The High Altitude 1U Laboratory (HA1L) had a successful test launch this past week aboard a high altitude balloon in Colorado. HA1L’s mission is to serve as a way to test Michigan’s next core CubeSat bus technology, and is working in direct support of CADRE, the next National Science Foundation sponsored CubeSat to be developed Continue Reading »
Prof. Cutler presents @ National Science Foundation Showcase
At the end of this past May, the National Science Foundation (NSF) invited scientists, engineers, and educators to showcase their NSF-sponsored CubeSats. RAX, the first NSF-sponsored CubeSat, was presented by Prof. Cutler, the RAX Co-PI and MXL director.
The video of the NSF CubeSat Showcase features Prof. Cutler at 20 minutes in to the presentation. Continue Reading »
CYGNSS funded by NASA
NASA has awarded its first “low-cost” Venture-class Earth Science Mission to the University of Michigan. The mission, Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), will study ocean weather, and the data from CYGNSS will help scientists analyze the formulation and life of hurricanes. CYGNSS will receive $151.7M over the next 5 years to develop and build eight Continue Reading »
MXL @ iCubeSat Workshop
MXL team members and alumni attended the first Interplanetary CubeSat (iCubeSat) Workshop last week. The workshop took place at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was coordinated by students from MIT, Cornell University, and the University of Michigan.
CADRE at National Science Foundation Research Exposition
As seen in the Michigan Record Update:
“U-M Engineering student Kathryn Luczek (right) shows a CubeSat (cube satellite) to Cora Marrett, deputy director of the National Science Foundation, at an exhibition of NSF research in Washington, D.C. Luczek was joined by Aaron Ridley, associate professor of atmospheric, oceanic Continue Reading »