Reaching Near Space For Less Than $150 - http://www.universetoday.com/2009...
Sep 22, 2009
from
Kol Tregaskes,
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Burçak Çubukçu,
Ruud van Wijngaarden,
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Alix May,
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Brandon Titus,
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Micah,
John E. Bredehoft,
Adrian,
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Mark Trapp
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"A group of MIT students have launched a low-budget satellite to near space, taking images of the curvature of Earth and the blackness of space. Their approach was to use low tech, off the shelf equipment, which included a Styrofoam beer cooler, a camera from eBay, open source software and an inexpensive helium balloon as the launch vehicle in order to do their complete mission launch for less than $150. Total cost? $148. The experience? Priceless, including getting interviewed on CNN and Fox News about their achievement. The best news for the rest of us? They'll soon be sharing an illustrated step-by-step guide on how to launch your own low-budget satellite."
- Michael McKean
Cool! What's next? LEO for under $1500?
- Pandu ● IT Optimizer
Genious.
- Micah
Nah, it all falls back to earth.
- Andrew C (✔)