MinXSS CubeSat deployed from ISS to study Sun's soft x-rays Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 18, 2016 - On May 16, 2016, the bread loaf-sized Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer, or MinXSS, CubeSat deployed from an airlock on the International Space Station to begin its journey into space. The NASA-funded MinXSS studies emissions from the sun that can affect our communications systems. MinXSS will operate for up to 12 months. The CubeSat observes soft X-rays from the sun, which can disrupt Ea ... more

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