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Deep-Space Cubesat Henon Takes Shape

ESA’s Small Satellite will Accelerate Solar Storm Warnings

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Tom Patton
Nov 03, 2025
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The European Space Agency’s upcoming Henon mission will be the first ever CubeSat to independently venture into deep space, communicate with Earth and maneuver to its final destination without relying on a bigger spacecraft. Once in its orbit around the Sun, the carry-on luggage-sized CubeSat will observe the Sun’s emissions to demonstrate technologies …

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