News
CUTE featured in CU Boulder Today
In anticipation of the CUTE launch near the end of September, CU Boulder featured an article detailing the CUTE mission. Head to the article to learn more: https://www.colorado.edu/today/cute-launch
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CUTE delivered to NASA for mid-September launch!
CUTE was successfully delivered to Vandenberg Air Force base in late July and is currently being integrated into NASA’s LandSat 9 mission for launch in mid-September 2021. The CUTE engineering team worked extremely hard to get CUTE launch-ready and are excited to see the mission move forward. Stay tuned for updates about the launch and […]
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Funding renewed for post-launch operations
NASA funded CUTE for science and operations between launch and 2023. As the CUTE mission is expected to last no more than 3 years in space before deorbiting into the Earth’s atmosphere, this funding will provide support to produce excellent science with CUTE data.
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CUTE Published in Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
CUTE Project Scientist Brian Fleming has published a detailed overview of the design and science of CUTE in the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems. See the full publication here and the abstract below: The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) is a near-UV (2550 to 3300 Å) 6U CubeSat mission designed to monitor transiting hot […]
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Devner Post Features CUTE
CUTE is featured in the Denver Post! “A cute, little satellite will soon be taking on the big worlds of evaporating planets — and this isn’t even a Pixar movie.” See more here.
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