1.0https://jossonline.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yyTbFZajBa"><a href="https://jossonline.com/news/nasa-smallsat-news">NASA SmallSat News and Announcements</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://jossonline.com/news/nasa-smallsat-news/embed/#?secret=yyTbFZajBa" width="600" height="338" title="“NASA SmallSat News and Announcements” — " data-secret="yyTbFZajBa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://jossonline.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> February 2023 Released! 2022 NASA State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report   NASA’s Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute is pleased to announce the official release of the 2022 State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report.   Compiled by many people across NASA and individuals from the companies, universities, and organizations who provided their time and information, the report contains an overview of current state-of-the-art SmallSat technologies and their development status as discussed in open literature. It is not intended to be an exhaustive representation of all that is available on a particular topic. Commonly used sources for public data include manufacturer datasheets, press releases, conference papers, journal papers, public filings with government agencies, and news articles. Readers are highly encouraged to reach out to companies for further information regarding the performance and maturity of the described technology.   The report is available online in webpage format as well as in PDF format as a whole document or in single chapters. Visit: https://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/sst-soa   Suggestions or corrections to this document should be submitted to the NASA Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute at Agency-SmallSat-Institute@mail.nasa.gov for consideration prior to the publication of future issues. October 2021 NASA’S Cube Quest Challenge   NASA’s Cube Quest Challenge, sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Centennial Challenges Program, offers a total of $5 million to teams that meet challenge objectives of designing, building, and delivering flight-qualified, small satellites capable of advanced operations near and beyond the Moon.    In 2017, NASA awarded three teams of citizen inventors $20,000 each for their small spacecrafts. The three teams are: Cislunar Explorers, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York CU-E3, University of Colorado in Boulder Team Miles, Fluid & Reason, LLC, Tampa, Florida Each cube satellite earned the opportunity to ride on the agency’s Orion spacecraft, which will launch atop NASA’s Space Launch System as part of the Artemis I mission.   Team Miles’ CubeSat was fully integrated into the Orion stage adapter – the ring that connects Orion to the SLS rocket – in late July. The CubeSat will deploy after the Orion spacecraft separates from SLS and starts on its journey into deep space. As one of the first CubeSats to operate in deep space, it will drive advances in small spacecraft propulsion and communication technology.   The competition now challenges teams to compete in the Deep Space Derby, focusing on finding innovative solutions to deep space communications using small spacecraft, and the Lunar Derby, which will focus primarily on propulsion for small spacecraft and near-Earth communications. Together, these challenges are expected to contribute to opening deep … Read more →https://jossonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/State-of-the-Art-Poster-203x300.png