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Final Nanosatellite Launched From Space Shuttle Atlantis

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Monday, August 1st, 2011

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The latest in a series of nanosatellites built by the Aerospace Corporation with support from the Space and Missile Systems Center's (SMC) Development Planning Directorate was deployed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) on June 20, the company said in a press release. The Pico Satellite Solar Cell Testbed 2 (PSSC2) represents a low cost risk reduction for the upcoming SMC Space Environmental Monitoring Nanosat Experiment (SENSE). Fabricated and delivered in six months due to the NASA decision to fly…

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