ISS Crew Demos Multiple Cubesat Deployments
Credit: Paolo Nespoli
HOUSTON — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station ejected five Cubesats in two waves Oct. 4, successfully demonstrating a first-ever satellite deployment technique using the Japanese Experiment Module’s Small Satellite Orbital Deployer and robot arm. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...
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