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²ÊÃñ±¦µä's QB50 CubeSat, named "Challenger," was successfully deployed from the International Space Station last night at 11:25 PM MDT.</p><p>The release coming just over a month after the satellite was launched from Cape Canveral to the ISS. Challenger is a nano-satellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, and was designed and built by students working under the direction of aerospace faculty.

Members of the Challenger team with the microsatellite before it left ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. A ²ÊÃñ±¦µä student-built microsatellite is on its way to the International Space Station. The satellite, named ‘Challenger’, had a successful

A NASA-funded miniature satellite built by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä students to scrutinize solar flares erupting from the sun’s surface is the latest example of the university’s commitment to advancing aerospace technology and space science