Electrical and computer engineering seniors (L-R) Eugene Pidlaoan, Lonnie Sweet and Vijay Shah test the inner workings of two satellites they built for the 2007 CanSat Competition as part of their senior engineering design project.

For the competition, the students were required to build a satellite not exceeding 2.6 inches in diameter and 8 inches in height (roughly the dimensions of a soda can), which would be launched by rocket to height of 3,000 feet; deploy a parachute and send telemetry data such as latitude and longitude, height and speed at a minimal interval of every five seconds during its descent; and land in an upright position.

The students also mounted a camera on one of the satellites, which would take six panoramic photos during the descent.

Working under the guidance of their advisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Chang-Hee Won, their project was judged to be the best senior design project in electrical and computer engineering this year.

The Temple team finished eighth out of 15 schools competing in the CanSat competition, which was held June 9–10 in Amarillo, Texas, and organized by American Astronautical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Space Grant Consortia and Universities Space Research Association.

Students involved in the project but not pictured are Elisha Tigah and Jed-Justin Imperial.