Advances in commercial electronics are making it possible for satellites as small as cubesats to perform missions once reserved for large, costly spacecraft. Imaging Earth Silicon Valley startup Planet had 60 Earth-imaging cubesats (pictured) in orbit by October, when it won a $20 million contract...
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