National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington,2016,135 pages.
Isbn 978-0-309-44263-3.Contents.
Cubesat introduction.
what Are CubeSats?
Rationale for the Creation of the Committee on Achieving Science Goals with CubeSats.
History and Growth of CubeSats.
Growth of the Community.
The Current Nsf and Nasa cubeSat Programs.
Future Nasa cubeSat Programs.
Other U.S. Government Programs.
CubeSat Success and Reliability.
Cubesats—A Disruptive innovation.
cubeSats as a Disruptive Platform.
Implications.
Cubesats as a tool for education and hands-on training.
why CubeSats for Education and Training?
Education and Training Programs.
Summary for CubeSats for Education.
Science impact and potential.
overview.
Solar and Space Physics.
Earth Science and Applications from Space.
Planetary Science.
Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Biological and Physical Sciences in Space.
Summary of CubeSats in Science.
Technology development: current status and future direction.
commercial Players and Their Relevance to Science and Technology Development.
Technology Areas.
Policy challenges and solutions.
cubeSat Orbital Debris.
CubeSat Communication.
Launch as a Choke Point.
Other CubeSat-Related Policy Chall.
Conclusions and future program recommendations.
evolution from a Novel Educational Tool to a Standardized Commercial Platform.
Science Promise of CubeSats.
Programmatic Recommendations.
Technology Investments.
Policy.
Best Practices to Guide Ongoing CubeSat Development.
Appendixes.
a statement of Task.
B cubeSat Publications—Descriptive Statistics.
C additional Technology and Policy Details.
D biographies of Committee Members and Staff.
E acronyms.
