{"id":20801,"date":"2020-01-16T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20801"},"modified":"2020-01-16T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:38:07","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-jan-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20801","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Jan.16.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

** ACRUX-1 CubeSat<\/a> was launched by the Melbourne Space Program<\/a> <\/strong>last summer on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket<\/a>. The goal of the not-for-profit organization<\/a> is “to launch the next generation of technology pioneers”. The CubeSat project was three years<\/p>\n

… in the making. In June 2019, Melbourne-based volunteer students from various Australian universities across multi-disciplinaries designed, built from scratch and successfully launched a working CubeSat satellite called “ACRUX-1” into lower earth orbit on Rocket Lab<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Electron rocket mission called\u00a0Make It Rain.\u00a0This\u00a0was part of a ridesharing mission through\u00a0Spaceflight<\/a>, a launch service provider.<\/em><\/p>\n

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ACRUX-1 cubesat. Credits Melbourne Space Program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s part of the integration process at @SpaceflightInc<\/a>! They’re integrating #ACRUX1<\/a> in the CubeSat dispenser. It’s then closed & placed in the rocket. When the rocket reaches the right orbit, it’s deployed, the dispenser’s front door opens & the satellite pops out!#MakeItRAIN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2AAtU1LsKy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Melbourne Space Program (@MelbSpace) June 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n