<p>Congratulations</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 6, 2011 7:21 PM, "Deech" <<a href="mailto:deech@ninjacow.net">deech@ninjacow.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> So, the deal is now official, so I'll give out a quick announcement to our<br>
> global hackerspace friends:<br>> <br>> Arch Reactor is officially putting a microsatellite into low earth orbit!<br>> <br>> We are teaming up as the build partners with Openly Disruptive (<br>> <a href="http://www.openlydisruptive.org/">http://www.openlydisruptive.org/</a>) and our friends at Zombie Squad (<br>
> <a href="http://www.zombiehunters.org/">http://www.zombiehunters.org/</a>) to fund, build and launch a microsat into<br>> LEO. Openly Disruptive is a group that pulls other groups together for large<br>> scale projects and will be primarily providing funding and specialists to<br>
> help AR design and build the sat. Zombie Squad will be providing their own<br>> amazing brand of fund raising and will be providing the licensed radio<br>> operators we need.<br>> <br>> All in all, it's going to be a blast.<br>
> <br>> The sat hardware kit and the launch will be provided by Interorbital Systems<br>> (<a href="http://www.interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm">http://www.interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm</a>). Go have a read, it's nifty.<br>
> <br>> Moving forward, we want to involve our fellow hackerspaces in the project,<br>> so we are looking for ideas of what we can do with our .25kg payload.<br>> <br>> We'll soon be putting up a blog specific to the project so you can keep an<br>
> eye on our progress. If all goes well, we should be on the first launch this<br>> fall!<br>> <br>> -Deech<br>> Arch Reactor<br></div>