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September 30, 2016

NASA develops satellite concept to exploit rideshare opportunities
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 30, 2016
Each time a rocket blasts off to deliver a primary payload into space, it typically does so with room to spare - a reality that got NASA engineer Joe Burt thinking. Why not exploit that unused capacity and create a sealed, pressurized, thermally controlled capsule that could take advantage of rideshare opportunities while accommodating less-expensive, off-the-shelf instrument components typically used in laboratory-like settings? Several years in the making, Burt and his team at NASA's Goddard Spa ... read more

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