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Building a Personal Clean Room?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-you-have-the-time-space-and-inclination dept.

eagleyezx asks: "I have a rather large basement with nothing currently sitting in it (I moved all my crud to my garage). Since I am really into space and satellites, I have a satellite all designed. It's kinda based on one of the Amsat designs, but all it really does it beep, just like Sputnik. However, I would need a sterile clean room to build one that would function properly and not go beserk in orbit. I know everyone out there has thought about this at least once? Has anyone ever built a room like this? Any suggestions on equipment?" If you had the drive to do something like this, what would you need to do to be able to build a workshop that would even come close to "clean room" standards. Has anyone ever built an airlock on the cheap?

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  1. Huh? by bellings · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Could someone explain why you need a clean room to build a satellite?

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  2. Basement? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you can afford to put a satelite up in orbit, can't you find a a better place to work that a basement?

  3. How big is this thing? by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You do know, the larger you build the thing, the less likely you'll ever get it launched. If you can build it tiny and light, you may actually get a shot at it. If it's going to be small, then you ought to be able to build it in a glove box. Take the money you'd have to spend on a clean room and use it to help miniaturize the thing.

  4. I don't think so by Da+VinMan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    However, I would need a sterile clean room to build one that would function properly and not go beserk in orbit. I know everyone out there has thought about this at least once?

    Maybe I'm just weird, but the idea of constructing a clean room in my house has NEVER occurred to me. But then, I'm probably just the odd one out.

    *sheesh*

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