Israeli University Nanosatellites Aim to Democratize Space
Israeli University Nanosatellites Aim to Democratize Space
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Two Israeli universities have launched homebuilt “social” nanosatellites with the goal of making outer-space research affordable and accessible to all educational institutions.
“The technology we are testing was done already by NASA but cost millions. We are trying to do the same with a fraction of the budget around $1,000, not including shipment and launch costs,” says master’s student Rony Ronen.
Ronenleads the microcontroller and radio communication subsystems group for Ariel University’s first nanosatellite (CubeSat), SATLLA-1.