SPEAR UALBERTA

We're designing and building the U of A's first Mars rover. We also facilitate academic outreach. Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.

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#spear #space #sound

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#space #spacesuit #spear #uofa

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#marsrover #venus

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#marsrover #iphone

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This is your opportunity to participate in our mars rover project 2023! Scan the code and help name our rover!
#marsrover #space #ualberta

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Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in an exciting multidisciplinary project Space Exploration Alberta Robotics. We build mars rover prototypes, participate in design competitions, and aim to promote space exploration technology and robotics through educational outreach!

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

👀 Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest infrared image of the early universe ever taken — all in a day’s work for the Webb telescope. (Literally, capturing it took less than a day!) This is Webb’s first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B

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At 4:15am ET this morning, our 322-foot tall, 3.5-million-pound #Artemis I rocket arrived at the launchpad.

Soon, teams will begin the final prelaunch test for the @NASA_SLS rocket, which will practice the launch countdown and the loading of fuel. https://t.co/4dhtzhyeNb

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Thanks @RoyalTyrrell! We can't wait to return to the badlands even stronger next time!

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@lanibreton @spaceualberta @USherbrooke Although we didn't get great footage of @spaceualberta team's rover, we did enjoy watching their progress!

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The Canadian International Rover Challenge took place in Drumheller in August. The badlands make a great landscape to test space technology in extraterrestrial environments! Here’s the @USherbrooke rover, Zeus, being tested in Midland Provincial Park.

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Want to watch CASE and all the other rovers and their teams competing LIVE??? Then tune into the CIRC 2021 livestream! #CIRC2021 #robotics #space #engineering #UofA #science #rovercompetition
https://t.co/e1cfYOXCKG

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Are you as ready to watch CASE in action as we are?? Tomorrow the SPEAR crew will be heading down to Drumheller for the Canadian International Rover Competition (CIRC). Wish us luck!!!

#space #mars #marsrover #engineering #robotics #CIRC2021 #rover #studentgroup #UofA

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A late countdown, but we are so excited to be returning to CIRC which kicks off THIS Friday! After a long drought of in person work, we are excited to finally see CASE again and even more excited to see what it can do!
#space #robotics #marsrover #CIRC2021 #engineering #science

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Meet Jarrett Yu, SPEAR’s controls lead, and the member of the week! Jarrett is working on encoders for the robot arm, as well as establishing this year’s goals while working around Covid. He is planning the controls team’s return to work on campus in a Covid safe manner! #space

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.

#CountdownToMars

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This week's member of the week is Ryan Shukla (right). He is a co-lead of the autonomy team and has been a member of SPEAR since 2018! Ryan is currently working on improving the user interface used to monitor sensor readings and other important data from the rover. #engineering

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This week’s member of the week is David Lenfesty, a member of the controls team! He has been improving the communications interface inside the rover. This will allow new pieces to be added smoothly and helps to make existing components more reliable! #technology #rover

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Welcome back from winter break! This week’s member of the week is Kaitlyn Chin. She is a member of the marketing team assisting in running the social media pages. Kaitlyn’s main focus is highlighting various teammates in SPEAR through member of the week posts! #space #engineering

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Meet Navodhi Ranatunga, our member of the week! She is working on implementing cameras to assist with RAMAN analysis and geological observations. This includes ensuring the rover is able to discern grain sizes and can provide a good view of the environment! #science #technology

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Introducing Harlene Gill, our member of the week! As a member of the science team, Harlene is currently generating a list of optical components to be used in a Raman Spectrometer. This includes finding mirrors that can accept wavelengths of 520 nm! #science #space #technology