Tag Archives: CubeSats
Rocket Lab tested its parachute system on a live booster for the first time
Watch Rocket Lab launch a Canon satellite into space at 5:19PM ET
Swarm finally gets full regulatory approval to launch its satellites
NASA’s Twin CubeSats Heading Towards Mars
NASA’s CubeSats continue their journey towards Mars after successfully completing their first trajectory correction maneuver later in May. Although one of the CubeSats, MarCO-B faced some challenges...
NASA’s Twin CubeSats Heading Towards Mars
NASA’s CubeSats continue their journey towards Mars after successfully completing their first trajectory correction maneuver later in May. Although one of the CubeSats, MarCO-B faced some challenges...
Rocket Lab schedules second Electron test launch for December 8th
On Friday, December 8th at 2:30 PM New Zealand time (8:30 PM ET), a 10-day window will open for a launch of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket. The window will be open for four hours each day. This second test is called "Still Testing"; the rocket will lau...
India sets record launching 104 satellites aboard a single rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation, India's version of NASA, set a record on Valentine's Day when one of its PSLV rockets successfully launched 104 satellites into orbit. Riding onboard were 88 "Dove" mini-satellites from Planet, a US-based priva...
NASA Develops New Batteries to Power Microsatellites, CubeSats
Have you ever seen small packages with valuable things? If not yet then ask Dr. Luke Roberson, senior principal investigator for Flight Research within the Exploration Research and Technology...
NASA’s new satellite radiator is a work of art
Satellite radiators are typically huge and heavy -- not at all ideal for tiny spacefarers like CubeSats. To address small satellites' need, NASA Goddard technologist Vivek Dwivedi has teamed up with Brigham Young University scientists to develop a "s...