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Firefly Aerospace successfully launched eight small satellites on July 3 for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The launch, part of the “Noise of Summer” mission from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, involved satellites aimed at climate research and technology development. Credit: Firefly Aerospace/Trevor MahlmannAs part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket leaves a glowing trail above the skies of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 3, 2024. Credit: Firefly Aerospace/Trevor Mahlmann CubeSats are built using standardized units, with one unit, or 1U, measuring about 10 centimeters in length, width, and height. This standardization in size and form allows universities and other researchers to develop cost-effective science investigations and technology demonstrations.
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