A upcoming space mission focused on the origins of asteroids has a Manitoba component.
A satellite created by University of Manitoba engineering students is scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station in June.
Designed to study how space conditions affect the composition of asteroids and the moon, the satellite — about the size of three stacked Rubik’s cubes, and known as Iris — will help researchers on Earth better understand those effects when studying meteorites.
“This will be the first ever satellite built by University of Manitoba students that is in space,” said Philip Ferguson, associate professor in the U of M’s department of mechanical engineering and founder
