CubeSats to Fill the Sky
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Computer Science, Engineering, Space, Video on 02 8th, 2011 | no responses
What weighs less than three pounds, fits into a shoe box and can fly around the Earth? The answer is, a CubeSat. These are the newest generation of satellites that will help NASA conduct educational and science missions in low-Earth orbit.
NASA has selected 20 of these nanosatellites to fly as auxiliary cargo aboard rockets planned to launch in 2011 and 2012. The proposed CubeSats come from a high school in Virginia, universities across the country, NASA field centers and Department of Defense organizations.
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