NASA investigates sending CubeSats to Phobos and back

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NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Program provides funding to study a small number of highly advanced spaceflight concepts, with the goal of understanding the technological possibilities which will guide the development of future space missions. Under this program, a JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) researcher has proposed the use of a pair of CubeSats for an autonomous mission to retrieve samples from Phobos, Mars' larger moon. .. Continue Reading NASA investigates sending CubeSats to Phobos and back

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Tags: CubeSat, Mars, NASA, Solar Sail, Solar System, Spacecraft

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