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50 places to buy Cubesat Parts

Building a Cubesat can be challenging enough, finding the parts to get started shouldn’t be. To help save you time (and possibly money) I’ve assembled a large list of suppliers for every conceivable part of a Cubesat including the structure, solar panels, fasteners and even Kapton tape. Where possible I have included flight heritage or […]

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Personal Satellite You Can Buy For $300-Kicksat

How much would you be willing to spend for your own personal satellite? How about $300? A project by Cornell Grad Student Zac Manchester is building small, cheap satellites…and the results are impressive. Kicksat Website KickSat Overview One of the reasons spacecraft are so expensive, is because they’re big, heavy and built one at at […]

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Phonesat-Satellites powered by an Android Smartphone

Did you know your smartphone is more powerful than most computers in space right now? A few smart folks at NASA realized this as well and thought…hey…why don’t we turn a Phone into a satellite. And so Phonesat was born. NASA is taking Google Android phones and turning them into cheap spacecraft. And by cheap I mean […]

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Where is Space?

Have you ever wondered where space begins? You’re not alone. To help answer “where is space?” I spoke with Andrew Rush, Space Lawyer and author of IPinSpace.com. The results may surprise you. Turns out, nobody can really agree on where it starts and that was before governments got involved. Seriously…Where is Space? Ask any four […]

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Cubesats explained and why you should build one

Ever wanted to make your own satellite? Now you can. Building a Cubesat is affordable and you may even qualify for a free ride from NASA. What are Cubesats? A CubeSat is a small satellite in the shape of a 10 centimeter cube and weighs just 1 kilogram. That’s about 4 inches and 2 pounds. […]

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3D Printer Community Survey Results

As 3D printers have gotten more affordable, an entirely new community has sprung up around the idea of designing, sharing and printing physical objects. Jarkko Moilanen of the Statistical Studies of Peer Production has completed the first EVER survey on the growing 3D printer community. Correction – the Journal of Peer Production is a separate group […]

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How to go from innovative prototype to retail distribution

Is an innovative product enough to grow a small niche market into a booming consumer market? Share this interview on twitter Alex Andon (founder of Jelly Fish Art) has perfected aquarium designs for jelly fish and he now has a consumer version ready for the market. With no background in design or manufacturing, he’s created […]

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Does your fab lab have these 3 essential tools?

Fab Labs are great places to build stuff. But what kinds of tools should a fab lab have? It doesn’t matter if you have millions of dollars or just a few thousand. With just these 3 tools, you will have everything you need to get started. Laser Cutter Number 1, a laser cutter. There are […]

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Kickstarter – Launch your product when you’re broke

Pricing and Trends Analysis: http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/trends-in-pricing-and-duration Have an idea for a really cool product but don’t have cash to launch your product? That’s where Kickstarter comes in. Since launching in 2009, this funding platform has helped thousands of entrepreneurs fund ideas through community support. Here’s how it works: Funders aren’t investing in your idea, instead they’re […]

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What manufacturers don’t want you to know about Peer Production

Peer production flips the idea of the factory by using resources spread across the community instead of in a centralized location. Factories are the inevitable result of using expensive machines that require costly organizational process to use effectively. This is why the original Ford plant took in raw materials in one end and spit out […]

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