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
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