CubeSat
NASA’s EM Drive Passes Peer Review, But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
In the latest new to emerge about the "impossible" EM Drive, it now appears that the technology has passed the…
Lightweight Telescopes In CubeSats Using Carbon Nanotube Mirrors
Using carbon nanotubes, a team of NASA engineers has created a series of revolutionary new telescope mirrors for a Cubesat…
Antares Rocket Failure Pushes Tiny Satellite Company To Hitch Ride With SpaceX
The various companies that had stuff sitting on the failed Orbital Sciences Antares rocket launch last month are busy looking…
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Making Cubesats do Astronomy
One doesn't take two cubesats and rub them together to make static electricity. Rather, you send them on a brief space voyage…
Balloon launcher Zero2Infinity Sets Its Sights to the Stars
Clearly, the sky is not the limit for balloon launcher Zero2Infinity. Based in Barcelona, Spain, the company announced this week…
Tiny Satellites Could Hitchhike To Europa With Bigger NASA Mission Concept
When you've got a $2 billion mission concept to head to Europa, it's likely a good idea to pack as…
‘Time Capsule On Mars’ Team Hopes To Send a Spacecraft There With Your Messages
It's an ambitious goal: land three Cubesats on Mars sometime in the next few years for $25 million. And all…
Rise of the PhoneSats
Satellites can now fit in the palm of your hand. Known as Cubesats, several of these tiny but cost-effective payloads…
Surreal Photos: CubeSats Launched from the Space Station
Three small CubeSats are deployed from the International Space Station on October 4, 2012. Credit: NASA Five tiny CubeSats were…