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CubeSat Launch Initiative

NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative provides opportunities for CubeSats built by U.S. educational institutions, and non-profit organizations, including informal educational institutions such as museums and science centers to fly on upcoming launches. Through innovative technology partnerships NASA provides these CubeSat developers a low-cost pathway to conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in space, thus enabling students, teachers, and faculty to obtain hands-on flight hardware design, development, and build experience.

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NASA’s Pandora Mission, CubeSats Ready for Flight

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Welcome to Launch Day for NASA’s Pandora Mission, CubeSats

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NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch

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CSLI ELaNa Missions – Educational Launch of Nanosatellites

NASA’s Launch Services Program manifests CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) payloads with a variety of launch providers. Each launch with manifested CSLI payloads is called an ELaNa mission (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) and is given an ELaNa mission number (e.g., ELaNa 49, ELaNa 50).

How to Apply

CSLI’s Announcements of Partnership Opportunity is typically released each August with proposals due in November. 

NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative has launched over 150 CubeSats.

NASA EDGE: CSLI and the Mission Concepts Program

In this episode of NASA EDGE, we’ll hear how NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, the University Nanosatellite Program, and many others are working together to help students develop, build, launch and operate their own small satellites to conduct Lunar, search and rescue, and even biological missions. From the Missions Concepts Program to Thomas Jefferson High School, these kids are taking DYI to low earth orbit and beyond.