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January 16, 2021

Breaking News

[ January 16, 2021 ] Live coverage: SLS core stage fueled up before hot fire test Mission Reports
[ January 16, 2021 ] Live coverage: Rocket Lab scrubs launch from New Zealand Mission Reports
[ January 15, 2021 ] NASA proceeds with SLS booster stacking in Florida before core stage arrives Mission Reports
[ January 15, 2021 ] NASA’s huge moon rocket faces critical test-firing before first launch Mission Reports
[ January 15, 2021 ] Rocket Lab set to launch super-secret satellite for German company 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.