CubeSats fly free after leaving the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on the International Space Station (ISS) on May 17, 2016. Seen here are two Dove satellites, designed to take images of Earth from space. 10 CubeSats that will ride on the first flight of Space Launch System Orion Stage Adapter, which sits on top of the rocket, just below the Orion spacecraft. NASA will send three additional from international partners. The small satellites will conduct experiments beyond low-Earth orbit.
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