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GSFC’sPlanetaryCubeSatScienceInstitute(PCSI)

• TheGoddardPlanetaryCubeSatScienceInstitute(PCSI)isaninitiativeoftheSolarSystemExplorationDivisiontopartneracrossGoddardandexternallytodevelop,proposeandflyCubeSatplanetarymissions.• Themesinclude:scienceconceptdevelopment;hardwaredevelopmentofsubsystems,buses,propulsion,instrumentsandoperations.• ExpectingincreasedopportunitiesforCubeSatexplorationoftheSolarSystemgoingforward,tocutcostforscienceandincreaseparticipation.

SelectedPlanetaryCubeSatHardwareSolarSystemExplorationDivision

LunarFlashlight

BIRCHESonLunarIceCubeSelectedforflightonEM-1

UnderDevelopmentPlanetaryCubeSatsSolarSystemExplorationDivision

SIMPLEX 1

BOLAS

PrOVE

CUVEPSDS3

MiLUV

GSFC’sPlanetaryCubeSatScienceInstitute(PCSI)- cont.

Itsobjectivesaretobeaforumfor:

• PresentinganddiscussiingplanetarysciencequestionsthatcanbeaddressedviaSmallSats/CubeSats(includinglevel1science)

• SharinglessonslearnedfrompreviousSmallSat/CubeSatmissions

• Presentingthelatestmissionconcepts

• Idenfyingtechnicalchallengesandwaystoaddressthem

• FosteringcollaborationwithotherNASACenters,JPL,APL,universities,theprivatesectorandinternationalpartners(ESA,JAXA,ISROanduniversities).