These disk-like spacecraft are not science fiction, and this morning, they successfully entered orbit under the watchful observation of NASA and the U.S. Space Force. Thursday morning, four DiskSat ...

Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats – miniature, agile ...

CubeSat technology on the order of a magnitude smaller and cheaper than conventional planetary science satellites should make its debut in lunar orbit as early as 2017. Although such nano-satellite ...

In parallel with the Proba minisatellite missions, ESA is now also utilising much smaller ‘CubeSat’ nanosatellites. These are employed for the In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) of miniaturised technologies ...

Left to right are Steve Jurczyk, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate associate administrator, Benjamin Fried of the CU-E3 team, Kyle Doyle of the CisLunar Explorers, Wesley Faler of Team Miles, ...

The first pair of CubeSats launched this week—with the remaining planned for launch in a couple of weeks—to help study tropical storms. Space NASA Industry Climate Change NASA and Rocket Lab launched ...