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NASA’s Launch Services Program
has issued a Request for Proposal
for new commercial Venture Class
Launch Services for small satellites,
often called CubeSats or nanosatel-
lites, and experiments on science mis-
sions using a class of rockets smaller
than any currently available to the
agency.
NASA plans to award one or more
¿UP¿[HGSULFH9&/6FRQWUDFWVWRDF- the savings since the rocket’s costs are
commodate 132 pounds of CubeSats
in a single launch or two launches
carrying 66 pounds each. The launch
provider will determine the launch lo-
cation and date, but the launch must
RFFXUE\$SULO EHVWVXLWWKHLUVFLHQWL¿FJRDOV6RPHRI CubeSats already are used in the lar orbits in some cases, so piggyback-
At present, launch opportunities for
small satellites and science missions
are primarily limited to ride-share
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space is available on NASA and other
launches. NASA’s Launch Services
Program seeks to develop alternatives
to this approach and help foster other
launch services dedicated to transport-
ing smaller payloads into orbit. The
services acquired through such a con-
tract will constitute the smallest class organizations with an idea for a Kick-
of launch services used by NASA.
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onstrate a dedicated launch capability
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for smaller payloads that NASA an- es and involvement of many agencies nies, and once we get going, the regu- VSDFHZLOO¿QGLWGLI¿FXOWWRJHWDWULS
ticipates it will require on a recurring to Mars on a major spacecraft, for in-
basis for future science and CubeSat and institutions to accomplish. For ex- lar launches will drive the costs down VWDQFH2QWKHRWKHUKDQGLIWKDWVHQ-
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ample, past CubeSats have been built for everyone.” show its effectiveness, a future use
The services acquired under the becomes more practical more quickly.
RFP mean NASA does not have to with parts from smartphones, while The emerging uses are for data
support a CubeSat launch vehicle on “It proves the technology for our
its own or pay for its development. others are a custom blend of materi- valuable to a number of industries larger spacecraft,” said Garrett Skro-
The agency can buy the launch service bot, Educational Launch of Nano-sat-
as any other customer could and enjoy als and equipment. The next CubeSat including farming, shipping, data net- HOOLWHPLVVLRQPDQDJHU³,IZH¿QGD
launch opportunity through the Cube- ZRUNLQJDQGWKHLQVXUDQFH¿HOG7KH sensor or a battery that works better,
supported by a wide market of users. ZHFDQÀ\LWRQRQHRIWKHVHDQGVKRZ
The boosters would be developed pri- Sat Launch Initiative will be released uses for the satellites, even as small as whether it works. Then the team that
vately, and a single rocket would be uses it on something else does so with
able to send dozens of the tiny space- in early August. they are, require them to be in particu- DORWPRUHFRQ¿GHQFH´
craft into orbit at once on paths that
The drive comes as CubeSat de-
the tiny craft that contain experiments signers learn how to build observato-
and sensors inside the form factor of a commercial sector for purposes, such ing on the launch of another mission ries capable of studying distant black
4 inch cube may even be sent beyond holes and cosmic X-ray background to
Earth orbit to send back reports from as imagery collection and analysis, that may be heading to an orbit that is track geomagnetic storms of Earth’s
weather patterns.
and are being used for operational not as useful is no longer acceptable
NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative “As we drive costs down, that frees
provides innovators at non-profits, purposes instead of being limited to for the CubeSat market, Wiese said. up more money for science,” Wiese
educational institutions, and NASA said. “We see this emerging capability
sponsor missions with an accessible research and development. Dedicated rockets for small satel- to launch CubeSats as something the
way to participate in space explora- world is going to need.”
tion. Universities, science clubs and “This will start to open up viable lites also will benefit NASA’s mis-
The VCLS RFP is available at
starter campaign can afford to build a commercial opportunities,” said Mark sions by pushing cutting-edge technol- http://go.nasa.gov/1L2WUkM.
small satellite and compete to get it :LHVHFKLHIRIWKHÀLJKWSURMHFWVRI-
¿FHIRU/63³:HKRSHWREHRQHRI ogy faster from the research level to For more information about NA-
lites require a great deal more resourc- WKH¿UVWFXVWRPHUVIRUWKHVHFRPSD- SA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, visit
usable stage. A sensor that works well http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/
LQWKHODEEXWKDVQRWEHHQÀRZQLQ home/CubeSats_initiative.html.
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