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An unlikely pair of satellites
Dec 25, 2015 (SPX)
Space research and exploration reaches across Earth's borders and boundaries, relying on collaboration between nations, disciplines and institutions. So it shou...
NASA Small Satellites to Demonstrate Swarm Communications and Autonomy
Dec 08, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's two Nodes small satellites hitched a ride to the International Space Station on the fourth Orbital ATK cargo mission, which launched on Dec. 6. Once aboa...
JPL CubeSat Clean Room: A Factory For Small Spacecraft
Dec 07, 2015 (JPL)
There was a time when you could find spacecraft clean rooms in two sizes - big and bigger. After all, these harsh-white, sterile environments have to handle ver...
ELaNa IX mission launches first cubesat built by elementary school students
Dec 03, 2015 (SPX)
NASA will enable the deployment of three small research satellites, or CubeSats, selected through the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) for two universities and ...
UAE Launches NanoSatellite Outreach Program
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has launched the NanoSatellite Outreach Program (NSOP), which provides the opportunity for all universities across ...
ULA reveals transformational cubesat launch program
Nov 25, 2015 (SPX)
As the most experienced launch company in the nation, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced it is taking CubeSat rideshares to the next level by launching a ne...
ASU to help high schoolers build satellites in national CubeSat competition
Oct 21, 2015 (SPX)
The White House has announced the creation of a nationwide "CubeSat competition" that partners high school students with leading universities for the developmen...
ESA's first technology nanosatellite reporting for duty
Oct 20, 2015 (ESA)
ESA's first technology-testing CubeSat, released last week from the International Space Station, is in good health and is set to start work on its six-month mis...
CubeSat Launchers Expected to Open Research Opportunities for All
Oct 15, 2015 (SPX)
NASA opened a new avenue for exploration and technology development with awards to three companies to launch missions dedicated to CubeSats. The tiny, box-shape...
NASA awards launch services contracts for CubeSat satellites
Oct 15, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) contracts to provide small satellites (SmallSats) - also called C...
CubeSat to Demonstrate Miniature Laser Communications in Orbit
Oct 12, 2015 (SPX)
NASA and The Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo, California, have received confirmation the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) CubeSat spac...
China launches cube satellites for civil aircraft tracking
Oct 08, 2015 (XNA)
China has successfully launched three cube satellites (CubeSats), which are expected to help track civil aircraft and ships and avoid tragedies like missing fli...
NASA CubeSats to test laser communication, tandem orbit
Oct 02, 2015 (UPI)
NASA is preparing to launch a CubeSat to test laser communications, a departure from radio wave-based satellite communication technologies. "Laser communication...
LauncherOne: Big Value for Small Satellites
Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)
The exploration of space provides important benefits to life here on Earth. Because of their relatively low cost and quick development timelines, small satellit...
JAXA and UNOOSA to Offer Small Satellite Deployment Opportunity
Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) agreed to cooperate in providing opportunities to d...
Technology CubeSat hitch-hiker on today's HTV launch
Aug 20, 2015 (ESA)
Today's HTV supply launch from Japan to the International Space Station also marks the arrival in orbit of one of ESA's smallest missions yet - a CubeSat which ...
NASA Prepares for First Interplanetary CubeSats
Jun 16, 2015 (JPL)
When NASA launches its next mission on the journey to Mars - a stationary lander in 2016 - the flight will include two CubeSats. This will be the first time Cub...
Goddard Technologist Advances CubeSat Concept for Planetary Exploration
May 22, 2015 (SPX)
Although scientists are increasingly using pint-size satellites sometimes no larger than a loaf of bread to gather data from low-Earth orbit, they have yet to a...
NASA Seeks New Launching Methods for Micro-Satellites
May 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
The exploration of interstellar space could rely on tiny probes known as "cubesats." Measuring, at most, 12 inches, the nanosatellites could be an economic new ...
Clyde Space wins Outernet contract
Mar 17, 2015 (SPX)
Clyde Space has signed a 1 million pound deal to build three CubeSats for American global broadcast company Outernet Inc in an international partnership deal fu...
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