satellite News Archive
Price Faculty of Engineering
CJOB: From Manitoba to the Moon: UM’s Tiny Satellite Heads for Orbit
November 19, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba's Star Lab is designing a satellite, roughly the size of a milk carton, to orbit the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. This satellite will carry a multispectral camera developed with the University of Winnipeg and a tool to measure lunar soil composition, aiding future lunar exploration and potential fuel production. Dr. Phil Ferguson, Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba, is the director of Star Lab.
Faculty of Science
CTV Montreal: Montreal scientist co-leads project in NASA space probe competition
December 1, 2024 —
Montreal scientist co-leads project in NASA space probe competition
Price Faculty of Engineering
CTV Winnipeg: U of M developing drone airships to improve connectivity in the Arctic
March 13, 2024 —
U of M developing drone airships to improve connectivity in the Arctic