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New capabilities for Earth Science measurements with 6U CubeSat technologies

Charles D. Norton, Pamela S. Millar, Robert A. Bauer, George J. Komar

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NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is responsible for the development of advanced technologies to address future Earth science measurement needs. In recent years, ESTO has flown various 1U - 3U CubeSats as a means to prove the applicability of information system and instrument subsystems in support for Earth science Decadal Survey mission concepts. In 2015 as part of the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST-15) solicitation ESTO awarded four new 6U CubeSat projects. While these projects are maturing specific new technologies, their capability and scope also have the potential to serve as platforms for stand-alone science observations. We describe the goals of the InVEST program and introduce the new technologies and science potential of the InVEST-15 selections.

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NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is responsible for the development of advanced technologies to address future Earth science measurement needs. In recent years, ESTO has flown various 1U - 3U CubeSats as a means to prove the applicability of information system and instrument subsystems in support for Earth science Decadal Survey mission concepts. In 2015 as part of the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST-15) solicitation ESTO awarded four new 6U CubeSat projects. While these projects are maturing specific new technologies, their capability and scope also have the potential to serve as platforms for stand-alone science observations. We describe the goals of the InVEST program and introduce the new technologies and science potential of the InVEST-15 selections.

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NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is responsible for the development of advanced technologies to address future Earth science measurement needs. In recent years, ESTO has flown various 1U - 3U CubeSats as a means to prove the applicability of information system and instrument subsystems in support for Earth science Decadal Survey mission concepts. In 2015 as part of the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST-15) solicitation ESTO awarded four new 6U CubeSat projects. While these projects are maturing specific new technologies, their capability and scope also have the potential to serve as platforms for stand-alone science observations. We describe the goals of the InVEST program and introduce the new technologies and science potential of the InVEST-15 selections.

Key concepts: CubeSat, Scope (computer science), Earth observation, Space Science, Earth system science, Space technology, Systems engineering, Computer science

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