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The name of the first cubesat launched by the HSL.
What is HuskySat1?
The mission name that landed humans on the Moon for the first time.
What was Apollo 11?
Newton's Second Law, or the equation for force.
What is F=ma?
The boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space.
What is the Kármán line?
The dimensions of a 3U cubesat, such as HuskySat-1.
What is 30cm*10cm*10cm?
The philosophy the HSL adopts of making software accessible to all.
What is open-source?
The first animal to make an orbital spaceflight.
Who was Laika the dog?
A source of computer memory corruption that's especially troublesome in space.
What is ionizing radiation (or cosmic rays)?
The reason why launching near the equator is preferred.
What is taking advantage of Earth's rotational speed (faster at the equator)?
The name of NASA's initiative to provide low-cost access to space for universities, educational outreach, etc.
What is NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative?
The mission of the HSL.
What is "to foster interdisciplinary student participation in space systems research, to inspire and train future space scientists and engineers, and to advance spacecraft capabilities at UW"?
NASA's first manned mission.
What was Mercury?
An emerging propulsion type for small satellites. Hint: it was used by the HSL.
What is electric propulsion?
The last person to step off the Moon.
Who was Gene Cernan from Apollo 17?
What is an affordable, hands-on experience in space exploration that was launched in 2003?
What building is the HSL's physical space in?
What is the Aerospace & Engineering Research Building?
The first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
What was the Soviet Union's "Luna 2"?
The main atomic element in lead-free solder.
What is tin?
It's the only situation when an amateur radio operator may legally transmit music.
What is special about re-transmitting a signal received from a manned spacecraft?
A platform for system-level tests for flight software, firmware, and hardware, usually with all the parts laid out on a table.
What is FlatSat?