‘Out of this world’: Manitoba researchers, Indigenous group to develop lunar satellite – CTV News
November 26, 2025
Manitoba researchers are building a satellite that will go to a place where no other Canadian spacecraft has ever gone before: the moon’s orbit.
The University of Manitoba’s STARLab team, alongside Magellan Aerospace, are developing a CubeSat, a milk-carton sized satellite that will not only orbit the moon, but will also map and collect data about the lunar surface.
Through the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP), a $6.9-million contract has been awarded to Magellan Aerospace to undertake this project.
It will be the first time a Canadian-made satellite will be sent to the moon.
