This is a bit outside of the realm of traditional amateur satellite launches but I found it to be very interesting nonetheless. Some fans of a popular scifi show have raised the money to launch a replica of the show's time-and-space traveling ship into orbit this fall. From what I know of it so far, it will but a fully functioning sat within a very unusual chassis and will feature a GoPro camera mounted inside with the intention to transmit photos back to earth. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding any real technical information on this "blue bird" but maybe someone here knows more about it? All I could find was a very brief spec sheet. Here's a link to their KickStarter page as well as their official website. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orb... http://tardisinorbit.com/
-73, Joshua KJ4VYR
Wonder if we can get a bunch of Star Trek fans to pay for a replica Enterprise launched into HEO. Perhaps the navigational deflector can be a high gain S-band downlink antenna.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Joshua Abraham [email protected] wrote:
This is a bit outside of the realm of traditional amateur satellite launches but I found it to be very interesting nonetheless. Some fans of a popular scifi show have raised the money to launch a replica of the show's time-and-space traveling ship into orbit this fall. From what I know of it so far, it will but a fully functioning sat within a very unusual chassis and will feature a GoPro camera mounted inside with the intention to transmit photos back to earth. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding any real technical information on this "blue bird" but maybe someone here knows more about it? All I could find was a very brief spec sheet. Here's a link to their KickStarter page as well as their official website.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orb... http://tardisinorbit.com/
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Hi Joshua,
The antenna looks 145/437 doesn't it. They are manifested on an Interorbital Systems launch http://www.interorbital.com/%C2%A0but when the launch will take place is unknown, presumably a year or more from now.
It's a 310 km orbit so would only operate for a few weeks before burning up.
73 Trevor M5AKA
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 18:36, Joshua Abraham [email protected] wrote:
This is a bit outside of the realm of traditional amateur satellite launches but I found it to be very interesting nonetheless. Some fans of a popular scifi show have raised the money to launch a replica of the show's time-and-space traveling ship into orbit this fall. From what I know of it so far, it will but a fully functioning sat within a very unusual chassis and will feature a GoPro camera mounted inside with the intention to transmit photos back to earth. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding any real technical information on this "blue bird" but maybe someone here knows more about it? All I could find was a very brief spec sheet. Here's a link to their KickStarter page as well as their official website. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orb... http://tardisinorbit.com/
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Wonder if we can get a bunch of Star Trek fans to pay for a replica Enterprise launched into HEO.
It certainly shows the power of crowd-funding doesn't it.
$88,880 raised in just 30 days, for box similar in size to a 3U CubeSat that has a flashing blue LED on top (the most important part is that LED ;-) and which even if the launch is successful will only stay in orbit for 3 or 4 weeks.
Bottom line is that, if given the chance, people are prepared to donate large sums of money to be involved in something to do with space.
Your idea of an Enterpise replica is great, but all it really needs to be is a tiny model Enterprise that is ejected out of a 3U CubeSat.
Although I hate to say it StarTrek has a far bigger fan following than Dr. Who so the money raised could be proportionally greater.
73 Trevor M5AKA
On , M5AKA [email protected] wrote:
Hi Joshua,
The antenna looks 145/437 doesn't it. They are manifested on an Interorbital Systems launch http://www.interorbital.com/%C2%A0but when the launch will take place is unknown, presumably a year or more from now.
It's a 310 km orbit so would only operate for a few weeks before burning up.
73 Trevor M5AKA
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 18:36, Joshua Abraham [email protected] wrote:
This is a bit outside of the realm of traditional amateur satellite launches but I found it to be very interesting nonetheless. Some fans of a popular scifi show have raised the money to launch a replica of the show's time-and-space traveling ship into orbit this fall. From what I know of it so far, it will but a fully functioning sat within a very unusual chassis and will feature a GoPro camera mounted inside with the intention to transmit photos back to earth. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding any real technical information on this "blue bird" but maybe someone here knows more about it? All I could find was a very brief spec sheet. Here's a link to their KickStarter page as well as their official website. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orb... http://tardisinorbit.com/
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Well that's certainly a shame. But I think the group sending it up is unaware that it's going to burn up within a few weeks. The whole push for funding was that donators could have personal data loaded on to the sat for posterity. Not much point to that if it's going to be promptly destroyed in a number of days. 73, Joshua KJ4VYR
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:59 PM, M5AKA [email protected] wrote:
Hi Joshua,
The antenna looks 145/437 doesn't it. They are manifested on an Interorbital Systems launch http://www.interorbital.com/ but when the launch will take place is unknown, presumably a year or more from now.
