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 13:
REXUS 29/30 schedule
- Jun 2023 – Delivery of final REXUS Experiment reports
Cycle 14:
BEXUS 32/33 schedule
- Jun-Aug 2023 – BEXUS Experiment Acceptance Reviews (EARs) at student team sites
- 15-25 Sep 2023 – BEXUS Campaign (10 days), SSC, Esrange Space Center
- TBD Dec 2023 – Delivery of the final BEXUS Experiments reports
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
- TBD 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
- TBD 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
- TBD 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
