More Canadian students' CubeSats launching to space
Media advisory
Longueuil, Quebec, — On at 8:30 p.m. ET, a new batch of CubeSats designed and built by Canadian students will launch to the International Space Station:
- NEUDOSE from McMaster University
- Ex-Alta 2 from the University of Alberta
- YukonSat from Yukon University
- AuroraSat from Aurora Research Institute of Aurora College
The teams finalized preparations of their miniature satellites in at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). This is the second launch of CubeSats under the Canadian CubeSat Project (CCP). Live coverage of the launch will air on NASA Live.
Through the CCP, 15 teams of students from each province and territory designed and built their own CubeSat with the guidance of CSA experts and representatives from the Canadian space industry.
Media interested in talking to a CSA expert or to representatives of the student teams and universities may contact:
| Expert | Contact |
|---|---|
| Tony Pellerin, Canadian Space Agency Manager, Space Science and Technology | Media Relations Office Canadian Space Agency 450-926-4370 asc.medias-media.csa@asc-csa.gc.ca |
| Taren Ginter, Operations Lead Matt Innes-Leroux, Media Relations McMaster University |
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| Ross Neitz, Media Strategist University of Alberta |
ross.neitz@ualberta.ca |
| Michael Vernon, Communications Yukon University |
mvernon@yukonu.ca 867-668-8786 |
| Jayne Murray, Communications Aurora Research Institute |
jmurray@auroracollege.nt.ca |
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