The launch took place on July 24 at the Cudworth Airport outside of Saskatoon.
The NSERC CREATE International Space Mission (ISM) Training Program prepares future experts in space technology through the participation in projects that will contribute to a Canadian-led launch by 2025.
The four University of Saskatchewan graduate students who participated in the program are in physics, engineering physics and atmospheric science. They will be available for interviews on Thursday 25, along with Kathryn McWilliams, ISM team lead and principal investigator for the SuperDARN Canada, and Laureline Sangalli, ISM instructor and expert on ground-based imaging of the aurora and the ionosphere at the Royal Military College.
Date: Thursday July 25, 2019
Time: Between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm
Location:
Physics building, Lab 115
University of Saskatchewan
116 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK
S7N 5E2
To arrange an interview time, please contact Jennifer Thoma as indicated below.
Here is a link to the video of the launch that took place this morning: https://twitter.com/usask/status/1154404547147833344
Here is a link to track the balloon: https://aprs.fi (enter VE5AA in the “track callsign” box)
Read more about the NSERC CREATE International Space Mission Training Program.
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For more information, contact:
Jennifer Thoma
Media Relations Specialist
University of Saskatchewan
306-966-1851
jennifer.thoma@usask.ca