Last night a new "cubesat" built by the AlbertaSat team began a journey into orbit aboard a rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Once in orbit, Ex-Alta 2 will begin its mission — giving researchers the ultimate bird’s eye view of wildfires. #UAlberta Engineering at Alberta UAlbertaScience

Deployment of Northern SPIRIT: T-Minus 26 minutes! 🚀🚀

This morning, the Ex-Alta 2 successfully launched from the from the International Space Station. Designed and built by #UAlberta students, the Ex-Alta 2 will capture images of forest fires on Earth, information crucial to fighting their spread. bit.ly/3LmFx6Z #UAlberta

Some incredible action shots taken from International Space Station as our satellite was deployed at 12:15UTC Monday, April 24th. Thank you to everyone who supported us in reaching such a monumental milestone. Ad Astra per aspera! 🚀🛰️💫

Congratulations to AlbertaSat McMaster NEUDOSE (VE3NEU) #AuroraSat Yukon CubeSat on the successful deployment of your CubeSats early Monday morning by the ISS crew using the @Nanoracks deployment system. Wishing everyone a successful mission in the months ahead. Calgary Eyeopener CBC News

Four Canadian CubeSats were deployed from the International Space Station on April 24. Follow the journey of NEUDOSE (McMaster University), Ex-Alta 2 (University of Alberta), YukonSat (Yukon University) and AuroraSat (Aurora College, Aurora Research Institute): asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites…

Amazing photos of our satellites up in space!

Satellites 🛰️ and rockets 🚀and stars 🌠, oh my! 😲 #MyTWOSE is celebrating International Astronomy Day with space-related displays and activities all over the Science Centre until 5:00 p.m.! Astronomy Edmonton @AlbertaSAT #EdmontonRocketryClub #yeg #yegevents #AstronomyDay

We’ll see everyone soon! Back to space 🚀🚀✨

Releasing the name of our CUBICS satellite soon! Stay tuned ✨

After receiving the award from the Canadian Space Agency , our AlbertaSat students have named their new cubesat Ex-Alta 3. The name builds on the tradition and recognition of the 2 first cubesats from the team. Onwards and upwards! #Space #exalta3 UAlbertaScience Engineering at Alberta

Register for the 2023 Nasa Space Apps challenge Oct 7-8 spaceappschallenge.org/2023/register/

Did you know AlbertaSat, a student club, launched Alberta's very first satellite? Next summer, we're excited to launch our new mission, Ex-Alta 3, into space! Check out our links in our bio to learn more! Thank you to NASA and Nanoracks for deployment images of Ex-Alta 1!

For our first Alumni Spotlight, we would like you to meet Casia McLeod! Thank you, Casia, for taking the time to share your story! #space #aerospace #cubesat #satellite

Go behind the scenes of OBC testing with Jacques Fourie, our Embedded Systems Lead! 🛰️ This team bridges hardware + software to power Ex-Alta 3’s brain. Help us launch our next satellite—every donation counts 🚀 (link in bio) #CubeSat #SpaceTech #EmbeddedSystems #STEM #ExAlta3

We are halfway through our Crowdfunding Campaign! So far, we have raised $8,842! Thank you to all our donors - it is only through your support and generosity that Ex-Alta 3 is made possible. There are still 4 weeks left to donate! ualberta.alumniq.com/crowdfunding/C…