week (ITW), ZARM-FAB Bremen
  • TBD Jan 2025 – Bench Test, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
  • TBD Mar 2025 – REXUS Campaign (12 days), SSC, Esrange Space Center
  • TBD Jun 2025 – Delivery of the final REXUS Experiments reports