Cornell mini-satellites lost in failed launch
Cornell mini-satellites lost in failed launch
While the two robotic rovers currently exploring the planet Mars are taking the lion's share of the attention regarding Cornell space endeavors, a much smaller set of satellites built primarily by students were aimed towards a polar orbit 325 miles above Earth in the late evening hours on Wednesday aboard a converted Russian ICBM.
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