McMaster Interdisciplinary Satellite Team

The McMaster Interdisciplinary Satellite Team (MIST) is a dedicated group of researchers, professors, and aspiring engineering and science students. Our primary objective is to design, fabricate, and launch small satellites into low Earth orbit to investigate the effects of ionizing radiation on the human body and our planet. Supported by the Canadian Space Agency through the Canadian CubeSat Project (CCP) and CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS), MIST is led by Drs. Andrei Hanu, Soo Hyun Byun, and Eric Johnston. With backing from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, we offer McMaster students a unique opportunity to enrich their academic experience through hands-on learning. Our previous accomplishment includes the NEUtron DOSimetry & Exploration (NEUDOSE) mission, a 2U CubeSat developed over the course of 7 years and launched into low Earth orbit in March 2023. The NEUDOSE mission marked a significant milestone in space exploration at McMaster and is a testament ...