NASA HAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED A NEW TYPE OF SATELLITE DESIGNED TO MAKE SPACE MISSIONS CHEAPER AND EASIER.
THE DISKSAT SPACECRAFT… SHAPED LIKE A FLAT DISK… TOOK OFF EARLY THURSDAY FROM WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.
IT WAS ABROAD A ROCKET LAB ELECTRON ROCKET.
INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL “BOX SHAPE” OF CUBESATS, THE DISK SHAPE ALLOWS THEM TO EASILY CATCH A RIDE WITH OTHER SATELLITES.
NASA HOPES THIS DEMONSTRATION WILL EXPAND CAPABILITIES FOR FUTURE SMALL SPACECRAFT MISSIONS.