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Mission . | MarCO .
Mission . | MarCO .

Mars Cube One

The twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO). .

May 5, 2018

Mission . | ASTERIA .
Mission . | ASTERIA .

Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics

ASTERIA (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was a technology demonstration and opportunistic science mission to conduct astrophysical measurements using a CubeSat. .

Aug 14, 2017

Mission . | IPEX .
Mission . | IPEX .

Intelligent Payload Experiment

The Intelligent Payload Experiment (IPEX) is a 1U CubeSat developed by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and JPL. .

Dec 15, 2015

Mission . | RACE .
Mission . | RACE .

Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment

The Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment, or RACE, is a test of technology designed to improve NASA's Earth science and space exploration capabilities. .

Oct 28, 2014

Mission . | ISS-RapidScat .
Mission . | ISS-RapidScat .

International Space Station Rapid Scatterometer

The ISS-RapidScat instrument was a speedy and cost-effective replacement for NASA's QuikScat Earth satellite, which monitored ocean winds to provide essential measurements used in weather predictions, including hurricane monitoring. .

Sep 21, 2014

Mission . | GRAIL .
Mission . | GRAIL .

Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory

The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission was designed to create the most accurate gravitational map of the moon to date, which when combined with topographic data, can provide insight into the moon's internal structure, composition and evolution. .

Sep 10, 2011

Mission . | Aquarius .
Mission . | Aquarius .

Aquarius

The Aquarius mission provided NASA's first global observations of sea surface salinity, giving climatologists a better understanding of the ocean's role in Earth's water cycle and weather patterns, as well as global climate variability. .

Jun 10, 2011

Mission . | Herschel Space Observatory .
Mission . | Herschel Space Observatory .

Herschel Space Observatory

A space-based telescope designed to study some of the coldest and darkest regions of the universe using infrared light, Herschel was responsible for numerous findings about dark matter, galaxies and other cosmic mysteries. .

May 14, 2009

Mission . | Planck .
Mission . | Planck .

Planck

Designed to study ancient radiation from the big bang, the Planck space telescope was a European Space Agency mission that aimed to better understand the origin of the universe and the formation of galaxies. .

May 14, 2009

Mission . | Kepler .
Mission . | Kepler .

Kepler Exoplanet Mission

Kepler was a space telescope designed to survey a portion of the Milky Way galaxy in search of exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system. .

Mar 6, 2009

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