This is really cool. I highly recommend checking it out if you're curious about model-based control but have never taken the plunge because it's too difficult to get started. You can get cool examples running in minutes!
With a grant from @NSF, @CMUengineering researchers are creating constellations of nanosatellites to extract valuable data and transmit it back to earth, while still in orbit. cmu.is/nanosatellites