Comments on: Homemade Satellites are Just Around the Corner http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Sun, 26 May 2013 01:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: définition de mutuelle http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-1049149 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:02:31 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-1049149 Encore merci. J’attend avec impatience la suite. A bientôt.

]]> By: Kim Masterson-curci http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-732902 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:48:21 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-732902 This is a great article for me to read. thank you

]]> By: Doug http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-626423 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:48:31 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-626423 Good luck with the project. I wished Make would find a way to include a bit of history in their articles Of course satellites that are “homemade” in this manner have been around for decades. Hopefully ArduSat will take its place in the history of amateur satellites, but a nod should be given to what has preceded it. Really doesn’t take much to to that

]]> By: MAKE | Your Comments http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-622829 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:01:10 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-622829 [...] the piece Homemade Satellites are Just Around the Corner, Jonny says: Absolutely amazing! Thank you. I had thought for a while now about mini fighters, [...]

]]> By: Matt http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-618580 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:07:38 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-618580 IIRC the threshhold for damage is considerably lower than this – on the order of screws and paint chips. I’m glad to see this is intended for very low orbits to avoid the debris problem, but still worry about the potential for these to collide and create a new, lower layer of debris.

Regardless, this is an exciting effort – can’t wait to see how this plays out!

]]> By: Jeroen Cappaert http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-615519 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:09:41 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-615519 It’s is large enough to be trackable. Also, we are in a lower orbit than most spacecraft to mitigate exactly that possibility.

]]> By: Jeroen Cappaert http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-615513 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:08:07 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-615513 The satellite will re-enter in less than two years because of its low orbit. Also because of that we are lower than most satellites, reducing chances on space trash, which we don’t want!

]]> By: sciencehellyeah http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-615185 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:12:15 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-615185 Super exciting.

]]> By: Everett http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-615097 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:32:54 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-615097 As small as this is, how difficult is it to track? I’d imagine an occupied spacecraft smacking in to one of these at orbital velocities might cause some problems.

]]> By: Archibald Tuttle (@SquittersTweet) http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/21/homemade-satellites-are-just-around-the-corner/#comment-614679 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:40:36 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220379#comment-614679 Well, sounds exciting but have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris
Is it really needed to add more to this just because we can?

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