On August 4 , a resupply missionis schedule to take offfor the International Space Station carrying a planet for hire with it . It ’s actually a nanosatellite , since it ’s only 10 centimeters wide , and it ’s yours to use if you ’ve got the hard currency .
Dubbed “ ArduSat , ” the presently - to - be - launched satellite will connect with the servers at NanoSatisfi , the Kickstarter - funded company that ’s function it , and provide students and outer space flake alike the chance to do whatever they want up in infinite . ArduSatis outfittedwith tv camera , an ambient light sensor , a magnetometer and a Geiger counter , so the sky ’s the limitation ( heh ) when it comes to the variety of experimentation you may run from the priming coat . NanoSatisfi also fix client up with a control panel on the land , so that they can change the missionary post as you go . The best part is that it will only cost about $ 250 a week to rent time with the ArduSat .
But what can one do with a quick satellite , you ask ? Well , uses for the cameras are pretty obvious . Beyond that , the makers of ArduStatdrew up a listof possibilities that ’s divided into three categories : science , engine room and entertainments . Some highlighting include tracking meteorite by tuning into the radio stations excogitate by the meteor ’ tails , writing algorithms to make the tv camera take different sort of photo based on agent like gamma irradiation and picture to the sun , and even mapping Earth ’s magnetic athletic field . All this playfulness for less than half of what a monthly Manhattan studio apartment renting costs .
The existence of a satellite for hire is more meaningful than hightail it a gang of experiment in blank . It reflects the imminent time to come of place exploration — even if it ’s only explore a few naut mi above Earth ’s surface . As more and more low-priced alternative for going to space show up on the market , the possible action subsist for more people to get involved in space inquiry , even elementary school day students . While established satellitescost between $ 500 million and $ 2 billion , NanoSatisfi plans on spending much less than $ 1 million on purchasing and launch ArduSat into orbit , and over the course of its two class lifespan , the society expects to service over 4,000 customer .
“ What ’s happening now with satellites is similar to the revolution that bring us from mainframe figurer to PC , ” Peter Platzer , NanoSatisfi ’s CEO , told The Vergethis week . “ Instead of huge , expensive car , each of which is dissimilar , we have littler , cheap craft build up on a single standard that allows anyone to produce improvements for them . We ’re taking Moore ’s police force , and we ’re moving it into space . ” Can you imagine a wild future where everybody has admission to a artificial satellite whenever they need it ? You could probably even insure it with your smartphone . Which makes me wonder : What would my eight - year - old self think of controlling a satellite in blank space with a pouch computer while walk down the street . I ’m pretty certain it ’s : The future is amazing . [ The Verge , FastCo Exist ]
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