Over 150 students and researchers at McMaster University have been involved in a satellite project over eight years in the making — and it finally launched into orbit tonight.
rocket that launched Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station .
It’s primary purpose? To learn about the risks and effects of prolonged exposure to space radiation outside of the Earth’s atmosphere in order to make space travel safer for astronauts’ health. Researchers are also looking to determine the radiation dose that astronauts are receiving.
After spending a month or two on the ISS, “astronauts will deploy the satellite into low Earth orbit and once it’s deployed, the satellite will be turned on and measurements will be transmitted to the ground station which is here at McMaster,”“At that point we will have the operation of the satellite … collecting measurements and collecting data that will be coming in for analysis until the end of the satellite’s lifespan,” Ginter continued.
Also described by the university as a mission of “big dreams” and “bold ideas,” NEUDOSE’s secondary purpose was to train the next generation of engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
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