Space Diplomacy: Moldova Deploys First Satellite from International Space Station

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: August 15, 2022; 21:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Republic of Moldova successfully deployed its first satellite, TUMnanoSAT, from the International Space Station (ISS). Under the KiboCUBE program, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) contributed to this achievement.

Moldova successfully deployed its first satellite, TUMnanoSAT, from the International Space Station (ISS). / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, NASA, Public domain

The KiboCUBE program is part of the Access to Space for All initiative and enables teams from developing nations and economies in transition to develop and deploy cube satellites (CubeSat) from the ISS. The KiboCUBE program is a cooperation between UNOOSA and JAXA and benefits further space exploration.

In the fourth round of KiboCUBE, TUMnanoSAT was selected by the Technical…