Some students from the University of Alberta are in emotional orbit after watching a tiny satellite they built launch into space on a giant NASA rocket. Once the satellite is in orbit, students are to study data it will transmit to better understand high-energy particles and electromagnetic fields. Students and faculty at the University of Alberta have been working on the satellite project since 2010. Nokes said the mother of one team member is a teacher who played the video of the satellite launch to her kindergarten class. “She sent us a photo of her students watching the launch live on the screen.

Source: National Post April 19, 2017 12:45 UTC