Name and position? Lloyd R. Spanberger, Technical Advisor How did you come to Quub? I found out about QUUB from a young cadet in the local CAP (Civil Air Patrol), sponsored by the Mt. Airy, MD Chapter of the IWLA (Izzak Walton League of America), of which I am a member. I was giving a […]

On Wednesday, September 13, Quub was excited to welcome Liz Kennick, President of Teachers in Space, for testing of their Serenity 3 satellite. Teachers in Space aims to inspire students and teachers alike in STEAM fields, and to enable teachers to voyage into space and return to share their experiences. During her visit to inspect […]

Climate change, while absolutely a concern to all, is far from the only danger we face. While there are steps we can take to mitigate the effects of climate change, there are other risks that are no less critical, and some far more personal. Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in worldwide cancer-related […]

I had decided before the vacation trip to see Joe and his family a few months back that I would accept the Content Creator position, and it wasn’t the first time that chair had been pulled out for me, though the time had finally arrived to sit in it. As the title suggests, I am […]

We often speak about the innovations of Quub and the astounding accomplishments that our team realize daily, but in the end, Quub isn’t one solid entity, it’s a collection of people. People with their own views.  Their own personalities.  Their own backgrounds and talents. We are individuals.  As such, we each benefit on an individual […]

We’ve looked back at some of the history of weather and climate satellites. Now, let’s look ahead. Here’s an open secret: Quub isn’t really about satellites. It’s not even about space, per se. Satellites are a means to an end. That end is data gathering, to track the pulse of our planet.  But what sets […]

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=662370 Weather isn’t just limited to planets and moons with an atmosphere. Space itself can be host to weather, such as solar winds, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and gamma ray bursts—and all are just as important as terrestrial weather. And potentially more dangerous. A tornado or hurricane could level a city, but a […]

By NOAA Photo Library – Image ID:spac0255, NOAA In Space Collection, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2902398 With the success of the TIROS series—the first satellite constellation—the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) entered the Earth-observation game with the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series. There have been 19 launch attempts as of 2023, including: GOES-8, as depicted […]

By NASA – http://www.nasa.gov/lb/vision/earth/features/bm_gallery_3.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=306270 Building on the partial success of Vanguard 2, TIROS-1 (Television Infrared Observation Satellite 1) ascended into the heavens on April 1, 1960. (No, really—no April Fools joke here.) Unlike Vanguard 2, however, TIROS-1 was the first weather satellite to be considered fully functional, and the first of a […]