SPHERES
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The Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite are a series of miniaturized satellites developed by MIT's Space Systems Laboratory for NASA and US Military, to be used as a
SPHERES aboard ISS
MIT students test the SPHERES satellites aboard NASA's reduced gravity aircraft.
A SPHERES satellite without the plastic shell. Aluminum structure, a control panel, ultrasonic sensors, thrusters, pressure regulator knob and pressure gauge are visible.
A SPHERES satellite is mounted on an air carriage at the 3 DoF laboratory.
NASA Launch Services Program
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The NASA Launch Services Program is responsible for procurement of launch services for NASA uncrewed missions and oversight of launch integration and launch preparation activity, providing added quali
SPHERES
…propellant-free, plume-free clustered space vehicles, increase their operating lifetime, reduce spacecraft mass and associated operating risks. Article: SPHERES-Slosh An expansion to the SPHERES satellites that forms a ring (halo) around the satellite to provide six expansion port attachment sites. Two were flown to…
SPHERES SLOSH hardware (photo credit: NASA)