02 Dec Press Release, December 2017
Posted at 16:14h in cubesat, hampton university, international space station, low earth orbit, nasa, old dominion university, satellite, student flight projects, university of virginia, virginia tech, wallops island
The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI) is working with the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) to test components of student satellites bound for orbit. The Institute’s proton beam, which offers cutting edge cancer treatments, is being used to simulate the impact of radiation encountered in the space environment on space hardware developed by the students....