Congrats to all the recent missions launched into orbit this week. 32 satellites rocketed to orbit yesterday on a Dnepr and 29 flew on board a Minotaur-I launched from Virginia earlier in the week. Below is a great picture of the Minotaur launch.
The MCubed-2 launch is fast approaching. It is currently holding at 05 December 2013. We expect a evening launch, California time, with CubeSats deploying approximately three hours later. More details will be provided as we learn them! Additional details are located at SpaceFlightNow.com, look for NROL-39.
The Aerospace Summer Games are an annual tradition where the aerospace companies in the LA-area compete in some friendly competition. This years games were held in July, and many MXL, S3FL, and other Michigan engineering students and alumni participated. Included in the picture below are students and alumni that were either summer interns or are Continue Reading »
JPL has been in town the last two weeks recruiting and visiting with UMich students. They have another info session next Monday night, 9/30. See below for details.
Last week, we spent some time cleaning and inspecting the dish. Here is a view from inside the dish as we surveyed the mounts and surface. We are almost complete with our full site survey to assess upgradability to support satellite tracking. The results are promising, and if all goes well, we could have a Continue Reading »