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.…
John Grey – Top 6 Finalist in Antenna Design Contest
By Casia McLeod AlbertaSat’s very own, John Grey, has been selected as a top 6 finalist in the 8th IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Antenna Design Contest. Applicants were…
Member Spotlight – Darian Van Paridon
By Casia McLeod “The lifetime of a black hole is longer than the lifetime of the universe. That’s super cool and I hope people read that and get inspired to…
Member Spotlight – Ashley Hansen
Ashley Hansen is a 4th year education student studying secondary education. Yes you read that right, she is an education student working with AlbertaSat. What a lot of people don’t…