NASA tests dual-mode propulsion CubeSat ahead of launch

Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center completed a series of environmental and physical tests on a new small satellite with a dual-mode propulsion system. The spacecraft is designed to make spaceflight safer and more efficient by avoiding volatile fuels and bulky separate maneuvering systems.

• NASA completed environmental and physical tests of a dual-mode propulsion CubeSat
• The spacecraft was built at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
• Goal is to replace volatile fuels and bulky separate maneuvering systems