Exo-Brake – Spaceflight Now

July 4, 2020

Breaking News

[ July 2, 2020 ] Coronavirus work stoppage likely to delay launch of NASA X-ray astronomy mission Falcon 9
[ July 1, 2020 ] After weather delays, Arianespace delays Vega launch to recharge batteries Mission Reports
[ July 1, 2020 ] Spacewalkers complete another round of battery replacement work Mission Reports
[ June 30, 2020 ] SpaceX launches its first mission for the U.S. Space Force Falcon 9
[ June 30, 2020 ] NASA delays Mars rover launch to no earlier than July 30 Atlas 5

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.