MXL is headed to Indiana to view the total solar eclipse on Monday, 08 April 2024. More details are found here: https://nebp.mxl.space/.
May we all have clear skies!!
Here comes the sun!
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MARIO launched, deployed, and operational!
On Thursday, 29 December 2022, MXL’s latest cubesat, MARIO, was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) by Nanoracks and NASA. MARIO, also known as the Measurement of Actuator Response and Impedance on Orbit cubesat, is a 3U CubeSat collaboration between Continue Reading »
PHAROS Lights Up
The Michigan eXploration Laboratory has begun research and development on its tenth mission, PHAROS (PHased ARray Optical Satellite), which is an optical orbit determination experiment utilizing light emitting diodes (LEDs). The name of the mission comes from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, named Pharos, which served Continue Reading »
Last-Minute Client Fix for Python 3 Users (Get it before the first pass!)
With GRIFEX safely on its way to orbit (coverage on facebook), there is one quick fix we need Python 3 users to make to be able to decode GRIFEX beacons. Thanks to early installers, we have discovered that the TCP Serial Redirect script packaged with copies downloaded before today (1/31) may not function when run Continue Reading »
GRIFEX Flight Unit!
The GRIFEX team full assembled the flight unit for the first time yesterday. See the pictures below. Integration has been flawless so far and we are on schedule for a delivery of the flight unit in August to Cal Poly for launch integration. This week will be performing a vibration test of GRIFEX and a Continue Reading »