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NASA’s DiskSat Technology Demo Launches to Low Earth Orbit

18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT By Gianine Figliozzi
NASA’s DiskSat Technology Demo Launches to Low Earth Orbit

NASA’s DiskSat technology demonstration mission will test the performance of a new small spacecraft platform designed to expand the capabilities of current small spacecraft. By demonstrating the advantages of a flat, disk-shaped architecture over the conventional CubeSat design, DiskSat aims to enable lower-cost space missions, broaden scientific opportunities, and increase overall access to space. At