Image: ESA's latest space mission has reached orbit. The Qarman CubeSat flew to space aboard SpaceX's Dragon launched from Florida, USA, on Thursday 5 December, ahead of a planned rendezvous with the International Space Station on Sunday 8 December. From there, Qarman - seen here during plasma wind tunnel testing - will be deployed into space in late January 2020. CubeSats are low-cost nanosatellites based around standard 10 cm units and typically end their spaceflights burning up in the atmosph...
Image: ESA's latest space mission has reached orbit. The Qarman CubeSat flew to space aboard SpaceX's Dragon launched from Florida, USA, on Thursday 5 December, ahead of a planned rendezvous with the International Space Station on Sunday 8 December. From there, Qarman - seen here during plasma wind tunnel testing - will be deployed into space in late January 2020. CubeSats are low-cost nanosatellites based around standard 10 cm units and typically end their spaceflights burning up in the atmosph...
Share this Article
Recommended