CubeSat Design Challenge

Every spring, dozens of Maine middle and high school students send something they built with their own hands to the edge of space — it’s called the CubeSat Design Challenge. For the past six years it’s been led by Scott Eaton, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Maine, who has shaped it into one of the most distinctive K-12 space programs in the country. Keep reading to see what Eaton had to say about crickets, recovery missions in the Maine woods, and what makes this program one of a kind.