University of Alberta

$70,000.00 CAD

≈ 11 months of average Canadian pay

Department: Canadian Space Agency
Program: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2013-2014
Agreement period: July 9, 2013 – —
Reference: csa-asc:003-2013-2014-Q2-01660

Published purpose

The University of Alberta has the opportunity to install a new type of magnetometer on a suborbital rocket in order to raise its technology readiness level. This instrument will help reduce the cost of space missions by allowing measurement of the magnetic field from 0 to a few kilohertz. This contribution agreement will support the University in the fabrication, testing and integration of the payload on the rocket.

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