Our Work

Missions

Every mission is a step toward advancing student-led space research at Mississippi State. Explore our past, present, and upcoming projects.

Desperado Missions

Desperado Missions

Create a 1U CubeSat for real-world subsystem testing. Will launch on weather balloons, as the Space Cowboys rocketry payload at Spaceport America Cup, and as Xipiter MSU’s UAS competition payload.

CAPE-4 Collaboration

CAPE-4 Collaboration

Produce an operating communications payload (controlled and monitored at a ground station at MSU) for the University of Louisiana Lafayette CAPE-4 mission set to launch in 2025.

1-Mississippi

1-Mississippi

Launch and operate a 3U CubeSat with the primary objective of using remote sensing to identify environmental hazards, including wildfires, harmful algae, or gaseous emissions.