Western University, through its Western Space institute (formerly the Centre for Planetary and Space Exploration), is a Canadian research university actively involved in space science and exploration. Western Space fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to advance research and innovation in the space field, with key strategic priorities including planetary science and astronomy, space technologies, and Earth observations. They are known for expertise in areas like CubeSat technologies, remote health solutions, and addressing space situational awareness. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are among their partners.
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Western University planetary scientist Catherine Neish serves as a Dragonfly co-investigator and anchors the Canadian contribution to the mission.
ABB Inc., Bubble Technology Industries, Mission Control, and Western University are working under early-stage contracts for Canada’s lunar utility rover program.
A team led by Western University imaged a shell of buckyball carbon molecules in the Tc 1 nebula using the James Webb Space Telescope.
Gordon “Oz” Osinski is a Western University crater scientist and the co-lead for the first Artemis lunar landing science team.
Western University planetary materials professor Gordon Osinski will co-lead science planning for the first lunar surface excursion.
Western University won a Phase 0 contract from the Canadian Space Agency to develop a dual-camera imager for a Canadian lunar utility rover.
Western University is one of five recipients of the $3.8 million Canadian Space Agency funding opportunity.
Western University’s industry partners on the dual-camera imager project include Mission Control, INO, LightSail, and Spectral Devices.
The Western University team developing the dual-camera imager is led by electrical and computer engineering professor Jayshri Sabarinathan.
The Royal Ontario Museum is a collaborator on Western University’s lunar imager team.
Environment Canada issued a call for methane monitoring solutions after the initial proposal from Western University did not meet requirements.
Western University has an active project with the city of London to monitor methane emissions from an active landfill.
Dr. Sarah Gallagher is the Director of the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at Western University.
The methane monitoring project at Western University has allowed the team to learn more about landfill emission variations over time.