One of the key tests for a satellite is to make sure that the heaters turn on when they're supposed to. The idea is you can get moe of them on orbit, and that helps you git a single launch in a single wen. Why are satellites small? Cause i remember in the day, in my day, satellites were at least as big as a person,. possibly the size of a car.
How do satellites work? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore CubeSats, space lasers, and the ecology of low Earth orbit with VP of Raytheon, Sandy Brown, and associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics, Kerri Cahoy.
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