What does it take to get a small student-built satellite to the International Space Station so it can be tested in orbit? Eight years. More than 120 undergraduates. Industry collaborators. And a lot of glue.

A light sail that could one day propel small spacecraft through interstellar realms is headed to the International Space Station and will be tested by astronauts on behalf of Cornell’s Space Systems Design Studio...

A yearslong effort to launch Cornell-made satellite technology into a neighboring solar system is making a terrestrial stop at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.

That goal is to boldly go where no satellite development team has gone before: to build a satellite, completely with off-the-shelf components, and go from design to completion in 10 weeks, at a cost of $10,000...