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Universities prepare to launch experiments with NASA, Virgin Orbit
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Technicians prepare small satellites for launch at Virgin Orbit s processing facility in Mojave, Calif. Photo courtesy of Virgin Orbit
Technicians prepare a small satellite, MiTEE, for launch in California after it was built and shipped by the University of Michigan. Photo courtesy of Virgin Orbit
Quartz marbles and smaller material are packed inside the Q-PACE small satellite for an experiment in microgravity. Photo courtesy of University of Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 16 (UPI) Experiments on a NASA educational satellite mission planned this month include two devices intended to inspect other spacecraft in space, a box of quartz marbles that will float in microgravity and a weather observation satellite to monitor storms.
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Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agencyâs next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbitâs LauncherOne rocket.
With the small satellites safely secured inside the payload fairing, and the fairing mated to the rocket, Virgin Orbit is gearing up for ELaNa 20, the Dec.19, 2020, Launch Demo 2 flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. âThis initiative actually enables the market for future CubeSats or future missions needing a ride to space by providing different approaches and different options to better meet spacecraft needs,â Hector Viera, NASAâs contracting officer representative for Virgin Orbit. âThis launch is going to open the doors for them (Virgin Orbit) and for NASA, and thatâs a good thing.â