Coastal Carolina University Space Program

04/02/2026

Whether at work or at home, our Team (and crew!) are checking in for 2 Launch Viewing!

Did you catch the launch? Tell us about it!

12/05/2025

In October, a few of our student team members, Nicholas Kastel, Adia Adams, and Wyatt Lowrie, along with two of our space program faculty, Dr. Jean French and Prof. Ian Hewitt, traveled to the SmallSat Education Conference at the Kennedy Space Center.
 
Check out this recap of their trip!

12/02/2025

We’re hiring! The CCU Space Program is looking for new team members who are ready to learn, build, and launch big ideas. If this sounds like something you’re interested in, now’s your chance!

11/17/2025

Join the CCU Space Club tomorrow for a Space Stargazing Night!
 
The event starts at 6:00 PM on the roof of smith where we’ll explore the space programs ground station. From there we’ll join astronomy for stargazing with telescopes at Douglas observation desk.

We’d love to see you there!

11/13/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us October 15th for a fun evening with our CCU Space Club! From racing across campus and winning prizes to enjoying some music on prince lawn, we had a great time and are looking forward to the next time. 

Here’s some of the highlights from this event!

10/28/2025

We’re back with another installment of   at  : a short reels-series of where we catch up with members of the CCU Space Program to learn more about what they did at this year’s Small Satellite Conference to support the ChantSat-1 Mission.
 
Today, we’re catching up with Hope Morrow, the Space Program’s project manager, and Dr. Wes Hitt, the Space Program’s lead PI. They spent their time at SmallSat researching opportunities for actually getting the ChantSat-1 satellite into space!
 
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10/17/2025

Our PI, representing well at Waccamaw High School!

Dr. George “Wes” Hitt, chair of the Department of Physics and Engineering Science and one of the faculty leads for the Coastal Carolina University Space Program, recently visited Waccamaw High School for the National Association of Student Councils event, where more than 400 student council members from approximately 20 schools attended.

This year’s theme, “Blasting Off with Leadership”, was the perfect segue for Dr. Hitt to talk about the space program, share insights on teamwork, and inspire students to reach for the stars.

Read more in the Coastal Observer: https://coastalobserver.com/future-leaders-get-lessons-in-reaching-for-the-stars.

Thank you, Dr. Hitt, for representing and sharing the amazing educational opportunities available at the University, and thank you to Waccamaw High School Warriors for inviting us to be part of such an inspiring day!

10/14/2025

Join us for the CCU Space Club’s Space Scavenger Hunt!
 
The scavenger hunt will be on Wednesday, October 15th from 5-6:30 PM on Prince Lawn! You’ll have the chance to explore campus, answer space themed questions and clues, and enjoy the prizes in our swag bags!
 
We’d love to see you there!

09/12/2025

Congrats to our OK Day contest winners: Miles Wolf, Emily Viele, and Aidan Aubrey!

They’ll each be taking home one of these swag bags for correctly answering our quiz questions are OK Day. At our table, we had a tub of water weighing in at 5.0575 kg —and if whenever guessed the closest weight, won a prize. We also asked everyone to write down a household item that they think is closest in size to our CubeSat.

Now we want to hear from you—what household object do YOU think matches the size of our CubeSat best? 

Drop your best guess in the comments!

09/05/2025

Meet Emilee Sparks and Olivia Siau: Social Media Interns, for the CCU Space Program. 💫

As the Space Program’s Social Media Interns, Emilee - a Digital Culture & Design major with double-minors in Social Media and Sports Studies, and Olivia - a Digital Culture & Design major with a minor in Film and Production Studies - are responsible for telling the story of the ChantSat-1 Mission through social media channels. This includes capturing photographic and videographic content, attending Space-Program related events, and creating and developing posts for Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook that highlight all aspects of the mission’s milestones, people, and impact.

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08/18/2025

Kicking off the Fall 2025 semester tabling at ! If you’re interested in space (even minimally) come say hi and learn more about what we’re up to. All majors welcome.

Plus, there’s a chance to win a bunch of cool swag 😎

08/13/2025

Day two at !

Featuring networking chats on the exhibit floor, NASA flash talks, SEOPS VIPs networking, and more shots from around the conference space.

Looking all the way forward to Day 3, which brings opportunities to share our own work here in SLC!