article_snippet.sent: And finally, two companies have been selected to develop small satellites - CubeSats - to launch as secondary paylods on the first flight of Nasa’s huge Space Launch System rocket in 2019.
article_snippet.sent: As the rocket is so powerful, the rocket will give these CubeSats a rare opportunity to explore deep space, as opposed to remaining in Earth orbit.
article_snippet.sent: Two companies have also been selected to develop small satellites - CubeSats - to launch as secondary paylods on the first flight of Nasa’s huge Space Launch System rocket in 2019.
article_snippet.sent: the rocket will give these CubeSats a rare opportunity to explore deep space, as opposed to remaining in Earth orbit (illustration shown)