NASA selects University of Delaware's CubeSat spacecraft for upcoming mission

Credit: University of Delaware/ David Barczak

Bennett Maruca, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has a new thermal vacuum chamber in the Delaware Space Observatory Center he directs. The instrument makes it possible for University of Delaware students to develop and test CubeSat research satellites for a 2026 NASA launch.

« NASA selects University of Delaware's CubeSat spacecraft for upcoming mission

Credit: University of Delaware/ David Barczak

A CubeSat is a small, modular satellite that can fit in your hand. The CubeSat that will be Delaware’s first orbital spacecraft is about three times bigger than this model.

« NASA selects University of Delaware's CubeSat spacecraft for upcoming mission

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