LOGAN, Utah—NASA on Aug. 5 released a solicitation for cubesats to ride along with the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, with the caveat that selected projects fill strategic knowledge gaps for future lunar and Mars exploration. The agency previously selected 13 cubesats to piggyback rides on the first SLS-Orion mission, an unmanned flight known as Artemis-1 that is expected to launch in 2021. For the crewed flight test, slated for 2022, NASA ...

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