Commercial Aerospace

NASA
A trio of CubeSats designed by college students from around the world is deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Students from Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan designed the shoe-box-sized satellites for a series of Earth observations and technology demonstrations. NASA image.
The panel emphasized the importance of maintaining strong and independent technical authority within NASA as commercialization expands.
Feb. 27, 2026