NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech

Technology Offers a Quicker Path to Launch

Jul 30, 2025

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NASA’s Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space vehicle design to support future missions. The small satellite platform is engineered to share resources among the payloads onboard by managing routine functions so the individual payloads don’t have to.

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