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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…