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NASA launches student CubeSats to International Space Station

Two student-built satellites flew aboard a Falcon 9 as part of the 35th commercial resupply mission.

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NASA launched two student-built CubeSats to the International Space Station on Tuesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. [1] Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk launched to the station on 2025-10-01 aboard SpaceX Crew-13, for a planned minimum six month stay. [2] 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. [3] On 2025-10-13 while on orbit, Kutryk stated his mission represents Canada's space industry and academic potential. [4] The VERTECS astronomical nanosatellite launched from Tanegashima Space Center at 09:53:59 JST on 2026-06-12 aboard H3 Launch Vehicle No. 6. [5]
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  1. NASA launched two student-built CubeSats to the International Space Station on Tuesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the 35th commercial resupply mission. · NASAUnited Statesofficial source
  2. Josh Kutryk launched to the International Space Station on 2025-10-01 aboard SpaceX Crew-13 for a planned minimum six month stay. · SpaceQ Media Inc.Canada
  3. Josh Kutryk described the SpaceX Crew-13 launch as violent, accelerating past the speed of sound within one minute and reaching 8 km/s. · SpaceQ Media Inc.Canada
  4. Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk stated on 2025-10-13 from the ISS that his mission represents Canada's space industry and academic potential. · SpaceQ Media Inc.Canada
  5. The VERTECS astronomical nanosatellite was launched from Tanegashima Space Center at 09:53:59 JST on 2026-06-12 aboard H3 Launch Vehicle No. 6. · Phys.org
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