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A new series of CubeSats, small satellites in the shapes of cubes, will soon take to the skies. Using the CubeSats, scientists will conduct space weather research impossible with other instruments.The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a contract to SRI International, an independent non-profit research and development organization based in Menlo Park, Calif., to carry out the first space weather CubeSat mission.CubeSats are tiny satellites with dimensions of ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112341&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.
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