NASA's Kennedy Space Center(@NASAKennedy):🚀A new CubeSat called R5 S9 launched on the Transporter 17 mission with SpaceX from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 7! Built with commercial off the shelf components, the spacecraft advances rapid and low cost development approaches. The mission was manifested for NASA by @SEOPSLLC and carries prototypes from Sandia National Laboratories and The Aerospace Corporation, including autonomous observation technology and a low cost optical communication system.

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2026.07.10 20:26

🚀A new CubeSat called R5 S9 launched on the Transporter 17 mission with SpaceX from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 7! Built with commercial off the shelf components, the spacecraft advances rapid and low cost development approaches. The mission was manifested for NASA by @SEOPSLLC and carries prototypes from Sandia National Laboratories and The Aerospace Corporation, including autonomous observation technology and a low cost optical communication system.