Pre-launch anticipation of PREFIRE CubeSat science

12 Feb 2024 | Tim Michaels

Arctic Ice and Sun — Sunlight shines through clouds onto ice patches in the Chukchi Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean).
Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen

Heading into space in late spring 2024 from a seaside launchpad in New Zealand, the dual PREFIRE CubeSats will soon begin their work! Although small in size, they will provide important measurements about how well the Earth’s polar regions are able to cool off. For more details, see the announcement on the NASA JPL website – https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/meet-nasas-twin-spacecraft-headed-to-the-ends-of-the-earth.

This work is supported by NASA.