Vermont Lunar CubeSat
The Vermont Lunar CubeSat is a CubeSat satellite launched in 2013 by Vermont Technical College in a joint partnership with Norwich University and funded in part by a grant from NASA and in part by voluntary donations. The satellite, costing 30,000 US Dollars to launch - with NASA offering discounted charges to run the launch - served as a testing model for guidance and navigation pending future launches.[1] The eventual goal of the project is to build a CubeSat capable of orbiting the moon.[2] It was launched on November 19, 2013 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as part of a payload containing the TJ3Sat of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.[3]
References
- ^ "Vermont Lunar CubeSat Project". Vermont Technical College. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory". Vermont Technical College. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Beneski, Barron (October 8, 2006). "Thomas Jefferson High School and Orbital Establish Partnership". Retrieved October 8, 2006.
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