Bastien Baix

Role : Crew Engineer
Studies : Engineering
Bastien Baix has been selected as crew engineer of the team UCL to Mars 2018. Currently following a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering and Environment at the Université Catholique de Louvain, he has a strong interest in drones and their applications in the field of civil engineering. His passion for space exploration led him to initiate 2 experiments related to the drones at the MDRS. He is also involved in many extra academic activities like the junior entreprise of the UCL: LSM Conseil.

Cartography with drones & MDRS drone monitoring
The project involves the use of a drone in the field of geomatics for a mission at the MDRS. Establishing a detailed and interactive mapping of the environment close to the station is a relevant objective. Indeed, carrying out efficient and secure missions is only made possible by studying the relief, the gradients and the […]