{"id":22144,"date":"2020-07-08T09:04:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22144"},"modified":"2020-07-07T19:23:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T23:23:59","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-july-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22144","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; July.8.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CubeSat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4\">previous smallsat roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Generation and detection of quantum entanglement in a CubeSat in orbit successfully demonstrated<\/strong> in a project led by National University of Singapore. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/phylej\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpooQy Lab<\/a> in Singapore built the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/phylej\/projects-1\/spooqy-1\">SpooQy-1 CubeSat<\/a>, which was deployed into orbit from the ISS on June 17, 2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.photonics.com\/Articles\/Quantum_Entanglement_Demonstrated_Aboard_Orbiting\/a65910\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated Aboard Orbiting CubeSat | Research &amp; Technology &#8211; Photonics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strath.ac.uk\/whystrathclyde\/news\/quantumentanglementdemonstratedonorbitingcubesat\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum entanglement demonstrated on orbiting CubeSat | University of Strathclyde<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2020-06-quantum-entanglement-aboard-orbiting-cubesat.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSat &#8211; Optical Society\/Phys.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osapublishing.org\/optica\/abstract.cfm?uri=optica-7-7-734\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OSA | Entanglement demonstration on board a nano-satellite &#8211; Optica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/nano-satellites-quantum-communications-20c1af50-9306-473f-bfea-da1ede10b0f9.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Researchers look to nanosatellites for quantum communications &#8211; Axios<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Optical Society article says, that the<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8230; quantum mechanical phenomenon known as entanglement is essential to many quantum communications applications. However, creating a global network for entanglement distribution isn&#8217;t possible with optical fibers because of the optical losses that occur over long distances. Equipping small, standardized satellites in space with quantum instrumentation is one way to tackle this challenge in a cost-effective manner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>As a first step, the researchers needed to demonstrate that a miniaturized photon source for quantum entanglement could stay intact through the stresses of launch and operate successfully in the harsh environment of space within a satellite that can provide minimal energy. To accomplish this, they exhaustively examined every component of the photon-pair source used to generate quantum entanglement to see if it could be made smaller or more rugged.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22153\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/phylej\/projects-1\/spooqy-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=22153\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/spooqy1.png\" data-orig-size=\"575,277\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SpooQy-1 Cubesat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;pooQy-1 cut-away model showing avionics and SPEQS-2 location.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/spooqy1.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22153\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/spooqy1-500x241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/spooqy1-500x241.png 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/spooqy1.png 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SpooQy-1 cut-away model shows the avionics and location of the \u00a0SPEQS-2 polarization-entangled photon-pair experiment. Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/phylej\/projects-1\/spooqy-1\">SpooQy Lab<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;At each stage of development, we were actively conscious of the budgets for mass, size and power,&#8221; said [lead author Aitor] Villar [of Univ. of Singapore]. &#8220;By iterating the design through rapid prototyping and testing, we arrived at a robust, small-form factor package for all the off-shelf components needed for an entangled photon-pair source.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The new miniaturized photon-pair source consists of a blue laser diode that shines on nonlinear crystals to create pairs of photons. Achieving high-quality entanglement required a complete redesign of the mounts that align the nonlinear crystals with high precision and stability.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r6f4C43lDvs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BHUTAN-1\">BHUTAN-1 <\/a>university CubeSat completes second year of operation<\/strong> : <a href=\"https:\/\/kuenselonline.com\/bhutan-1-orbiting-the-earth-for-two-years\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BHUTAN-1 orbiting the Earth for two years \u2013 KuenselOnline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>BHUTAN-1 has been developed by Bhutanese engineers at the Kyushu Institute of Technology as part of their Master\u2019s Degree under the <a href=\"http:\/\/birds2.birds-project.com\/\">BIRDS-2 Project<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>BHUTAN-1 is capable of transmitting two types of data- mission data and housekeeping data. The data is received at the ground station located at the Ministry of Information and Communication compound, Thimphu.