Tag: University of Colorado

  • ULA says it will launch some CubeSats for free

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    Artist’s concept of CubeSats deploying from ULA’s Aft Bulkhead Carrier on the read end of the Atlas 5 rocket’s Centaur upper stage. Credit: ULA United Launch Alliance chief executive Tory Bruno said Thursday the company will offer more rides for CubeSats aboard future Atlas 5 rocket flights, and give some away for free, in a…

  • UAE details ambitious plan for Martian weather satellite

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    Artist’s concept of the Emirates Mars Mission. Credit: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center Scientists from the United Arab Emirates have announced the Arab world’s first Mars probe will launch in July 2020 and collect global measurements of the Martian atmosphere. Assuming a launch in 2020, the robotic probe will fly on a seven-month cruise to…