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  • NASA Launches CubeSats to Test Communications, Build Experience

    Two student-built satellites launched on Tuesday to the International Space Station to take university engineering projects beyond the classroom and into orbit. The two CubeSats were part of more than 6,300 pounds of cargo that lifted off aboard the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply mission for NASA. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at 6:33 a.m. […]

  • NASA SmallSats Launch to Advance Science, Technology, Orbital Operations

    A white rocket with black bands ascends into a clear blue sky with a fiery plume of exhaust coming from the rocket.

    Three NASA-supported small spacecraft launched at 11:32 a.m. PDT Thursday to demonstrate new propulsion technologies, study how galactic dust and high-energy radiation move through galaxies, and advance capabilities for inspecting inactive satellites. The missions launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as […]