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Student-Designed Cubesat to Feature Inflatable ‘Beachball’ Antenna

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In an attempt to optimize communication in space across vast distances, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona will rely on a unique antenna for CatSat, a small satellite that will study the ionosphere. The antenna resembles a space-age beachball that can beam information to Earth at high speeds.

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Source: gizmodo.com