CubeSats and SmallSats - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Jan 12, 2023 · Keeping each CubeSat simple and focused will allow for more inexpensive deployment, greater reliability, and the incremental ability to add new CubeSats or replace malfunctioning units. …
NASA’s PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended
Aug 15, 2025 · NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission has been extended through September 2026 and is broadening its focus from Earth’s poles to the entire …
Mars Cube One (MarCO) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 5, 2018 · The twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO). …
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 measurements …
InSight Launch Press Kit | Mars Cube One
A technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO) will be the first deep space use of miniature, modular "CubeSat" spacecraft design. The pair of briefcase-size spacecraft -- MarCO-A …
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites
May 15, 2024 · Called PREFIRE, this CubeSat duo will boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s polar regions radiate out to space and how that influences our climate.
The boom development is still on-going. Please note that the feeds are fixed to the CubeSat bus to minimize deployment complexity. Optical prescription of the deployable off-set mesh reflector …
PREFIRE CubeSat Image - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 23, 2024 · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
Radar in a CubeSat (RainCube) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 21, 2018 · RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat) is a technology demonstration mission to enable Ka-band precipitation radar technologies on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform.
JPL CubeSat Clean Room: A Factory For Small Spacecraft
Dec 3, 2015 · JPL CubeSat clean room is doing big things for space explorations smallest inhabitants. There was a time when you could find spacecraft clean rooms in two sizes -- - big and bigger.