cubesats

NASA Wants To Launch Tiny Moon Satellites On Its Next-Generation Rocket

As the space community counts down the days to the long-awaited Dec. 4 uncrewed launch of the Orion spacecraft --…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

When Doves Fly: Swarm Of Tiny Satellites Shot From Space Station

Astronauts fired up the International Space Station's Yard-a-Pult (actually, we mean the Japanese Kibo arm's satellite launcher) this week to…

11 years ago

What Can You Do With a Cubesat?

We’ve had several articles recently cubesats -- low-cost satellites that seem to be the wave of the future. As technology…

11 years ago

These Cubesats Could Use Plasma Thrusters to Leave Our Solar System

Cubesats are all the rage these days: they’re usually inexpensive and quick to build and they can tag along on…

11 years ago

CINEMA and the Cube-Shaped Future of Space Science

Caption: Jerry Kim, a former student and systems engineer, holds the CINEMA nanosatellite before it was packaged up and sent…

12 years ago

NASA’s Nanosail-D Released into the Winds of Space

[/caption]Despite being an idea rattling around inside the head of engineers and space enthusiasts for over 40 years, solar sails…

14 years ago