Dalhousie University

$50,000.00 CAD

≈ 8 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: 2023-2024
Agreement period: April 21, 2023 – March 31, 2024
Reference: csa-asc:003-2023-2024-Q1-00006

Published purpose

A partnership between SuperNOVA at Dalhousie University (SuperNOVA), GALAXIA Mission Systems (GALAXIA), and Dalhousie Space Systems Lab (DSS), ATLAS (ATLantic Academy of Space), is an educational initiative that will introduce Atlantic Canadian high school students to space exploration, artificial intelligence (AI), engineering and technology through an intensive two-week CubeSat satellite design program (Summer Academy) at Dalhousie University. ATLAS will work towards gender parity and a target of 50% Indigenous and Black student enrollment, collaborating with youth-serving organizations to promote the opportunity.

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