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just under two years ago

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nasa ushered in a new era of space

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flight providing a dedicated ride to

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space for small satellites

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small sets also called cubesats

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microsats

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or nanosatellites that are quickly

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becoming a game changer for science and

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exploration

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nasa is building on this capability with

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the launch of 10

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more cubesats virgin orbits cosmic girl

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aircraft

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and launcher one rocket rose to the

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challenge a perfect match for a host of

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satellites with big goals well like

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everybody i've long been a

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huge fan of nasa ever since i was a very

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small child with some

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very big ideas and like me they believe

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in the power of innovation

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constantly pushing the boundaries of

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what's possible

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their bold adventurous spirit is

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inspiring and we couldn't be more

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honoured to work by their side for this

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mission

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the nasa payload about to launch on the

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launcher one rocket

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is called alana 20. alana stands for

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educational launch of nanosatellites

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part of nasa's cubesat

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launch initiative or csli

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through csli 10 cubesats were selected

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for this mission

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and it's the first payload complement

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ever carried by launcher one

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one of two venture-class vehicles nasa

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chose to get

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cubesats and cubesats alone a ride to

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the cubesat launch initiative or csli

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provides free

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or reduced cost launches for eligible

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and worthy cubesats developed by

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nonprofit organizations and nasa centers

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the launch services program at the

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kennedy space center is responsible for

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csli selected cubesats in the space we

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match satellites with rockets the group

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of satellites that we fly on a given

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is called an alana mission which stands

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for educational launch of nano

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the cubesats launched aboard the virgin

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orbit launcher one

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we're all part of the alana 20 mission

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rockets dedicated to small satellites

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mean expanded access to space

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and orbital deployments tailor-made to

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each cubesat's science goals

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most of these cubesats can be compared

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to the size of a loaf of bread

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but some were even smaller about the

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size of a softball

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sponsored by nasa they were developed by

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universities across the nation

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as well as one nasa center cactus one

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was developed by

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built entirely by undergraduate students

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it's a tabbed

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profile space debris in low earth orbit

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for cleanup

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the other hermes aims to send commands

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and communication to the satellite

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via the internet providing a cost saving

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for gathering scientific data if you

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were to do a coolness bingo

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we pretty much tick off all the boxes

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because we're doing

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student conceived for under thirty

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that's like a double cross and bingo

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passive inspection cubesats or picks for

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provo utah each one has tiny cameras on

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all sides to capture imagery of each

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that deploys it essentially it's like a

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for launcher one or any other spacecraft

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while many of the satellites flying on

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cubase stands for cubesat particle

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and collision experiment developed by

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the university of central florida

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in orlando florida cubase will study the

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collision of

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this three-year experiment will give

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but around other stars as well satellite

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carrying a microgravity experiment that

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explores the gentle collisions between

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small particles that

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are the very first steps of the

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we're hoping to better understand the

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processes of planet formation

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not just in our own solar system but

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polar cube developed by the university

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of colorado at boulder

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is another scientific mission this one

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is aimed at collecting sea ice

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and applications and it can actually go

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weather phenomenon based off of that

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tech edsat-7 is the seventh in a series

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of satellites from nasa's ames research

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involves commanding the satellite to

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and then the other main purpose is a

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bus for other payloads so other external

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somebody through a satellite you know

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that's bingo that's the paycheck

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cape 3 is the third satellite in the

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cape series of educational missions

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cape 3 has two missions with the primary

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little commands to the satellite and

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the final payload that will be carried

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by launcher one is the mighty

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technology demonstration from the

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university of michigan in ann arbor

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satellite and an attached picosize

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or picosat to investigate and prove

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electrodynamic tether applications in

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after launch the two satellites will

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the tether connecting the two will

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generate a magnetic field that can

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interact with earth's magnetic field to

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keep them in orbit

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if proven these tethers could allow

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large groups of satellites to function

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like a coordinated controllable fleet

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as satellites decrease in size the

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orbital lifetimes

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decreases very rapidly so you need a way

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to keep your satellite in space and

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the electrodynamic tether provides us a

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propellant-less

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method of station keeping and

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propulsion in space by november 2020

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each of the 10 cubesats is safely

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secured in launcher 1's payload bearing

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the fairing makes the short trip from

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the company's processing facility in

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to the nearby mojave air and spaceport

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where it's mated to the rocket ahead of

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after wet dress rehearsals and final

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reviews launcher one is deemed

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2021 launcher 1 and cosmic girl are

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positioned for takeoff

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at approximately 1 38 p.m eastern

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the carrier aircraft takes to the sky at

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35 000 feet above the pacific ocean

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the rocket is released from cosmic girl

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its newton 3 first stage engine ignites

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sending the rocket on its way

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just a few minutes later the second

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stage newton four engine performs a

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series of burns to power launcher one

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approximately two hours after takeoff

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the elana 20 cubesats are deployed

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successfully cubesats have demonstrated

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their ability to meet

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science technology development and

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educational objectives in a very

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cost effective way i believe that the

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demand for cubesats will

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only grow in the future the cubesat

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launch initiative and the launch

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services program

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both look forward to being there to help

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put those cubesats into orbit

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with dedicated rides to space these

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cubesats are unlocking the potential for

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a brighter future

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one filled with greater scientific

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discoveries increased access to space

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and just maybe a knowledge of new worlds

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to get involved in nasa's cubesat launch

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initiative visit