Hi, I'm Andrew Churchill

I build spacecraft — specifically, the mechanical systems behind the synthetic aperture radar satellites at MDA Space that image the Earth through cloud and darkness. I follow that hardware from the first concept sketch all the way through assembly, test, and launch, and in my spare time I build drones, rovers, and other things that probably didn’t need to exist.

Projects

2025 FPV quadcopter build with black propellers, a yellow 3D-printed camera housing and a DJI O3 camera at the nose.

First-Person-View (FPV) Drone

System design & compatibility, 3D printing, soldering, assembly, RPAS license and safety

The single-axis ADCS prototype: an aluminum gantry supporting stacked equipment plates, breadboards and a reaction wheel.

Single Axis Attitude Determination and Control System Capstone Project

Electrical power system and mechanical design

A team member arming the Horizon balloon payload outdoors in the snow before launch.

CAN-SBX Stratospheric Helium Balloon Payload

Collaboration between the Queen's Space Engineering Team and the Canadian Space Agency

Illustration of a figure at a desk on a rooftop beneath a vast pastel sky filled with floating code windows and interface panels.

JavaScript Coding Projects

Small things I make for fun in a browser tab, with help from my talented coworker named Claude