MinXSS CubeSat Mission (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

MinXSS CubeSat Mission

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On May 16, 2016, the NASA-funded MinXSS CubeSat deployed from an airlock of the International Space Station to enter an orbit around Earth. MinXSS observes soft X-rays from the sun -- such X-rays can disturb the ionosphere and thereby hamper radio and GPS signals.

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Credits: ESA/NASA

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