[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has teamed up with the British Space Center to launch a competition for young scientists in the United Kingdom, the company announced Jan. 17.

The two organizations are challenging teams of students to fly a lunch box-sized experiment on a future space mission, supported by expert scientists and engineers. The experiment could measure some aspect of the space environment, monitor the Earth in a novel way, or test out new satellite technology.
Proposals are due by the end of February, and the winning experiment package will be given a developmental budget of up to 100,000 British pounds ($196,000).