Opinion: Cubesats Present Big Opportunities For Students And Industry

Embry-Riddle student team

An Embry-Riddle student team prepared to secure EagleSat-2 in its deployer.

Credit: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
When a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launched on Sept. 14, a small satellite called EagleSat-2 hitched a ride to the International Space Station. Bruce Noble, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University aerospace engineering student who served as project manager on EagleSat-2, watched the liftoff...
P. Barry Butler

P. Barry Butler is president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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