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AggieSat2 deployed in space
AggieSat2 in space
On 30 July 2009, two miniature satellites AggieSat2 (Texas A&M) and Bevo-1 (University of Texas at Austin) were released from STS-127 Space Shuttle Endeavour on its return from the International Space Station, and our student team began mission operations. This multidisciplinary group, ranging from freshmen to graduate students, is currently engaged in tracking and establishing communication with AggieSat2 through the Riverside ground station, with the goal of collecting global positioning system (GPS) data for NASA Johnson Space Center. In this NASA photograph taken right after we left Endeavour, AggieSat2 is the satellite facing you (toward the upper right). This was our 1st launch in an 8-year, 4-mission campaign with NASA Johnson Space Center and the University of Texas at Austin to ultimately demonstrate the docking of two satellites without human control. For more information about AggieSat Lab, to contact us, or become involved, visit www.aggiesat.org.
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