Sailing on Sunbeams
Now that a mini-satellite prepared at Cal Poly has successfully propelled through space with solar power, Bill Nye the Science Guy has another cosmic goal – and this one is even farther
July 1, 2019
LEO Launch
LEO, the latest Cal Poly CubeSAT, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Monday night from NASA’s historic Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The megarocket — the most
June 26, 2019
The Planetary Society Highlights Upcoming LightSail 2 Launch
Planetary Radio Host and Producer Mat Kaplan visited Cal Poly for a last, clean room visit with LightSail 2, the Planetary Society’s solar sailing CubeSat. While there, Mat also talked to attendees
May 16, 2019
Calling all CubeSats
Under spring clouds billowing over the roof of the Advanced Technologies Lab, a multidisciplinary team of Cal Poly Engineering students spent quarter break working on adjusting two CubeSat tracking antennas that monitor
April 18, 2019
PolySats Launch Down Under
Before it ever lifted off the planet, Cal Poly’s latest CubeSat had already traveled close to 7,000 miles. The PolySat team’s mini satellite – called ISX, or Ionospheric Scintillation explorer — was one of
January 7, 2019
PolySat Team on Cloud 9
When students gather at the University Union to watch a historic Mars landing Monday, members of the PolySat team will be there to boast about their own space exploration. The team will
November 26, 2018
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