NASA to fly international cubesats aboard Artemis II
By working with other countries to fly CubeSats, NASA aims to enhance access to space for the international community.
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By working with other countries to fly CubeSats, NASA aims to enhance access to space for the international community.
NASA has selected Arrow Science and Technology, Impulse Space and Momentus Space for its VADR contract.
The programme was spearheaded by project leaders and team members hailing from diverse project and mission teams within MBRSC.
The 20,000-sqft dedicated space is outfitted for the delivery of up to 180 spacecraft per year.
TROPICS will study tropical cyclones as part of NASA's Earth Venture Class missions, which select targeted science missions to fill gaps in our overarching understanding of the entire Earth system.
The two cubesats will use complementary scientific instruments to investigate the conditions that cause these disruptive features to form.
The launches are scheduled to take place no earlier than May 1, 2023.
Astra will launch an unspecified number of Spire's cubesats that provide tracking and weather data under a launch contract.
The satellite was designed by a team of Mauritian engineers and an experienced radio amateur from the Mauritius Amateur Radio Society in collaboration with experts from AAC-Clyde Space UK.
TROPICS' objective to enhance the world's understanding of deadly storms directly aligns with Astra's mission to improve life on earth from space.
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