NASA and CU Aerospace have launched the DUPLEX CubeSat on a two year mission to test two innovative micropropulsion technologies.
NASA is working with commercial partners to create high-performing, reliable propulsion systems that will help small spacecraft safely maneuver in orbit, reach intended destinations across the solar system, and accomplish mission operations.
Read the full article by Tara Friesen at nasa.gov.
The DUPLEX spacecraft was developed by CU Aerospace in Illinois. NASA’s Small Spacecraft and Distributed Systems program at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley supported the development, with funding from the Small Business Innovation Research program and a 2019 Tipping Point industry partnership award through the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate.