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BurstCube Animations

Animations by Adriana Manrique Gutierrez Released on October 28, 2022

BurstCube is a mission under development at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. This CubeSat will detect short gamma-ray bursts, which are important sources for gravitational wave discoveries and multimessenger astronomy. The satellite is expected to launch in 2023.

This animation spins BurstCube to reveal the widest sides of the spacecraft. Solar panels appear at left, seen nearly edge on. The side bearing a large, circular hole is the one that will face the sky.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

This animation rotates BustCube to reveal the spacecraft’s narrowest sides, as well as both sides of the solar panels. The panels will be folded down and latched until the satellite leaves the International Space Station, after which they will deploy. Look for the side displaying the BurstCube logo.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

Animation Credits

Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Animator
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Producer
Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Science Writer
Jeremy Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Principal Investigator
Judith Racusin (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Julie Cox: Engineer
Sean Semper (NASA): Engineer
Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Producer
Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park): Science Writer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab