CubeSats and SmallSats - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Mar 12, 2026 · Keeping each CubeSat simple and focused will allow for more inexpensive deployment, greater reliability, and the incremental ability to add new CubeSats or replace malfunctioning units. …
SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images - NASA Jet Propulsion ...
Mar 16, 2026 · The agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) selected SPARCS in 2022 for a ride to orbit. The initiative is a low-cost pathway for conducting scientific investigations and technology …
NASA’s PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended
Aug 15, 2025 · NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission has been extended through September 2026 and is broadening its focus from Earth’s poles to the entire …
Mars Cube One (MarCO) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 5, 2018 · The twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO). …
Significance/Benefits to JPL and NASA: CubeSat technology offers a unique opportunity to cost-effectively explore parts of space that were previously only observable by very expensive space …
Radar in a CubeSat (RainCube) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 21, 2018 · RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat) is a technology demonstration mission to enable Ka-band precipitation radar technologies on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform.
Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images
Mar 12, 2026 · With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA’s Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the energetic lives of the …
SunRISE - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment, or SunRISE, is an array of six toaster-size CubeSats that will work together to study solar activity.
InSight Launch Press Kit | Mars Cube One
A technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO) will be the first deep space use of miniature, modular "CubeSat" spacecraft design. The pair of briefcase-size spacecraft -- MarCO-A …
PREFIRE CubeSat Image - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 23, 2024 · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.