{
  "id": 14269198,
  "title": "NASA Launches CubeSats to Test Communications, Build Experience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/nasa-launches-cubesats-to-test-communications-build-experience",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:24:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/smallsatellites/2026/10/13/nasa-launches-cubesats-to-test-communications-build-experience/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two CubeSats built by university students launched on Tuesday to the International Space Station, marking their first step into orbit. Capable of open-source spacecraft technology and amateur radio communications, the satellites will provide students with hands-on experience in building and operating their own missions. Part of the multi-university Pleiades Five program, the satellites are designed to test new technologies and give participants a chance to experiment with satellite communications. Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the CubeSats are part of the PROVES project, which aims to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists through practical spaceflight experience.",
  "summary": "Two student-built satellites launched on Tuesday to the International Space Station to take university engineering projects beyond the classroom and into orbit. The two CubeSats were part of more than 6,300 pounds of cargo that lifted off aboard the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply mission for NASA. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at 6:33 a.m. […] The post NASA Launches CubeSats to Test…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}