Astranis to fund launch of student-built satellite

A startup developing small communications satellites will fund the launch of a student-built satellite selected through a competition. Astranis Space Technologies announced Oct. 1 that it will work with NanoRacks to fund a future launch of a university-built 1U cubesat. The satellite will be selected through a competition run by a student space organization, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), among its U.S.-based chapters. The announcement of the competition was linked to the start of the 69th International Astronautical Congress here. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Oct 2)