4: Interplanetary CubeSat missions
Benjamin K. Malphrusa; Anthony Freemanb; Robert Staehleb; Andrew T. Kleshb; Roger Walkerc a Morehead State University, Space Science Center, Morehead, KY, United Statesb Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United Statesc European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Abstract
The launch and successful operation of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats in May of 2018 ushered in a new era of solar system exploration. The 13 interplanetary CubeSats slated to fly on Artemis 1 in 2020 along with MarCO represent the beginning of a new paradigm of planetary exploration—one that utilizes the CubeSat form factor as both primary and supporting exploration platforms. Enabling ...
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