{"id":434463,"date":"2026-05-22T06:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=998523"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:11:17","slug":"nasa-seeks-interest-for-artemis-mission-cubesats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=434463","title":{"rendered":"NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two of the Artemis II CubeSats can be seen in the lower portion of the Orion stage adapter on the right side of the image. <\/div>\n
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Organizations interested in launching CubeSats<\/a> on future Artemis missions should respond to NASA\u2019s request for information (RFI) by Monday, June 1, for initial consideration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Artemis missions provide great opportunities for teams to conduct important, science and technology investigations that contribute to the expansion of human space exploration,\u201d said Courtney Ryals, acting manager, SLS payload integration, NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n

The RFI will inform potential future opportunities for CubeSats to fly on Artemis III, IV and V. While NASA is reviewing specific mission profiles, the agency expects to accommodate 6U and 12U-sized CubeSats that would deploy in Earth orbit or on a heliocentric disposal trajectory following the separation of the Orion spacecraft from the rocket, as the nanosatellites would deploy from a ring on the upper stage of the rocket. Opportunities may also exist for CubeSats deployed on a reentry trajectory from Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

CubeSat sizes are measured in \u201cone unit\u201d or \u201c1U\u201d increments, each measuring 10x10x10 centimeters.<\/p>\n

NASA flew 10 CubeSats on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022 and four on the crewed Artemis II mission, deploying each after the upper stage detached from the spacecraft and Orion was flying free on its own to carry out its primary mission. In addition to providing a ride to space as secondary payloads, the agency provides payload integration and engineering support.<\/p>\n

As part of the Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send Artemis<\/a> astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, establish an enduring human presence on the lunar surface, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.<\/p>\n

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