Ireland’s first satellite, a university-built CubeSat called EIRSAT-1 (Educational Irish Research Satellite) built at a cost of $1.6 million, is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 by the end of November. The 22-centimeter-long CubeSat, affectionately known as “Spudnik,” was transported to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California from Ireland ahead of the launch. […]