ESTO News

The 2018 solicitation for the Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) program is now open as element A.41 of the 2018 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES–2018) omnibus announcement. Notices of intent are due January 10, 2019, and proposals are due March 12, 2019.

Attending the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting? Take along the schedule of ESTO-affiliated activities (PDF).

Early results from the CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology Validation (CubeRRT) satellite are featured in this article from Ohio State: CubeRRT: the little satellite that could

First results from the RainCube CubeSat featured in an article at the Jet Propulsion Lab: NASA Tests Tiny Satellites to Track Global Storms

Today, NASA marks the 60th anniversary of its establishment as a U.S. government agency. For six decades, NASA has led the peaceful exploration of space, making discoveries about our planet, our solar system, and our universe.

The report from the 2018 NASA Machine Learning Workshop (April 17-19; Boulder, CO) is now available online

In its first days of operation, the TEMPEST-D CubeSat captures Hurricane Florence

ESTO is pleased to announce four new projects selected under the 2017 solicitation of the In-space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) program

hree ESTO CubeSats – RainCube, CubeRRT, and TEMPEST-D – deployed from the International Space Station this weekend. Learn more about these CubeSats:
Small Packages to Test Big Space Technology Advances 

Presentations from the 2018 Earth Science Technology Forum (ESTF2018) are now available online at the forum website

Join us for the 2018 Earth Science Technology Forum, starting tomorrow in Silver Spring. No-fee, walk-in registration will be available

Three ESTO CubeSats – RainCube, CubeRRT, and TEMPEST-D – are set for launch to the International Space Station this weekend:
Small Packages to Test Big Space Technology Advances 

The IceCube CubeSat, which marks one year in orbit this month, is featured in this NASA article, and a new animation: https://youtu.be/gjhQLOptd3Q

CubeRRT – the CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology validation project – featured in this new video

NASA kicks off a week of activities and events in celebration of Earth Day 2018 (link no longer available).

ESTO is pleased to announce the 2018 Earth Science Technology Forum (ESTF2018), June 12-14 in Silver Spring, MD

The March 2018 IEEE Proceedings is a special issue on small satellites and is and features two articles from ESTO investigators: Radar Technologies for Earth Remote Sensing From CubeSat Platforms, and Advanced Antennas for Small Satellites.

Congratulations to the IceCube Cubesat team: NASA’s Small Spacecraft Produces First 883-Gigahertz Global Ice-Cloud Map

Attending the 2018 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting? Take along the schedule of ESTO-affiliated activities (PDF).