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Satellites on the Cheap

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-cool dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At a cost of just $50,000 - including plane tickets to the Alaska launch site - it was constructed using off-the-shelf parts not designed to withstand the rigors of space. Its life span was only expected to be a few months. Six students put together the satellite last year after a three-year research and design project made possible with a grant from Boeing Co. The Department of Defense (news - web sites) Space Test Program approved the project and put it on a launch list"" Beats doing the egg drop.

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  1. Re:Off topic, but started on topic. by Spunk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmm. Can't find anything.

  2. /. needs.... by C_nemo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...a modding system down to -oo, you page lenghtening bastards!!!...

    when wil the space-DIY-HOWTO be out?