SkyCube Proposes “Tweets from Space”
19 Jun 2012, 15:58 UTC
In this video Tim DeBenedictis founder of San Francisco based Southern Stars describes the SkyCube satellite project to Funders and Founders host Anna Vital, following Southern Stars’ second-place finish at the Life 3.0 forum in San Francisco on May 31, … Continue reading →
Tim DeBenedictis and Anna Vital with the SkyCube satellite
In this video Tim DeBenedictis founder of San Francisco based Southern Stars describes the SkyCube satellite project to Funders and Founders host Anna Vital, following Southern Stars’ second-place finish at the Life 3.0 forum in San Francisco on May 31, 2012.
Tim aims to open up space exploration to millions of people across the planet. He hopes to do for space exploration what Southern Stars have done for astronomy with the SkySafari App.
The 1U CubeSat carries a camera that will send pictures back to Earth to be made available to people around the world with the appropriate App.
SkyCube has an unusual feature, a deployable 3m (10ft) reflective balloon, which it is hoped will be visible from Earth. The balloon also serves as a de-orbiting mechanism.
A launch is planned on a SpaceX rocket in the 1st quarter of 2013.
Tim says a donation of $1 ...
