You're free!' Tiny Japanese satellites escape doomed space station years ahead of its fiery death

In its efforts to broaden global access to space, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently launched three cubesats from the Kibo module of the International Space Station (ISS). YOTSUBA-KULOVER, e-kagaku-1 and BOTAN, according to JAXA's press release. More

(Source: Space.com - Oct 22)