04 April 2018
A storm hunter and space junk collector on its way to the ISS
... four orbital debris technologies using a pair of target CubeSats. The first experiment will use a net to seize one of the CubeSats, while the second will track the CubeSat with Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and once...
23 July 2018
Small box with big designs to find the missing matter in the Universe
... Philip Kaaret, HaloSat’s principal investigator. HaloSat is a NASA CubeSat mission but led by the University of Iowa. “Where did...Gulick is also keen to start seeing results from the plucky CubeSat. “HaloSat has definitely shaped how I see my future ...
26 June 2019
LightSail 2 gets ready to make its debut in space
..., that solar sails are a viable means of propulsion for CubeSats. It will remain at its current altitude until 2 July,...following the release of LightSail 2 from Prox-1." The three-unit CubeSat will then be subjected to a week's long system testing by ...
24 January 2022
Solar sail mission will intercept and study small asteroid
... NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office. NEA Scout is a science and technology demonstration mission based on a six-unit CubeSat and it will be one of 10 secondary payloads aboard NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, currently scheduled for...
17 January 2020
TriSept secures dedicated rideshare mission aboard Orbex Prime
...we expect will carry a complement of eight to twenty cubesats and microsatellites into orbit in 2022.” “This exciting mission... providing launch integration and management support of NASA’s CubeSat missions through 2025, TriSept is working with all ...
18 January 2021
Virgin Orbit rocket reaches orbit for first time
...-stage rocket ignited and powered itself to orbit. At the conclusion of the flight, the LauncherOne rocket deployed 10 CubeSats into the team’s precise target orbit, marking a major step forward for Virgin Orbit in its quest...
