How tiny CubeSats hitch a ride to orbit
In short: Discover how NASA's ELaNa initiative uses secondary payloads to launch educational satellites alongside primary mission cargo.
During an L-2 briefing on February 21, participants discussed the deployment of three very small satellites, known as CubeSats. These satellites are part of NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) initiative. They are scheduled to be released into orbit following the delivery of the Glory satellite by a Taurus XL rocket.
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