CSUNSat1 Slated to Launch to International Space Station in Less Than 2 Weeks

In less than two weeks, California State University, Northridge and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be waiting for a Morse code signal from the university’s first stellar explorer — CSUNSat1, a cube-shaped satellite about the size of a backpack, signaling its successful venture out in space. CSUN electrical and computer engineering professor Sharlene Katz said the satellite project is the first of its kind for the university. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” she said. “The satellite hardware and software were designed and built from scratch. The ground station was done from scratch. We want to run the mission. It’s time. We feel confident in it.” More

(Source: CSUN Today - Mar 10)