University of Texas 'Picosatellite' to be launched from space shuttle to begin milestone mission
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 11:49
in Astronomy & Space
In an initial step toward the first successful rendezvous and docking of very small satellites without human control, a pair of miniature "picosatellites" built by University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University engineering students will be launched into orbit this month from Space Shuttle Endeavour.