The Small Satellite Research Laboratory began in 2016 with the funding of two small satellite, also known as CubeSats, missions through a joint effort between faculty and undergraduate students. Caleb Adams led the lab from the beginning as an undergraduate and now a graduate student. He will discuss the specifics and needs of CubeSats in the new era of space exploration as well as our current Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) funded mission. The AFRL mission, named the Multi-view Onboard Computational Imager (MOCI), will change the way data is used in the space environment by advancing high performance computing capabilities. Katie Summey, a Computer Science Engineering Major, will describe the goals of our NASA funded project, the Spectral Ocean Color (SPOC) mission and focus on the unique optical setup required for such a small space based imager. Finally Nicholas Heavner, a Mechanical Engineering and Physics/Astronomy student, will cover the thermal issues that arise on such a small platforms and the methods used to mitigate this risk.