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Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Photo: Tiny Satellites Promise Low-Risk, Low-Cost Space FutureNanoSail-D is among a growing number of small satellite models that offer a way into space on the cheap, scientists said in August 2008. The devices—one of which was destroyed in a failed launch earlier this month—cost about $2.3 million apiece. Photo by D. Higginbotham/MSFC/NASA
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