Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Oct.13.2019

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat / SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** High school students learn spacecraft engineering in the Irvine Cubesat program in Irvine, California: IPSF CubeSat Program | Beckman Foundation The Irvine CubeSat Program is composed of six public high … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Oct.13.2019

Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Sept.29.2019

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat / SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** ESA hosts CubeSats Hands-On Training Week for university students: Students experience of miniature satellites with CubeSats Hands-On training – ESA CubeSats are highly versatile satellites built up by 1 or more … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Sept.29.2019

Space transport roundup – Sept.4.2019

A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport t (find previous roundups here): ** Russia launches Rokot rocket launches satellite to measure earth’s gravitation field: Russia’s Rokot vehicle successfully launches Geo-IK-2 satellite – NASASpaceFlight.com … The Geo-IK-2 No.13L satellite lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:00:14 Moscow Time (14:00 UTC) … Continue reading Space transport roundup – Sept.4.2019

Space settlement roundup – Aug.3.2019

A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images related to human expansion into the solar system: ** Purdue University unveils Cislunar Space Engineering Initiatives program: Vision Statement The Purdue Engineering Initiative in Cislunar Space (Cislunar Initiative) will envision and enable the collaborative utilization of cislunar space to extend humanity’s reach throughout the solar system. Mission … Continue reading Space settlement roundup – Aug.3.2019

Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – July.22.2019

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat / SmallSat projects and programs: ** East Tennessee middle school students build cubesat for launch from the ISS: RamSat – Robertsville Middle School Prepared for lift-off | ORNL Robertsville Middle students’ nanosatellite ‘RamSat’ chosen by NASA for space launch – Oakridger  … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – July.22.2019