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Team CuSP cheers on the solar CubeSat prior to loading it in the Space Launch System rocket Orion stage adapter at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2021.

The cubesat will also use a lunar gravitational assist to catch up to asteroid 2020 GE in 2023. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This imaginary image, illustrated by Akihiro Ikeshita and released from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows Japan's space probe "Hayabusa" (Falcon) and an asteroid, called Itokawa in the ...