The mini satellite launches into space testing a new orbit between Earth and the moon. The mini satellite launches into space testing a new orbit between Earth and the moon.
A small spacecraft with large implications for lunar exploration has been launched. The tiny satellite, called CubeSat, is the size of a microwave oven and weighs only 55 pounds (25 kilograms), but will be the first to test a single elliptical lunar orbit. CubeSat will act as a gateway finder, an advanced lunar site in …