Universe Sandbox

General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: Dan Dixon on March 04, 2011, 04:53:19 PM

Title: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Dan Dixon on March 04, 2011, 04:53:19 PM
Start here:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cubesats-photos

Websites:
http://cubesat.org/
http://www.cubesatkit.com/

Price list for components:
http://www.pumpkininc.com/content/doc/forms/pricelist.pdf
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: atomic7732 on March 04, 2011, 06:31:13 PM
Only??????
Anyways really cool
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: deoxy99 on March 04, 2011, 06:46:16 PM
That's a lot for most people.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Chaotic Cow on March 07, 2011, 08:14:38 PM
*looks at my $1*  :[
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: atomic7732 on March 07, 2011, 09:09:59 PM
*finds a 5 dollar bill on the ground* I HAVE MORE THAN YOU! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :P
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: deoxy99 on March 07, 2011, 09:25:36 PM
*finds a jackpot for exactly $100,000 USD* Awesome, I get to make a satellite! *loses it*
Darn, I can't make it now. :( :P
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Cheeseman123 on March 13, 2011, 07:30:39 PM
How the heck do you lose a 2 ton satellite?
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: deoxy99 on March 14, 2011, 10:03:36 PM
Quote from: Cheeseman123 on March 13, 2011, 07:30:39 PM
How the heck do you lose a 2 ton satellite?
"It" refers to the jackpot, not a satellite.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: atomic7732 on March 14, 2011, 10:04:21 PM
How do you lose $100,000?
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Naru523 on March 14, 2011, 10:14:58 PM
Quote from: NeutronStar on March 14, 2011, 10:04:21 PM
How do you lose $100,000?
Get rob.
Loss by wind.
Spend it carelessly.
Do something else.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: atomic7732 on March 14, 2011, 10:17:28 PM
Same could happen to a 2 ton satellite.

Get robbed - self explanetory
Loss by wind - push it off course
Spend it carelessly - sell it and spend the money carelessly
Do something else - errr... Do something else?
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Mars on April 15, 2011, 03:33:27 PM
I hear you can Build and launch satellites huh? Now I can forfill my need to see Russia for lots and lots of reasons.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 07:11:01 AM
I could use this to make an incredibly secure external hard drive.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Bla on April 30, 2011, 07:54:37 AM
Quote from: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 07:11:01 AM
I could use this to make an incredibly secure external hard drive.
Are you sure? Cosmic radiation can do great damage to data. :P
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 07:56:20 AM
Then...
I build a huge Lead box, it'll be heavy, but either way, nobody can access it.
Even me.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Bla on April 30, 2011, 08:15:14 AM
Maybe a system with three or more hard drives, which check that their content is the same, and if one file is corrupted (different) then the system checks the 2+ other files and repair the corrupted file.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: NovaSilisko on April 30, 2011, 04:55:28 PM
I want to send up a satellite full of snausages just to say "Hey I put a bunch of snausages into space, beat that"
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: atomic7732 on April 30, 2011, 04:57:11 PM
I'll just send two up into space, and say nothing.  :P
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 05:17:34 PM
I'd send one away from our solar system into deep space. Attached to the satellite-turned-probe will be a capsule, in said capsule will be miniature, realistic rag-dolls. In the off-chance an extra terrestrial race finds the capsule, they may think it's an alien space station gone astray. They then think the human race is composed of wee folk.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: NovaSilisko on April 30, 2011, 06:06:19 PM
Quote from: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 05:17:34 PM
I'd send one away from our solar system into deep space. Attached to the satellite-turned-probe will be a capsule, in said capsule will be miniature, realistic rag-dolls. In the off-chance an extra terrestrial race finds the capsule, they may think it's an alien space station gone astray. They then think the human race is composed of wee folk.

I like the way you think.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: atomic7732 on April 30, 2011, 06:08:03 PM
How will that benefit us?
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: NovaSilisko on April 30, 2011, 07:31:41 PM
Quote from: NeutronStar on April 30, 2011, 06:08:03 PM
How will that benefit us?

They're time traveling aliens. In a few days they'll show up with adorable tiny sweaters.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: Naru523 on April 30, 2011, 07:47:30 PM
Loling.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: NovaSilisko on April 30, 2011, 08:22:56 PM
Either way, if I build my own satellite I'm going to build it and put it into orbit with my own bare damn hands! None of these "kits" and "regulations".

Just gotta string 1800 model rockets together in an elaborate but efficient 1800 stage rocket.

Payload would trail behind on a tether... opens up via a remote control. Could work.


...


Also, I'll need some snausages.
Title: Re: Build and launch your own satellite for only $100,000 USD
Post by: matty406 on May 01, 2011, 04:22:36 AM
Quote from: NeutronStar on April 30, 2011, 06:08:03 PM
How will that benefit us?
Trolling on an interplanetary scale.