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CubeSat deployed from space station to test sample return technology

February 13, 2019 Stephen Clark

One of five CubeSats deployed from the International Space Station last month is testing a steerable drag brake that could find use in future smallsats to return experiment samples to the ground from low Earth orbit, or on low-cost micro-probes to explore other planets.

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  • Astronauts install new roll-out solar array outside International Space Station
    June 9, 2023
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    June 8, 2023
  • NASA concerned SpaceX’s Starship schedule could delay moon landing
    June 7, 2023
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    June 7, 2023
  • Cargo Dragon docks at space station
    June 6, 2023
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