ARLA/CLUSTER: NASA abre nova oportunidade para o lançamento de novos CubeSat´s

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

NASA opens new CubeSat opportunities for low-cost space exploration

Space enthusiasts have an opportunity to contribute to NASA’s exploration
goals through the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative.
Applicants must submit their proposals electronically
<https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgibin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=166762> by 4:30
p.m. EST, Nov. 24.

The *CubeSat Launch Initiative* provides access to space for CubeSats
developed by NASA centers, accredited educational institutions and
non-profit organizations, giving CubeSat developers access to a low-cost
pathway to conduct research in the areas of science, exploration,
technology development, education or operations consistent with NASA's
Strategic Plan. NASA does not provide funding for the development of the
small satellites.

NASA plans to select the payloads by Feb. 19, 2016, but selection does not
guarantee a launch opportunity. Selected experiments will fly as auxiliary
payloads on agency rocket launches or be deployed from the International
Space Station beginning in 2016 and running through 2019. To date, NASA has
selected 105 CubeSats from 30 states. Thirty-seven CubeSats have been
launched, and 16 more are scheduled to go into space in the next 12 months.

The agency has made progress on a goal established during the White House
Maker Faire last year to launch a small satellite from at least one
participant in each state over the next five years. For this round, NASA is
focusing on gaining participation in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and 20 states not previously selected for the CubeSat Launch Initiative.
These states are: Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and
Wyoming.

CubeSats are in a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. The
base CubeSat dimensions are 10x10x11 centimeters (about 4x4x4 inches),
which equals one Cube, or 1U. CubeSats supported by this launch effort
include volumes of 1U, 2U, 3U and 6U. CubeSats of 1U, 2U and 3U size
typically have a mass of 1.33 kilograms (about three pounds) per 1U. A 6U
CubeSat typically has a mass of 12 to 14 kilograms (26.5 to 30.9 pounds).
The CubeSat's final mass depends on the selected deployment method.

For additional information about NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/CubeSats_initiative
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