NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats

Key points

• Two of the Artemis II CubeSats can be seen in the lower portion of the Orion stage adapter on the right side of the image.
• NASA Organizations interested in launching CubeSats on future Artemis missions should respond to NASA’s request for information (RFI) by Monday, June 1, for initial consideration.
• “The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Artemis missions provide great opportunities for teams to conduct important, science and technology investigations that contribute to the expansion of human space exploration,” said Courtney Ryals, acting manager, SLS payload integration, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
• The RFI will inform potential future opportunities for CubeSats to fly on Artemis III, IV and V.
• While NASA is reviewing specific mission profiles, the agency expects to accommodate 6U and 12U-sized CubeSats that would deploy in Earth orbit or on a heliocentric disposal trajectory following the separation of the Orion spacecraft from...