Among 15 CubeSats heading to the International Space Station aboard Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the three cutting-edge technology NASA's Cubesats: RainCube, CubeRRT and TEMPEST-D. The docking is previewed for thursday May 24, 2018. “The three CubeSat missions represent a broad range of cutting-edge technologies housed in very small packages. After the CubeSats have arrived at the station, they will be deployed into low-Earth orbit and will begin their missions to test these new technologies useful for predicting weather, ensuring data quality, and helping researchers better understand storms.” From Small Packages to Test Big Space Technology Advances
