CubeSats and SmallSats | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Jan 12, 2023 · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
Mars Cube One (MarCO) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
On May 5, 2018, NASA launched a stationary lander called InSight to Mars. Riding along with InSight were two CubeSats -- the first of this kind of spacecraft to fly to deep space.
Lunar Flashlight | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Dec 11, 2022 · Roughly the size of a briefcase, Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite being developed and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near-infrared …
JPL and Caltech CubeSat Proposals Move Forward
NASA selects 33 small satellites - including two from JPL in partnership with Caltech - to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2013 and 2014.
ASTERIA - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Aug 14, 2017 · ASTERIA (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was a technology demonstration and opportunistic science mission to conduct astrophysical …
NASA's First Image of Mars from a CubeSat
Oct 22, 2018 · The image was produced by one of the twin briefcase-sized MarCO spacecraft, the first CubeSats to fly to deep space.
PREFIRE CubeSat Image | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
NASA Selects CubeSat, SmallSat Mission Concept Studies
Mar 23, 2017 · NASA has selected 10 studies under the Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies (PSDS3) program to develop mission concepts using small satellites to investigate …
Space's Top 40: How CubeSats are Revolutionizing Radio Science
Aug 11, 2015 · The Low Mass Radio Science Transponder-Satellite (LMRST-Sat) is about 4 by 4 by 12 inches (10 by 10 by 30 centimeters) in size and weighs as much as a kid's bowling ball …
New CubeSats to Test Earth Science Tech in Space
Feb 23, 2016 · Four CubeSat projects, including two from JPL, will be developed, built and launched into low-Earth orbit to test technologies that could enable improve our understanding …