Science and Exploration

Santa Clara University Students Control PharmaSat Spacecraft

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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“Santa Clara University students control a NASA science satellite PharmaSat. It’s a graduate program called “Intro To Satellite Operations.” Not the first time SCU has served as mission control for a NASA satellite. Students upload commands and downlink science data, and some will later go to work for NASA.”

“Santa Clara University students control a NASA science satellite PharmaSat. It’s a graduate program called “Intro To Satellite Operations.” Not the first time SCU has served as mission control for a NASA satellite. Students upload commands and downlink science data, and some will later go to work for NASA.”

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