Exo-Brake – Spaceflight Now

October 16, 2019

Breaking News

[ October 15, 2019 ] Documents suggest SpaceX may launch 30,000 more Starlink satellites News
[ October 15, 2019 ] Japanese satellite re-enters atmosphere after experiments in ultra-low orbit Mission Reports
[ October 15, 2019 ] All-female spacewalk on tap this week Mission Reports
[ October 15, 2019 ] Rocket Lab preps for commercial satellite launch this week Mission Reports
[ October 13, 2019 ] Photos: Proton fires off the launch pad with two U.S.-built satellites Mission Reports

CubeSat deployed from space station to test sample return technology

February 13, 2019

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.