Will future spacecraft fit in our pockets? - Dhonam Pemba
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When you picture a rocket, you might imagine a giant ship carrying lots of fuel, people and supplies. But what if the next wave of spacecraft were small enough to fit into our pockets? Dhonam Pemba details the future of microspacecraft, and how scientists at NASA are hoping to use micropropulsion to launch these tiny vessels outside of Earth’s orbit.
The current microsatellites don't have their own propulsion systems, gathering data on Earth, making atmospheric observations, and being used for communication and space imaging. What are some other kinds of data that these microsatellites can capture?
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