Andy from Melbourne
Why was the Pegasus chosen for this mission instead of a different type of rocket? |
Sarah from Melbourne
How long will it take for the results of this mission to become available and what do you anticipate that you might find out? |
Junichi MAKI from Niihama-City
Why do you need three satellites to study the earth's magnetosphere? |
Junichi MAKI from Niihama-city
Could you tell me the orbits of these three satellites? Are they in geostaionary orbits or in polar orbits? |
David from Oviedo
When the satellites are no longer operational, will they stay in their orbits indefinetely or will they re-enter the atmosphere? |
Marc from Bowie, MD
How fast does the Pegasus travel after it drops from the L-1011 jet? |
Marc from Bowie, MD
How long will it take for the Space Tech 5 satellites to reach orbit? |
Junichi MAKI from Niihama-City
The magnetosphere is invisible, isn't it? How does ST5 map the magnetic field around Earth? |
Arun from cupertino
How fast will each satellite orbit the Earth? |
Arun from cupertino
Will future satellites be as small and compact as the ST5? |
Ikaika from Laupahoehoe
What kind of fuel is used to power the engines of a Pegasus? |
Trond from Oslo
What aspects of the magnetosphere will ST5 examine? |
Nigel from Manchester
How did the idea of launching micro satellites come about? |
Guy from Lyon
Did ST5's miniaturized components come from new or existing technology? |
Valentin from Moscow
Since the ST5 satellites are so small isn't there a chance for them to be struck by space junk? |
Dusty from Green Valley
What are the science instruments onboard ST5 and what do they do? |
Amy from Vermont
How long will the three satellites remain fueled? When their fuel runs out, what will become of them? |
Butch from Seattle
Why does ST5 need to take off from Vandenberg on the west coast? |
Rosalee from Vancuver
How much distance will the satellites be between each other in orbit and how was that decided? |
Karma from Birmingham
How are ST5's three little satellites protected from the space weather they are expected to study? |
Marco from Tuscany
Where did the magnetosphere come from and why is it important to know more about it? |
Shane from Baton Rouge
How long will it take to get data back from ST5's microsats, from the time it is collected in space to the time it is received on Earth? |
Kioko from Nagasaki
How does the research from the ST5 mission differ from other solar wind/sunspot/plasma measuring satellites? |
Arun from cupertino
Do each of the three satellites study the exact same thing or do they each study a different aspect in the mission? |
nathaniel from Puerto Rico
Do the three satellites work together by communicating with each other |
john from ronkonkoma
Will ST5 study the Northern Lights at the North Pole and other northern regions? |
Matthew from Ithaca
Will this study of the Earth's magnetosphere answer questions about global warming? |
Robbie from Kansas City
Why are the antennas called evolved antennas? What is special about them? |
Pawan from Sharjah
We know that the magnetic field of the Earth is changing its polarity. Will these micro-sats help in providing any useful information as to when the polarity will reach the equator or at what time the polarity will be reversed? |
Richert from Irvine
How does the ST5 system provide fault tolerance when a satellite becomes inoperable? |
Mikala from Atlantic CityNJ
How are the satellites going to study the magnetosphere and how far does it extend? |
