Moldova's first satellite to be sent into orbit with ISS resupply

Image courtesy of NASA

NASA has announced that they will be sending the "Technical University of Moldova Nano-Satellite" (TUMnanoSAT), Moldova's first space satellite, into orbit on the next International Space Station (ISS) resupply run.

Upon delivery, the satellite will be ejected via airlock into Earth's orbit where it will take pictures of the planet and record data for the future creation of Moldova's own full-fledged Earth observation satellite.