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). …
SunRISE - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment, or SunRISE, is an array of six toaster-size CubeSats that will work together to study solar activity.
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 …
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.
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 …
NASA Calls End to Lunar Flashlight After Some Tech Successes
May 12, 2023 · NASA Calls End to Lunar Flashlight After Some Tech Successes May 12, 2023 This illustration depicts NASA’s Lunar Flashlight, with its four solar arrays deployed, shortly after launch in …
Lunar Flashlight - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Dec 11, 2022 · As a technology demonstration mission, Lunar Flashlight will showcase several technological firsts, including being the first mission to look for water ice using a laser reflectometer …