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NASA SmallSats Launch to Advance Science, Technology, Orbital Operations
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Three NASA-supported small spacecraft launched at 11:32 a.m. PDT Thursday to demonstrate new propulsion technologies, study how galactic dust and…

Oct 1, 2026
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NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch
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Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is…

Sep 25, 2026
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NASA’s Starling Mission Opens New Frontiers in Space Navigation
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NASA’s Starling mission has marked another milestone in spacecraft autonomy by using a new system that determines a satellite’s position in orbit by referencing other objects in space, instead of relying on a navigational…

Aug 17, 2026
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Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat
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New animations from NASA's PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic.

Aug 7, 2026
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A New Compact Instrument Enables High-Fidelity Measurements of Energetic Particles on CubeSats
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A team of NASA-sponsored scientists and engineers has developed a novel approach to observing high-energy particles in the near-Earth space…

Jul 21, 2026
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NASA’s SunRISE Mission Changes Launch Vehicle to SpaceX Falcon Heavy
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NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the agency’s Kennedy…

Jul 13, 2026
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NASA CubeSat to Speed Technology Testing in Orbit
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The R5-S9 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 9) CubeSat, developed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, lifted…

Jul 10, 2026
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NASA Small Satellite Could Make Global Positioning More Precise
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GRITSS will demonstrate the feasibility of a new technique for improving precision navigation and geodetic measurements.

Jul 9, 2026
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NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Sun, Earth Science Missions
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NASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide the launch service for both the agency’s PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and…

Jun 25, 2026
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SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images

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NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond

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This poster highlights the JPL cubesat missions. NASA CubeSat Programs provide opportunities for small satellite systems to fly as auxiliary payloads on planned missions.
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