PharmaSat Risk Evaluation Satellite (orPRESat)nanosatellite, forNASA, was about the size of a loaf of bread, weighed about 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) and was constructed in just six months.[2]
PRESat, 3UCubeSat, contains a micro-laboratory with a controlled environment packed with sensors and optical systems that can detect the growth, density and health ofyeast cells. PRESat was to demonstrate its ability to create a stable, space science laboratory using innovative environment control techniques, and to monitor the levels of pressure, temperature and acceleration.[2]
Although NASA was not able to test this payload in space, NASA mission managers and payload engineers achieved success in this low-cost mission by rapidly pulling together expertise from across the agency to develop, build and ground-test a fundamental space biology micro-laboratory. The communications team also successfully established a fully operational South Pacific Ground Communication System using two ground stations, which were transported and installed atKwajalein Atoll in theMarshall Islands and at theUniversidad Centroamericana inEl Salvador.[2]
This mission was to provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration between two NASA centers, other government agencies, academia and the burgeoning space industry. Through the development of PRESat, NASA gained experience and knowledge it can apply to future small and nanosatellite missions.[2]
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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