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NASA astronaut Chris Williams pointed a camera out a window on the cupola as a set of CubeSats<\/a> were deployed outside the Kibo laboratory module by a small satellite orbital deployer into Earth orbit. Students from Mexico<\/a>, Italy, Thailand<\/a>, Malaysia<\/a>, and Japan<\/a> designed the shoe-boxed satellites for a series of Earth observations and technology demonstrations.<\/p>\n

CubeSats are a class of nanosatellites \u2013 small spacecraft weighing 1-10 kilograms \u2013 that use a standard size and form factor. The development of CubeSats has advanced into its own industry with government, industry and academia collaborating for ever increasing capabilities.  CubeSats now provide a cost-effective platform for science investigations, new technology demonstrations and advanced mission concepts.<\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA\/Chris Williams<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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