On the 23rd of May 2023, the VERTECS collaboration, along with various partners and stakeholders, successfully completed the Mission Definition Review (MDR). This achievement marks a significant milestone in the project’s development and brings it one step closer to realizing its mission objectives. The purpose of MDR is to examine the proposed requirements, the mission
VERTECS Project Milestone: MDR Complete! Read Post »
JAXAと九州工業大学は「産学官による輸送/超小型衛星ミッション拡充プログラム（拡充P）」の枠組みのもと、超小型衛星によるミッション「VERTECS（Visible Extragalactic background RadiaTion Exploration by CubeSat）」を始動すると発表しました。 https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/research-portal/people/2023/0214/
Pioneering the cutting edge of space science with microsatellites! (Japanese) Read Post »
VERTECS was featured in JAXA ISAS News No. 503. Read more at the following link: https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/outreach/isas_news/files/ISASnews503.pdf (Document available in Japanese only)
ISAS News – No. 503 (Japanese) Read Post »
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (President: Hiroshi Yamakawa; hereinafter referred to as “JAXA”) and the Kyushu Institute of Technology (President: Yasunori Mitani, hereinafter referred to as “Kyutech”) will be undertaking a nanosatellite mission – “exploring the star formation history via observation of the cosmic optical background by high-precision attitude control 6U satellite*” – under the
