NASA launched two student-built CubeSats to the International Space Station on Tuesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk launched to the station on 2025-10-01 aboard SpaceX Crew-13, for a planned minimum six month stay. Kutryk described the Crew-13 launch as violent. He said the vehicle accelerated past the speed of sound within one minute, and reached 8 km/s. On 2025-10-13 while on orbit, Kutryk stated his mission represents Canada's space industry and academic potential.
The VERTECS astronomical nanosatellite launched from Tanegashima Space Center at 09:53:59 JST on 2026-06-12 aboard H3 Launch Vehicle No. 6.
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