Mini-satellites by Canadian university students set for ‘exciting’ space mission
Teams from Concordia University, the University of Manitoba, the University of Saskatchewan, York University and Western University will see their work make its way to the International Space Station on Saturday.
Its aim is to boost interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while involving students in real space missions.“ a very exciting moment for students in Canada who wish and dream of working in the space industry,” said Tony Pellerin, a Canadian Space Agency manager and technical lead of the project.Each satellite, which is roughly the size of a Rubik’s cube – will carry out a separate mission that will last about one to two years.
Gabriel Dubé, project manager at Space Concordia and a third-year electrical engineering student, said they will be taking images of the Earth to analyze aerosol particles that can be used to study climate change. A secondary mission will also conduct radiation analysis in its orbit, he told Global News
Phillip Ferguson, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the U of M, said the satellite has several space rocks inside of it and they will monitor how the space weather changes their optical properties, like colors and reflectance.This will offer important insights into the origins of asteroids and how space conditions affect their composition.
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