York University is a Canadian academic institution actively involved in the space industry through research, education, and technology development. The university offers specialized programs like Space Engineering and Space Science, and its Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS) contributes to planetary exploration, space technologies, and climate/environmental research. York University collaborates with organizations like the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA, contributing instruments to space missions and providing opportunities for students to design, build, and operate their own CubeSats. Key areas of focus include space-based Earth observation, spacecraft design, space exploration, and the development of space-based instrumentation.
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York University will create an inclusive space training toolkit to share with other schools across Canada.
York University’s project will support women, visible minority students, and persons with disabilities through specialized training in space robotics and human spaceflight.
York University in Ontario received $50,000 for a project focused on inclusive recruitment and retention in the space sector.
York University received a $436,500 FAST Category A grant for Mars Atmospheric Gas Evolution – Flying Localization Investigation, or MAGE-FLI.
Allan Carswell supported York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory, which hosts the largest telescope on a Canadian university campus.
Allan Carswell joined York University in 1968 and became professor emeritus in 1998.
The only other launch to date from Spaceport Nova Scotia was a university launch by York University in July 2023 which reached 13.4 kilometres.
The Home-Base experiment, led by Professor Robert Allison from York University, will gather data on how astronauts maintain their location awareness in microgravity.
The first two phases of the York University research project were completed in November 2019 and focused on subjective validation of stereoscopic 3D image compression performance.