Thursday / 21 November 2013

CubeSat Mission Preparing For Future Lunar Missions

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Vermont Technical College Has Launched Small Satellite Into Space To Test Navigation Components That Will Eventually Be Used To Send Satellites To Moon; ‘Lunar Lander CubeSat’ Was 1 Of 28 CubeSats Launched On ORS-3 Enabler Mission Via Minotaur-1 Rocket From NASA Wallops Island Virginia Flight Facility; CubeSat Will Remain In Space 3-5 Years; Pictured: Project Organizer / Vermont Tech Professor Carl Brandon 

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