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NASA Announces Fourth Round of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

RELEASE: 13-064 NASA ANNOUNCES FOURTH ROUND OF CUBESAT SPACE MISSION CANDIDATES WASHINGTON — NASA has selected 24 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The proposed CubeSats come from universities across the country, a Florida high school, several non-profit organizations and NASA field centers. CubeSats belong to a class...... KEEP READING

Posted on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 in News | Tags: AMSAT-NA, CubeSat, ISDE, NASA, Radiation Effects, Reed, Weller Comments Off on NASA Announces Fourth Round of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

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CubeSat Development

Vanderbilt researchers are launching satellites into space to test the radiation effects on electronic components in order to predict and prevent future failures of such devices. Funded by NASA, these radiation effects test bed payloads will be among the first of their kind in the United States at their scheduled launches in 2013. It’s an...... KEEP READING

Posted on Friday, March 9th, 2012 in | Tags: AMSAT-NA, CubeSat, Educational Outreach, Electronics, Engineering, EPSCOR, ISDE, NASA, Radiation Effects, Reed, Satellite Club, Space Exploration, Undergraduates, Weller Comments Off on CubeSat Development

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