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https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/satellite-built-as-low.jpg800530SBUDNIC, a bread-loaf-sized cube satellite with a drag sail made from Kapton polyimide film, designed and built by students at Brown reentered Earth’s atmosphere five years ahead of schedule. Image courtesy of Marco Cross. SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team of students, was confirmed to have successfully reentered Earth’s atmosphere in August, demonstrating a …