It's a 310 km orbit so would only operate for a few weeks before burning up.
73 Trevor M5AKA
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 18:36, Joshua Abraham < [email protected]> wrote: This is a bit outside of the realm of traditional amateur satellite launches but I found it to be very interesting nonetheless. Some fans of a popular scifi show have raised the money to launch a replica of the show's time-and-space traveling ship into orbit this fall. From what I know of it so far, it will but a fully functioning sat within a very unusual chassis and will feature a GoPro camera mounted inside with the intention to transmit photos back to earth. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding any real technical information on this "blue bird" but maybe someone here knows more about it? All I could find was a very brief spec sheet. Here's a link to their KickStarter page as well as their official website.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orb... http://tardisinorbit.com/
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I see the Miami Herald reports that radio amateurs are using crowd-funding for a Near Space balloon launch by Charleston students. Looks a good educational project.
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/10/23/south-charleston-high-students-to-launch-sate...
73 Trevor M5AKA
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 19:25, Joshua Abraham [email protected] wrote:
Well that's certainly a shame. But I think the group sending it up is unaware that it's going to burn up within a few weeks. The whole push for funding was that donators could have personal data loaded on to the sat for posterity. Not much point to that if it's going to be promptly destroyed in a number of days. 73, Joshua KJ4VYR
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:59 PM, M5AKA [email protected] wrote:
Hi Joshua,
The antenna looks 145/437 doesn't it. They are manifested on an Interorbital Systems launch http://www.interorbital.com/%C2%A0but when the launch will take place is unknown, presumably a year or more from now.
It's a 310 km orbit so would only operate for a few weeks before burning up.
73 Trevor M5AKA
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 18:36, Joshua Abraham [email protected] wrote:
This is a bit outside of the realm of traditional amateur satellite launches but I found it to be very interesting nonetheless. Some fans of
a
popular scifi show have raised the money to launch a replica of the show's time-and-space traveling ship into orbit this fall. From what I know of it so far, it will but a fully functioning sat within a very unusual chassis and will feature a GoPro camera mounted inside with the intention to transmit photos back to earth. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding any real technical information on this "blue bird" but maybe someone here knows more about it? All I could find was a very brief spec sheet. Here's a link to their KickStarter page as well as their official website. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orb... http://tardisinorbit.com/
-73, Joshua
KJ4VYR
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Trevor,
The TARDIS has approximately the same aspect ratio at a 2U Cubesat, though there would be some raised eyebrows at the PPOD integration. :) Still, there is the nucleus of an idea here. The problem is to come up with something which would attract support from people outside the normal ham community, but be worth the effort of the builders to actually make it work. Reality is a stern master, and teaches hard, expensive lessons.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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$33,000 isn't a lot of money .... I mean for a community project ... no I don't have $33K to kick in ... but maybe I have $100 for LEO cube sat with a linear transponder .... in an orbit that lasts more than 3 weeks ....
Let's say launch is $33K and satellite costs are another $10K ... $43K Total
That's 430 people contributing $100 .... or 860 people contributing $50 .... I've seen High School fundraisers at this level.
You could donate to the FOX-2 project.
73,
John KD6OZH
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$33,000 isn't a lot of money .... I mean for a community project ... no I don't have $33K to kick in ... but maybe I have $100 for LEO cube sat with a linear transponder .... in an orbit that lasts more than 3 weeks ....
What is the funding goal for FOX-2 ?
How much has been collected so far? On Oct 23, 2013 11:17 PM, "John Stephensen" [email protected] wrote:
You could donate to the FOX-2 project.
73,
John KD6OZH
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$33,000 isn't a lot of money .... I mean for a community project ... no I don't have $33K to kick in ... but maybe I have $100 for LEO cube sat with a linear transponder .... in an orbit that lasts more than 3 weeks ....
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