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Thank You to Everyone for Making the 6th Annual CubeSat Developers' Workshop a Success! Workshop Presentations are now posted here.
CubeSat in the News
3 Minotaur Launched CubeSats Contacted PharmaSat, CP6 and AeroCube3 have been contacted. Congrats! Minotaur I Successfully Launched The Minotaur I launched today, May 19th at 23:55 UTC carrying 4 CubeSats to orbit. A Minotaur I launch vehicle will carry TacSat 3 and four secondary payloads of CubeSats (PharaSat, CP6, AeroCube 3 and HawkSat) into orbit. The launch has been rescheduled for May 19th with a launch window from 7:30PM to 11:30PM eastern time. More information about the timeline and launch status can be found here.
6th Annual CubeSat Developers' Workshop a Success! On April 22nd-25th 2009, over 250 CubeSat Developers converged at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo to exchange knowledge and information for developing cubesats. Presentations from the workshop are now posted on the workshop event page.
Congratulations to the Successful JAXA Launch! On January 23rd, 2009, the JAXA H2A launch vehicle successfully launched into orbit with the KKS-1, STARS, and PRISM payloads. We congratulate them on their success!
Second ESA CubeSat Workshop a Success! The Second European CubeSat Workshop, organized by the ESA Education Office, was held at the European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands from January 20th-22nd 2009.
Following the success of a similar workshop in 2008, there was an even higher level of interest shown by universities and students for this year's event, with more than 200 participants representing universities from many countries.
NASA Announces Stand Alone Missions of Opportunities Notice (SALMON) On September 3rd, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the opportunity to conduct science investigations and technology demonstrations of modest cost and scope as Missions of Opportunity (MO). More information can be found at the NASA SALMON proposal website.
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies(UTIAS) successfully launches 6 CubeSats. The launch took place on April 28th on board a PSLV-C9 rocket out of Sriharikota, India. The six CubeSats on this launch were: AAUSAT-II, CanX-2, Cute-1.7+APD II, Compass One, Delfi-C3, and SEEDS. All six CubeSats have been heard from in space. Please join us in congratulating these developers on their success!
NSF Announces Funding for CubeSats The National Science Foundation has announced funding for CubeSat-based science missions for space weather and atmospheric research (NSF 08-549). Beginning in 2009, NSF expects to launch two to four P-PODS per year in pursuit of achieving these scientific research goals. More information can be found on the NSF Website which describes additional specifics on applying for funding on these research projects. Next proposal deadline: March 10th, 2010. |  |
