Bronco Space
Bronco Space is Cal Poly Pomona's multidisciplinary student spaceflight organization developing low-cost, open-source spacecraft and balloon technologies. Its projects include BroncoSat-1, launched in 2022; the Bronco Ember wildfire-detection system, tested on high-altitude balloons through NASA's TechLeap Prize; and the YEARLING-2 CubeSat, launched in April 2023 with subsequent communications. The lab also develops the PROVES educational CubeSat architecture, the JPL-collaborative SCALES autonomy and edge-computing project, and CADENCE-SWANS space-weather monitoring technology.
Identity
- Field
- Student spacecraft, CubeSats, high-altitude balloon missions, spaceflight technology, mission testing, and aerospace systems
- Name
- Bronco Space
- Region
- NA
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Bronco Space is Cal Poly Pomona's multidisciplinary student spaceflight organization developing low-cost, open-source spacecraft and balloon technologies. Its projects include BroncoSat-1, launched in 2022; the Bronco Ember wildfire-detection system, tested on high-altitude balloons through NASA's TechLeap Prize; and the YEARLING-2 CubeSat, launched in April 2023 with subsequent communications. The lab also develops the PROVES educational CubeSat architecture, the JPL-collaborative SCALES autonomy and edge-computing project, and CADENCE-SWANS space-weather monitoring technology.
- Latitude
- 34.056388888889
- Location
- Longitude
- -117.82166666667
- University
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- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 05:41:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 13:15:22 UTC