Name | IRVINE04 |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
Launcher | not launched |
Organization | University High School |
Institution | School |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | NASA CSLI / ELaNa |
Oneliner |
Educational mission with dosimeter and biology payloads. |
Description |
Education mission designed to teach, train and inspire the next generation of STEM professionals, as well as provide educational opportunities for underrepresented groups in STEM-related fields. IRVINE04 includes a dosimeter that detects beta and gamma radiation and a Bio-Module that houses a growth experiment on Sulfurovum sp.—a bacteria that naturally occurs in undersea hydrothermal vents. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2024-05-29