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Mission data are camera images captured from space.\u00a0 Cheki Dorji, engineer with the Division of Telecom and Space (DTS) said that downloading images from the satellite was not feasible since Bhutan-1 satellite could not uplink the data from ground station to space to harness the image. It was the limitation of CubeSat built under the BIRDS-2 project, he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>However, housekeeping data is transmitted from the satellite every day and studied. The status of the satellite such as its battery, temperature and its parts are known as housekeeping data.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Deputy Executive Engineer with DTS, Kiran Kumar Pradhan said that although the capability of the satellite was limited, the function of small CubeSat was similar to a bigger satellite which gave them insight on how a bigger satellite works.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An article from when the Cubesat was launched in 2018: <a href=\"https:\/\/thebhutanese.bt\/bhutan-1-bhutans-first-space-borne-satellite-deployed-from-iss-on-10-august\/\">BHUTAN-1, Bhutan\u2019s first space borne satellite deployed from ISS on 10 August \u2013 The Bhutanese<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22154\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=22154\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BHUTAN-1_over_Earth_Iss056e130515_cropped1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"574,431\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;iss056e130515 (8\/10\/2018) --- A view of the BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment during JSSOD-9 operations. The JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) provides a novel, safe, small satellite launching capability to the International Space Station (ISS).&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1533894316&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;170&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BHUTAN-1 CubeSat. Credits: BIRDS-2 project.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BHUTAN-1_over_Earth_Iss056e130515_cropped1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22154\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BHUTAN-1_over_Earth_Iss056e130515_cropped1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BHUTAN-1_over_Earth_Iss056e130515_cropped1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BHUTAN-1_over_Earth_Iss056e130515_cropped1.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BHUTAN-1\">BHUTAN-1<\/a> CubeSat. Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BHUTAN-1#\/media\/File:BHUTAN-1_over_Earth_(Iss056e130515)_(cropped).jpg\">BIRDS-2 project at Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AMSAT<\/strong><\/a><strong> news<\/strong> on student and amateur CubeSat\/smallsat projects:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"[ans] ANS-313 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Currently Scheduled for November 19th Launch\" href=\"https:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2020\/001190.html\">ANS-180 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Now Available to AMSAT Members<\/li>\n<li>Ham Talk Live Episode on Satellite Etiquette<\/li>\n<li>ASEE Presentation on CubeSatSim<\/li>\n<li>CAS-6 Becomes TO-108, Added to AMSAT TLE Distribution<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT Announces Candidates for 2020 Board of Directors Election<\/li>\n<li>ARISS Volunteer VK5ZAI Named Member of the Order of Australia<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>ARISS News<\/li>\n<li>Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Shorts From All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2020\/001192.html\">ANS-187 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successful Launch of BY70-2 With FM-to-Codec2 Transponder<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT Responds to Allegations of Unauthorized Legal Expenses<\/li>\n<li>New Satellite Distance Records Set<\/li>\n<li>VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2020<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Air and Space Center Discontinues KE4ZXW Demo Station<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT 2020 Board of Directors Election Upcoming<\/li>\n<li>CAS-6 Becomes TO-108, Added to AMSAT TLE Distribution<\/li>\n<li>San Diego Microwave Group Discusses ARISS Possibilities<\/li>\n<li>ARISS News<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Shorts From All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General CubeSat\/SmallSat info<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>News:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2020\/07\/07\/new-satellites-set-for-deployment-cargo-craft-ready-for-departure\/\">New Satellites Set for Deployment, Cargo Craft Ready for Departure \u2013 Space Station\/NASA<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Two CubeSats were installed inside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=1196\">NanoRacks small satellite deployer<\/a> this morning for release into Earth orbit later this week from outside Japan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/elements\/japan-kibo-laboratory\">Kibo laboratory module<\/a>. NASA Commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/christopher-j-cassidy\">Chris Cassidy<\/a> set up the satellite gear and placed it inside Kibo\u2019s airlock for retrieval by the Japanese robotic arm. One satellite will demonstrate the performance of a tiny but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8053\">powerful exo-planet telescope<\/a>, while the other will test <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8124\">returning small payloads<\/a> safely into Earth\u2019s atmosphere.