NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s systems including its on-board electronics as well as the payload’s support systems such as the small onboard camera. Shown above is a test image of Earth taken by the payload camera, shortly after PTD-4 reached orbit. This […]
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General, Ames Research Center, CubeSats, Marshall Space Flight Center, Small Satellite Missions, Small Spacecraft Technology Program, Space Technology Mission Directorate
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October 23, 2024
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