The Ex-Alta #1 Cube Satellite, designed and built by U of A students
It's been a big month for the U of A in space. On April 18, Alberta's first satellite - designed and built by U of A students - launched into space aboard an Atlas V rocket. The Ex-Alta #1 (short for Experimental Albertan) was built by AlbertaSat, an interdisciplinary, student-led group at the U of A. The Ex-Alta #1 joined roughly 50 other cube satellites on board the Atlas V rocket to journey from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station.
To celebrate the momentous occasion, we've assembled a list of 5 things that went into space this month - because it isn't every day that the U of A makes that list.
1. 1710 tonnes of atmospheric material
We leak roughly 90 tonnes per day - who knew?
2. The Long March 3B
A Chinese orbital carrier rocket
3. Cygnus
An unmanned spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station
4. The Ex-Alta #1!
A cube satellite designed and built by University of Alberta students! Read more about the launch here
5. Team Rocket
Unconfirmed - but they seem to explode into space every week
Courtesy of GIPHYGIPHY