Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon missions. A test ...
Rocket Lab launches Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ ...
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NASA tests disk-shaped satellites in orbit to push limits of small spacecraft design
One or more units will then move to lower orbits. NASA aims to test how DiskSats perform in very low Earth orbit, below 186 miles. Flying at lower altitudes offers several advantages. Satellites can ...
Standing no more than about 70 feet tall, sounding rockets are much smaller than an average spacecraft that may launch on an orbital flight from major spaceports For comparison, SpaceX's famous ...
A team of engineers at The Aerospace Corporation's facility in El Segundo, California, gather around two completed DiskSats ...
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