06/10/2026
🚀 Testing the future of space tech right here at LMU.
Seaver College’s CubeSat team is building a small, low-cost satellite system designed to collect data and capture images from near space — an area typically only accessible with expensive equipment.
To test it, the team launched a high-altitude balloon in Kern County this April. 🎈
As it climbed to ~855 feet, the student-built system successfully transmitted real-time data — temperature, pressure, humidity, altitude — along with live photos and thermal images. 📡
Designed to be reusable and expandable, this project creates new opportunities for future LMU students to build, improve, and innovate.