CubeSat Amateur Laser Communications

CubeSat Amateur Laser Communications
Southgate, 19 December 2014
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2014/december/cubesat_amateur_laser_communications.htm

... to enable amateur Moon exploration, amateur laser communicator built of common, low-cost parts will help to extend amateur satellites operating range up to at least moon orbit.

PocketQubeShop announces PocketQube Kit v1.0 EM

PocketQubeShop announces PocketQube Kit v1.0 EM
PocketQubeShop, 18 December 2014
http://www.pocketqubeshop.com/hardware/pocketqube-kit

A kit containing the following components

• Alba Orbital Skeletonized structure (1p, 2p or 3p)
• Radiobro MiniSatCom
• Alba Orbital Labsat (Test and Development Board)
• Alba Orbital On Board Computer (OBC)

Graham Sortino's Rocket Work

Small-Liquid-Fueled-Rocket-Engines on Fubar Labs Site

http://wiki.fubarlabs.org/fubarwiki/Small-Liquid-Fueled-Rocket-Engines.ashx

Graham Sortino has been very busy with his small rocket projects. He's been making great progress. Here's a list of some of them. Check out his progress.

• Igniters:
  • Air / Ethanol Igniter Engine (2012)
  • Gaseous Oxygen (GOX) / Ethanol Igniter Engine (2012)
  • GOX / Ethanol Igniter v2 (2014)
  • GOX / Ethanol Igniter v3 3D Printed (2014)
• Engines:
  • 3D Printed Engine (2014)
• Software & Hardware
• Rocket Engine Test Stand
• Propellant Flow Testing
• Thermal Analysis of Steady State Engines (Cooling)

CS BPM-5 Rocket Motor Model

Copenhagen Suborbitals' BPM-5 Rocket Motor Model
sketchfab, 10 December 2014
https://sketchfab.com/models/78c96477043247c7bc807989391510df

An interactive model of the Copenhagen Suborbitals' BPM-5 Rocket Motor. It is similar to an LR-101. You can zoom in and pan over the model.