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Boston University is launching a satellite no larger than a shoebox to perform research otherwise impossible with larger, monolithic satellites.
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College of Engineering students on the Boston University Student Satellite for Applications and Training (BUSAT) team test the mechanics of their satellite on a series of microgravity flights over the Gulf of Mexico.
Read the full story on BU [...]Today: /today/2012/defying-gravity/
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Whether innovating cheap, efficient ways to diagnose tuberculosis and cancer, or building a nanosatellite that measures the effect of solar storms on our power grids, Boston University Engineering undergraduates are engaged at the cutting edge of [...]research. More than 100 undergraduates, many in paid positions, work alongside faculty and graduate students each year to create solutions to some of society’s most challenging problems.
(Produced by Bob Heim/Boston Digital Editing)
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