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CU Earth Escape Explorer

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ's CubeSat for the NASA CubeQuest: Deep-Space Derby

CALLING ALL SATELLITE SCIENTISTS!

Interested in joining the CubeQuest Team next semester? View our recruitment information on our recruitment page, then jump over to the "Contact Us" form to let us know you're interested!

Spring 2018 Team Photo

The CU-E3 Team 2018

The students and advisors of the spring 2018 team. The students who participate in the project come from various academic and professional backgrounds, enriching the quality and talent of our project team.  Learn more about us in our "Â鶹ÊÓƵ" section.

Spring 2017 Team Photo

The CU-E3 Team 2017

The students and advisors of the spring 2017 team.  Also pictures are NASA judges from the GT-4 competition, of which CU-E3 secured 2nd place and a launch slot on NASA's SLS.  Learn more about us in our "Â鶹ÊÓƵ" section.

Spring 2019 Team Photo

The CUE3 Team 2019

The students of the spring 2019 team. CU-E3 is finishing up final tasks for the spring by finalizing hardware acquisition and holding internal integration reviews. Learn more about us in our "Â鶹ÊÓƵ" section.

Hello, and welcome to the official site of the CU - Earth Escape Explorer!

CU-Earth Escape Explorer ("CU-E3") is the University of Colorado of Boulder's student-driven effort to design, build, and launch a CubeSat capable of long-distance communications into heliocentric orbit as part of the NASA CubeQuest: Deep-Space Derby. To learn more about CU-E3 or the NASA CubeQuest Challenge, follow the "Â鶹ÊÓƵ Us" link below, or read about our latest progress through the "In The News" link. Also, if you're a CU student interested getting in on the action, an industry member interested in providing guidance, or just want to satisfy your curiosities about CU engineering, drop us a line through our "Contact Us" form.