SmallSats Program

Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS)
Earth Science
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
SmallSats Program
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather.
Posted March 4, 2025
SmallSats Program
Earth
Earth Observatory
NASA Headquarters
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency.
Posted September 6, 2024
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Flight Opportunities Program
Learning Resources
Prizes, Challenges & Crowdsourcing News
SmallSats Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA’s public competitions can catalyze big changes – not just for the agency but also for participants. Bronco Space, the CubeSat laboratory at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, matured more than just space technology as a result of winning funds from NASA’s TechLeap Prize competition.
Posted June 28, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
CubeSats
Low-Earth Orbit Economy
Small Satellite Missions
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
SmallSats Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Tech Demo Missions
NASA’s Starling CubeSats are zipping through low Earth orbit in the agency’s latest test of robotic swarm technologies for space.  The four Starling spacecraft, launched in July 2023, are testing a group of small satellites ability to coordinate and cooperate independently without real-time updates from mission control.
Posted October 24, 2023
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