Combined with the cost-savings of the partially reusable Falcon 9 launch vehicle, those rideshare missions have increased access to space for cubesats.

While some CubeSats have been launched as secondary payloads on launch vehicles, many have been released into space having been first launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in a cargo ...

This Collection welcomes original research articles on CubeSat technologies, focusing on the latest advancements and their use in modern applications.

A team of eight cadets from the US Military Academy’s Space Engineering and Applied Research (SPEAR) program has launched a tactical orbital rocket at hypersonic speeds. The rocket, launched ...

Rather than using traditional gasoline as a power source, imagine a world where vehicles were powered by water. In 2021, NASA tested the theory in space.

After a journey of nearly five months, taking it far beyond the Moon and back, the little CAPSTONE spacecraft has successfully entered into lunar orbit. "We received confirmation that CAPSTONE ...

CubeSats have significantly revolutionized space exploration by providing a cost-effective solution for launching satellites into space and conducting technology demonstrations, scientific ...

Research from the Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) CubeSat is being showcased by Science News. Designed at built at CU Boulder and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, ...

The CIRBE CubeSat is live from space after a successful launch and deployment. CIRBE, the Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment nano satellite, is a joint project of the Laboratory for Atmospheric ...

US Navy divers have successfully attached two lines to hoist points on a sinking M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle that was carrying four US Army soldiers who disappeared early Tuesday during a… ...

Japan's space agency has been unable to communicate with one of two cubesats it launched earlier this week as part of the Artemis 1 mission.

CubeSats, as depicted in this illustration, make it affordable for universities and private companies to launch a satellite into space. CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we ...