Mars is on their minds

Team Miles is in the finals of a NASA contest to create miniature satellite technology for a space mission. Tampa Bay Times
Shoebox-sized satellites made by civs win trip on NASA’s newest rocket

Three citizen teams in the United States will get to fire deep-space satellites from NASA’s newest rocket, Space Launch System, as part of the agency’s Cube Quest Challenge. The Register
Cube Quest Challenge Spotlight: Team Miles

Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 – For Team Miles and their CubeSat entry, it’s about propelling citizen science to the moon… and beyond. Space Daily
Tampa Hackerspace group, Team Miles, earns a ticket to Mars

A group of innovators, hobbyists, volunteers from Tampa design a tiny satellite that NASA plans to send to Mars in 2019. 83degrees
Self-taught Tampa team poised to send winning satellite into deep space

TAMPA — It’s a ragtag group of 17 would-be space explorers looking to do its part in sending humans to Mars. And it’s making progress. Tampa Bay Times
5 Teams Share First Round of NASA Cubesat Prizes

The teams had the highest scores in the first of four “ground tournaments” of the agency’s $5 million Cube Quest Challenge. Spacenews.com