December 1, 2012

Satellites in a box – Radio Aurora Explorer video

In this video radio amateur Professor Jamie Cutler KF6RFX highlights the ability of CubeSats to test new technology in space at low cost.

The Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) mission has proven that scientific information can be gathered from a CubeSat, which is a small satellite encased within a box and attached to a spacecraft to achieve orbit.
The scientific data gathered by RAX has been published in peer-reviewed science journals.

More at  http://www.southgatearc.org/

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