Want to build your own CubeSat but have been put off by the price? There may be a solution in the works — [RG Sat] has challenged himself to design and build one for less than $1,000.

Now it is extremely possible, but still not trivial. A CubeSat is a very small satellite that can hitch a ride with a bigger satellite or get tossed out of a friendly space station. This week’s ...

These rearranging CubeSats require a 90 degree rotatable connector ... The prototype connector is inserted into each side of a hinge mechanism within the test system, simulating the insertion angle of ...

CubeSats usually conclude their missions by burning up as they enter the atmosphere after their orbits slowly decay. Case in ...