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In partnership with the University of Nebraska this 1U Launched on the CRS-30 Rocket on March 21 2024
On March 8, 2022, NearSpace Launch joined Astra’s S4 Crossover mission to test the comapany’s new Eyestar-S4-crossover. S4 Crossover Mission is the fourth launch in partnership with Spaceflight to test experimental satellite-to-satellite communication systems and tracking.
On January 13, 2022, NSL celebrated a 3U smallsat launch by Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One and its 747 aircraft “Cosmic Girl.” GEARRS-3 was the third cubesat to launch in partnership with AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory) and SSC-STP (U.S. Space Systems Command- Space Test Program (STP)-3) to test experimental Satellite-To-Satellite
Train On Orbit Payload tested for use in supporting future payloads. This satellite included the EyeStar-S4 radio, as well as space environmental instruments to characterize the radiation and plasma densities to which payloads will be exposed.
Benchmark Space Systems 1 is a technology demonstration 3U by Benchmark Space Systems. It is designed to demonstrate the DEFAST propulsion system. Which uses inert non-toxic powdered fuel that is filled before shipping and remains inert until the pressurization command is triggered on-orbit. The CubeSat was built by NearSpace Launch
MakerSat-1 was launched in a joint effort with Northwest Nazarene University. Its structural frame was 3D-printed in August 2017, using the Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) printer aboard the ISS. This was the first satellite to be 3D printed in space.
On April 17, a 60 ThinSat constellation launched off the Antares NG-11 mission. The ThinSats are part of a program to set a new standard for STEM education in the US. Over 400 high school and middle school students developed and built the satellites.
Proof of concept satellite for long term storage in orbit by Asgardia (AKA The Space Nation Asgardia). The satellite hosted a 512 GB SSD preloaded in data. NSL delivered a 2U in a record 32 days.
The AFRL SHARC 5U launched from Nanoracks ISS launcher relying on NSL’s EyeStar S2F and D2F communication systems, to deliver near-real time data, as well as NSL’s EPS, solar arrays, and batteries.
University of Colorado Boulder’s Challenger mission flew with an NSL Eyestar S2F Communication System, providing the QB50 team with 24/7 data about particle activity in the lower third region of the thermosphere.
