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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCubeSat101Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat DevelopersNASA CubeSat Launch InitiativeFor Public Release Revision Dated October 2017CubeSat101Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat DevelopersNASA CubeSat Launch InitiativeFor Public Release Revision Dated October 2017ii CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers NASA CubeSat Launch InitiativeProduced under contract by the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) CubeSat Systems Engineer LabAcknowledgementsThis guide was produced by the following to support NASA s CubeSat Launch Initiative:Writers and ContributorsCalifornia Polytechnic s PolySat Program, California Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoJamie ChinRoland CoelhoJustin FoleyAlicia JohnstoneRyan NugentDave PignatelliSavannah PignatelliNikolaus PowellJordi Puig-SuariNASA Launch Services ProgramWilliam Atkinson, Kennedy Space CenterJennifer Dorsey, Kennedy Spac

and radiation testing lead the topics in this area. Other notable technologies are solar sails, additive manufacturing, femtosatellites, and smart phone satellites. The low cost of development for a CubeSat allows for conducting higher risk activities that would not be possible on large-scale NASA missions. To be eligible for CSLI, your CubeSat

  Manufacturing, Technologies, Additives, Ansas, Additive manufacturing, Cubesats