[hackerspaces] Speaking of NASA Challenge - Arch Reactor is going to soon put the Space in HackerSpace.

[Tim Krabec]

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