New opportunity for Canadian students to build and launch their own satellites
On September 20, the Honourable聽Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the launch of the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS), a new opportunity for post-secondary professors and students to engage in a real space mission. CUBICS challenges teams to develop projects that help advance scientific knowledge in areas such as climate change. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) plans to award a total of $3.4M聽in grants to up to聽12 teams聽to design, build and launch an end-to-end CubeSat or develop a standalone scientific instrument or experiment.
Building upon lessons learned from the聽聽(CCP), the聽CSA聽intends to launch a new CUBICS opportunity every three years to continue to stimulate student learning for years to come. CUBICS aims to be more reflective of the needs of new and experienced student teams led by a professor, allowing them to engage in a mission adapted to their level of comfort, expertise and readiness.
CUBICS is one of the聽CSA’s initiatives that aim to equip students with the experience, knowledge and skills to become sought-after candidates for positions in Canada’s space sector workforce.聽CSA聽experts will guide the teams as they prepare their missions.
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