inspireFly representing at the 5th IAA conference in Italy. Photo / Alex Gardner
inspireFly:
Making Space Local Article /
Souyma Khanna
Virginia Tech’s inspireFly team is designing, developing, and testing novel CubeSat (small squareshaped miniature satellites) technology at state-of-the-art facilities. inspireFly’s motto is “Making Space Local”. Benjamin Strickler and Simran Singh co-founded this team in 2018 shortly after Astranis Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Satellite (SEDS SAT II) launched their competition. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space is the largest studentrun space nonprofit organization in the world empowering young people to make an impact in space exploration.
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