On January 14, 2026, NASA selected three participants from Canada to track Artemis II, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Scott Tilley, Citizen Scientist, VE7TIL, and the University of New Brunswick (UNB). The UNB Artemis II Tracking Team consisted of Blake Dauvin, VE9BJD, Chris Carson, VE9CCX, Megan MacDonald, VY2MM, Morgan Kini, VE1MNK, Olivia Gerry Rice, VE9OGR, Troy Lavigne, PEng, Richard B. Langley, PhD, Chris D. Rouse, PhD, PEng, VE9CDR, and Brent R. Petersen, PhD, PEng, VE9EX, VE9UNB, W1IY. On April 4, 2026, at 08:04 UTC, UNB’s first detection of the Artemis II signal was made by Megan and Brent. The UNB Artemis II Tracking Team acknowledges the significant help from Scott Tilley, AMSAT-CA Vice President.
UNB Tracked Artemis II
April 04, 2026
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