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December 9, 2019

Breaking News

[ December 9, 2019 ] Progress docking marks second cargo ship arrival at space station in two days Mission Reports
[ December 8, 2019 ] Falcon 9 performs extended mission in test for future U.S. military launches Falcon 9
[ December 8, 2019 ] SpaceX resupply mission reaches International Space Station Mission Reports
[ December 7, 2019 ] China launches two Kuaizhou rockets in six hours Mission Reports
[ December 7, 2019 ] After redesigns, the finish line is in sight for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship Falcon 9

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.