Comments on: DEADLINE EXTENDED: We Want You To Send an Experiment to Space. We'll Give You $1500 To Do It. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/21/contest-we-want-you-to-send-an-experiment-to-space-well-give-you-1500-to-do-it/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jeroen Cappaert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/21/contest-we-want-you-to-send-an-experiment-to-space-well-give-you-1500-to-do-it/#comment-33407 Jeroen Cappaert Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:52:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=37923#comment-33407 Hi J, If we end up doing the 2U cube this is pretty doable I think, for the 1U possibly, depends on the actual specs of the laser e.g. internal heating, beam properties, peak power vs. average power etc. If you have a datasheet or specs send it to me and I'll be glad to take a look at it. But if you think you have a cool experiment to propose with it I'd say go for it! Regards, Jeroen Cappaert ArduSat engineer info@nanosatisfi.com Hi J,

If we end up doing the 2U cube this is pretty doable I think, for the 1U possibly, depends on the actual specs of the laser e.g. internal heating, beam properties, peak power vs. average power etc. If you have a datasheet or specs send it to me and I’ll be glad to take a look at it. But if you think you have a cool experiment to propose with it I’d say go for it!

Regards,
Jeroen Cappaert
ArduSat engineer
info@nanosatisfi.com

]]> By: J Noland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/21/contest-we-want-you-to-send-an-experiment-to-space-well-give-you-1500-to-do-it/#comment-33406 J Noland Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:04:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=37923#comment-33406 Can a tunable IR, visible, UV LASER be added for plasma experiments, to meet requirements (1) less than $2,500 (2) under 50 grams (3) Less than 400 mW power (4) 50 mm x 50 mm x20 mm volume. ? Would it be totally safe and not possible to damage the satellite? Thank you Can a tunable IR, visible, UV LASER be added for plasma experiments, to meet requirements (1) less than $2,500 (2) under 50 grams (3) Less than 400 mW power (4) 50 mm x 50 mm x20 mm volume. ? Would it be totally safe and not possible to damage the satellite? Thank you

]]> By: Victoria Kostadinova http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/21/contest-we-want-you-to-send-an-experiment-to-space-well-give-you-1500-to-do-it/#comment-33404 Victoria Kostadinova Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:42:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=37923#comment-33404 This is so marvelous!!! Way to go ArduSat, Kickstarter, and Disover! And Good luck to all! This is so marvelous!!! Way to go ArduSat, Kickstarter, and Disover! And Good luck to all!

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