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NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative gives CubeSats
a free ride on

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rockets that have room and fuel to spare.

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It's like a ride-share program we're already
going into space, so

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your CubeSat is welcome aboard!

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Once a CubeSat has a seat on a flight, it
will be loaded into a

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launcher container on the rocket.

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These containers have a long

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technical name, but let's just call them "dispensers"
for short.

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Each CubeSat is stacked into the dispenser
like a pea in a pod,

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with its power turned off until the right
time during the mission.

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After the launch, once the rocket is at just
the right elevation, the

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main spacecraft separates and heads on its
way.

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Then it's the

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CubeSats' turn.

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A few seconds later, the dispenser door springs

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open, and another spring inside pushes the
CubeSats free!

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Each CubeSat's transmitters turn on, and its
power and other

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tools will begin to work.