Virginia CubeSat Constellation Archives - Virginia Space Grant Consortium

Virginia CubeSat Constellation Deployment

by Kristyn DamadeoCubeSats, ODU, Satellites, University of Virginia, VCU, Virginia Tech, Wallops July 3, 2019July 3, 2019No Comments

Three Virginia university satellites were deployed into nearly simultaneous orbit from the International Space Station at 10.50 a.m. EDT this morning.

Virginia CubeSat Constellation Launch

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, CubeSats, Engineering, NASA, ODU, Satellites, STEM, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wallops April 18, 2019April 25, 2019No Comments

The Antares NG-11 rocket launched successfully Wednesday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Va. sending the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the ISS.

Technology Exploration Saturdays

by Kristyn DamadeoEngineering, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, Technology March 20, 2019March 25, 2019No Comments

The final Technology Exploration Saturday was held at NASA Langley this weekend. Peninsula middle school students and parents competed to design and build penny haulers and robotic arms.

Virginia CubeSat Constellation

by Kristyn DamadeoCubeSats, Engineering, NASA, ODU, Satellites, STEM, Technology, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wallops February 27, 2019February 27, 2019No Comments

A giant leap towards space for Virginia university students took place on February 26 when students from three Virginia universities delivered their small satellites to NanoRacks in Houston.