CubeSat initiative open to MS

WASHINGTON - Accredited education institutions and non-profits may join the adventure of space while helping NASA achieve its exploration goals through a next round of its CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). Proposal applications must submitted by Nov. 22. NASA will make selections by Feb. 17, 2017. The CSLI provides CubeSat developers with a low-cost pathway to space to conduct research that advances NASA's strategic goals. The initiative provides students, teachers, and faculty with the chance to get hands-on flight hardware development experience designing, building and operating these small research satellites. For this round of the initiative, NASA is particularly interested in participation from 18 states, including Mississippi. CubeSats are in a class of research spacecraft called nano-satellites. (Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design 08/05/16)