Information Session/New Member Orientation
AlbertaSat's 2019 information session/new member orientation is almost upon us! Learn more about us and meet like-minded peers at this event designed to introduce you to our group and help…
Member Spotlight – Aimee Roy
By Joshua Lazaruk Aimee Roy is a 3rd year Education student at the U of A. She joined AlbertaSat in October 2017 after wanting to become more involved on campus…
EMPFest Panel on Women in STEM Fields: Blog
Join engineering undergraduate students and AlbertaSat members Katelyn Ball, Casia McLeod, Callie Lissina and Abby Lacson for the EMPFest Panel on "Women in STEM Fields" talk. Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM…
Icarus and the CubeSat Challenge on HeroX
By Corbin Cooper AlbertaSat is always seeking new opportunities for innovation… and fundraising! In October and November this year, a unique prospect presented itself for the team through HeroX, a…
Member Spotlight – Taryn Haluza-Delay
By Casia McLeod Taryn Haluza-DeLay is a 3rd year engineering physics student here at the U of A. In AlbertaSat, Taryn is working in systems engineering but focusing mainly on…
First handshake with Ex-Alta 1, through a shroud of aurora!
By Collin Cupido, Charles Nokes, Tyler Hrynyk, and Dustin Nault 01:24 am, Mountain time,May 28, 2017. AlbertaSat ground control established the first-ever two-way communication with Alberta's first satellite, Ex-Alta 1,…
Ex-Alta 1 Successfully Deployed and Beaconing!
By Charles Nokes The Ex-Alta 1 cube satellite built by the University of Alberta's AlbertaSat team was successfully deployed into low Earth orbit at 2:55:00 am mountain time from the International…
Ex-Alta 1 Deployment from ISS on May 26th
Ex-Alta 1 has been lounging around on the International Space Station ever since the Cygnus OA-7 arrived on April 22nd, enjoying its time with some absolutely exceptional astronauts. But as…
Ex-Alta 1 is safely On-Board the ISS
After launching from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral at 9:11:26 am MST April 18th on-board the Atlas V rocket, Ex-Alta 1 is now safely inside the International Space Station. Alberta’s…
Ex-Alta 1 Successfully Launches from Cape Canaveral!
The Ex-Alta 1 cube satellite, the first made in Alberta satellite launched to the International Space Station on April 18, 2017 at 9:11:26 am MST on-board the Atlas V rocket.…