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IN SCR0038

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

3/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

James Tomes

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the University of Southern Indiana UNITE (Undergraduate Nano Ionospheric Temperature Explorer) CubeSat project team for designing, building, and launching Indiana's first complete spacecraft from a public institution

  • UNITE CubeSat project began in 2016 with funding from NASA's Undergraduate Student Instrument Project and was designed, built, integrated, and tested entirely by undergraduate students

  • Satellite launched December 5, 2018 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station, then ejected into orbit on January 31, 2019

  • CubeSat will orbit Earth for approximately 15 months collecting plasma and temperature data while its orbital decay is tracked

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to each member of the project team led by Dr. Glen Kissel, Associate Professor of Engineering

Legislative Description

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the University of Southern Indiana UNITE CubeSat project team.

Last Action

Senators Alting, Bassler, Bohacek, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Charbonneau, Crane, Crider, Doriot, Ford J.D., Ford Jon, Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Grooms, Head, Holdman, Houchin, Koch, Kruse, Lanane, Leising, Melton, Merritt, Messmer, Mishler, Mrvan, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Ruckelshaus, Sandlin, Spartz, Stoops, Tallian, Taylor G, Walker, Young M, Zay added as coauthors

3/7/2019

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