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/cubesat-model-for-moon-rovers.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tiny, simple moon rovers will bring cubesat science to the lunar surface | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/exolaunch-nanoavionics-contrac\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exolaunch and NanoAvionics sign contracts for SpaceX flights &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/rocket-lab-electron-booster-launch-failure.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocket Lab Electron launch fails to reach orbit, 7 satellites lost | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.executivebiz.com\/2020\/07\/nasa-posts-draft-rfp-for-follow-on-cubesat-launch-service-program\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA Posts Draft RFP for Follow-On CubeSat Launch Service Program | ExecutiveBiz<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.sam.gov\/opp\/06a63f2693054b30be10a0edc4f20084\/view\">Draft RFP for\u00a0 Venture Class Launch Service Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nasa-preparing-second-round-of-smallsat-launch-services-program\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA preparing second round of smallsat launch services program &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nanoracks.com\/evolving-brand-welcome-nanoracks-website\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evolving our Brand \u2013 Welcome to the New Nanoracks Website! Q&amp;A with CEO Jeffrey Manber and Marketing Director Abby Dickes | Nanoracks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Projects:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Space_Engineering_Technology\/Simba_CubeSat_to_swivel_from_Earth_to_Sun_to_help_track_climate_change\">Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to Sun to help track climate change &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantaneo.com\/CRAFT-PROSPECT-will-lead-a-Consortium-to-Explore-CubeSat-Augmented-Quantum-Key-Distribution-Services_a552.html\">Craft Prospect Will Lead a Consortium to Explore Cubesat Augmented Quantum Key Distribution Services &#8211; Craft Prospect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/horizontechnologies.eu\/horizon-technologies-receives-an-additional-100000-innovate-uk-grant-to-help-fund-its-amber-cubesat-based-maritime-intelligence-data-service\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Horizon Technologies Receives an Additional \u00a3100,000 Innovate UK Grant to Help Fund its AMBER&#x2122; CubeSat-based Maritime Intelligence Data Service. | Horizon Technologies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/solar-sail-spacecraft-begins-extended-mission\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solar sail spacecraft begins extended mission &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>=== <em>Amazon Ad<\/em> ===<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3659960713\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=3659960713&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=b85a2ddcb76b07347e191733e7b7692f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to CubeSat Technology and Subsystem:<br \/>\nOrbit Design, Debris Impact, and Orbital Decay Prediction<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=3659960713\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=3659960713&amp;asins=3659960713&amp;linkId=ee28742debe4fc8cce06999839f88c9a&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** Generation and detection of quantum entanglement in a CubeSat in orbit successfully demonstrated in a project led by National University of Singapore. The SpooQy Lab in Singapore built the SpooQy-1 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22144\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; July.8.2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,22,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite","category-education","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5La","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18539,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18539","url_meta":{"origin":22144,"position":0},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; April.21.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs: ** 60 ThinSats built by middle and high school students reached space aboard Northrop-Grumman Cygnus cargo vessel launch on Antares rocket to the ISS: 60 ThinSat Constellation focused on STEM, Launched\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Amateur\/Student Satellite&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Scalable_ThinSat_large1.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20605,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20605","url_meta":{"origin":22144,"position":1},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Dec.24.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** West Virginia Universty's CubeSat STF-1 (Simulation-to-Flight 1) judged a success after a year in orbit: WV MetroNews Officials mark spacecraft's first year in orbit -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Amateur\/Student Satellite&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5ab53a1fa9712.image_-1024x6781-1-500x331.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22382,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22382","url_meta":{"origin":22144,"position":2},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Aug.2.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** The annual Smallsat Conference hosted at Utah State University is on line this year due to the Covid-19 virus situation. 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