About MinneSat
MinneSat is the University of Minnesota's CanSat competiton team. The CanSat competiton is an annual design-build-launch competition focused on space-related projects, organized by the American Astronautical Society (AAS). Students are involved in the full end-to-end life cycle of a complex engineering project—from initial design through to integration, testing, and final operation.
The competition is open to university teams from around the world, and the University of Minnesota is proud to have a team in this competition. Each team designs and builds a space-type system, following the guidelines provided by the competition.
2026 Leadership
Meet the student leaders guiding our 2026 CanSat project. This dedicated team coordinates our engineering efforts across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines.
Franklin Woolley
President
Oversees all team operations and competition strategy.
Alexander Kim
Software Lead
Leads the software design and development efforts.
Martin Michelli
Electrical Lead
Leads the electrical design and development efforts.
John Kronkvist
Mechanical Lead
Leads the mechanical design and development efforts.
Our Legacy
Explore our CanSat competition projects from 2022 to 2025, showcasing our team's innovation and engineering excellence.
Our Sponsors
We are grateful for the support of our sponsors who make our participation in the CanSat competition possible.
Collins Aerospace
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
Northrop Grumman
Become a Sponsor
Interested in supporting our team? We are always looking for new sponsors to help us reach our goals.
Get In Touch
Have questions about our team or interested in joining? We'd love to hear from you!