Keith’s note: Once upon a time NASA was quick to hype the use of SLS as a platform for launching cubesat payloads. But Artemis launch delays have threatened to fly with dead/dying cubesat batteries. Based on media briefing comments NASA doesn’t seem to be especially interested in making sure that these payloads have good batteries. So much for the hype.

Bolden: one challenge of cubesats is they have no propulsion. Julie Van Kleeck, Aerojet Rocketdyne: we’re working on that. #posttransformers — Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) May 18, 2016 Update for Charlie Bolden: #cubesat propulsion exists. Try using Google. https://t.co/oCiGpRU8KP pic.twitter.com/Um3oUTAFig — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 18, 2016 Perhaps Charlie Bolden should ask Dava Newman (from MIT) about MIT #cubesat propulsion https://t.co/uXdHjSoKL0 pic.twitter.com/GRUF8yBAcm — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 18, 2016