Extra-curricular activities Our students take part in a number of extra-curricular activities - from rocket launches to exploring the depths of moon craters and much more. You are here Home Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Our department Extra-curricular activities SunbYte The Sheffield University Nova Balloon Lifted Solar Telescope (SunbYte) is a high-altitude balloon experiment devised and run by students at the University of Sheffield. Project SunbYte SunrIde SunrIde (Sheffield University Nova Rocket Innovation Design Engineering) brings together engineering skills and innovation for rocketry design. Team SunrIde MarsWorks MarsWorks (formerly MoonWorks) is a team of students involved with designing a rover for Lunar and Mars explorations. MarsWorks SunSat SunSat aims to create the University's first own satellite development platform using NASA core flight System software. SunSat Avalon Avalon ROV is a student-led project, created to participate in an annual international robotics competition MATE ROV. Avalon