MSU students preparing to launch

STARKVILLE, Miss. - CubeSat MSU, a group of 35 Mississippi State University students, is planning to put the state’s first-ever satellite into orbit. Currently, the group is putting a launch proposal together to submit to NASA in November. The team is made up of aerospace engineering students aiming to launch a small, cube-shaped satellite into space through the NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, a national program. As the project moves forward, CubeSat MSU is seeking $62,000 in additional funding to help complete the final construction and to purchase necessary equipment and establish a ground station on campus. The satellite will cost about $70,000 to build. (The Dispatch 04/14/23)