[NASA] CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit

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Tiny satellites, also known as

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, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station’s

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. The CubeSats were delivered aboard the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter and will serve a variety of educational and research purposes for public and private organizations around the world.

Image Credit: NASA/Tracy Dyson

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