CAPSTONE paves the way: NASA’s tiny satellite reaches the Moon to test orbit for future space station
A lot is riding on this 55-pound machine.
Tag: cubesat
Cheap CubeSat snaps first images of Mars
While this isn't a remarkable achievement in itself, it shows that CubeSats are a viable technology for interplanetary missions.
Lightsail responds after eight day of silence in space. Bill Nye: ‘it’s alive!’
After a successful launch and deploy to Earth's orbit on the back of the powerful United Launch Alliance Atlas V ...
Next generation of tiny satellites could explore space propelled by ion thrusters
Lozano holds a prototype of a microthruster, developed to propel small satellites in space. PHOTO: BRYCE VICKMARK Paulo Lozano, of ...
How to send your own science experiment in space for only $5000
Manu Sharma is an aerospace engineer with a great vision: he wants high-school kids and college students to have the ...
Inflatable antennas in space add further leverage to tiny CubeSats
The CubeSat is a revolutionizing miniaturized communications satellite only 10x10x10 cm. Because of its tiny size and weight, these satellites ...
Spacecraft fleet planned for asteroid exploration
Deep Space Industries (DSI), a private space ventures company, has recently announced plans of launching a fleet of asteroid-prospecting spacecraft set ...