Making it Small. April 22-24, 24, Cal Poly Developers Workshop California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, CA

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1 Making it Small April 22-24, 24, Cal Poly Developers Workshop California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, CA Prof. Bob Twiggs

2 What started the miniaturization trend? 2

3 January

4 Shipping to Utah May 14,1999 4

5 January 2000 Last Checkout at Vandenberg, AFB 5

6 January 2000 Launch at Vandenberg, AFB 6

7 January 2000 Operational Antenna at Stanford 7

8 January 2000 Operation at Stanford 8

9 January 2000 Operation at Stanford 9

10 January 2000 Operation at Stanford 10

11 Operation at Stanford showing satellite rotating 11

12 Problem? Too Big Too Long to Build Too Costly to Launch 12

13 Proposed CubeSat The Next Generation Make a Standard 13

14 CubeSat 4 x 4 x 4 cube 10cm cube 1 kg 14

15 CubeSat 15

16 Who is now using smallsats? International Universities Science Foundation- Space Weather DARPA-?? NRO-?? US Army-?? NASA ARC- Biological Research NASA Goddard-??? Boeing- Proof of Concept The Aerospace Corp.- MEPSI Technology ESA-?? Lockheed Martin University of Florida 16

17 The Future? Further Miniaturization? 17

18 What was so unique about the Volkswagen produced in Germany after WW II? 18

19 It was the people s s car. Practical and affordable. 19

20 What was the Apple computer? 20

21 It was the people s computer. Practical and affordable. 21

22 What is Twitter? 22

23 140 character messages 23

24 If you could get 140 characters from space twice/day, what would you do with it? 24

25 Could you conduct any meaningful space activity for 140 characters from space twice/day? 25

26 Twitter is the people s messenger. Practical and affordable. 26

27 Now, how about a peoples satellite? Practical and affordable. 27

28 Comments - present satellites Present CubeSat too Big? Cost too much to launch! Everyone needs new challenges. 28

29 How about a VolksSat? How about a VolksCube? How about a TwitterSat? 29

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31 How about a satellite that fits in your Pocket? 31

32 Miniaturize to fit in your pocket? Here is an example. Start with the cell phone Shrink How much capability does an iphone have? The Evolution of CubeSats in Education 32

33 Shrink Shrink The Evolution of CubeSats in Education 33

34 How about a 5cm cube? Fempto Sat? 34

35 What should we call it? 35

36 What should we call it? How about PocketQub? 36

37 Put 8 together - Use P-POD P POD concept to launch 8 37

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39 39 PocketQub CubeSat picosatellite

40 P-POD POD compatible 40

41 Drill #54 x ~1/8 4 places Body Side View Body Back View Body Front View Material: Aluminum 6061 T Notes: All dimensions in inches Title Drawn by PocketQub External Dimensions Date Bob Twiggs 03/20/09 Drawing No. Rev A

42 Using English Dimensions? Used metrics for CubeSat. Why not metrics for PocketQub? It is time those metric guys learned English units. 42

43 What if you wanted to build and launch your own private satellite? What is stopping you? Don t t know how to build it? Not likely get a kit. Too costly? get easy payment plan. What is the biggest single cost? Launch Launch Launch 43

44 What is a private affordable launch cost? What would be your budget? Pay $250k for a launch? $200k? Your salary - $100k $100k? $40k? $5k? 44

45 What does PocketQub do? Reduce launch cost. $40k/CubeSat - $5k/PocketQub $80k/CubeSat - $10k/PocketQub 45

46 Launch cost reduction? $40k/CubeSat - $80k/CubeSat - $5k/PocketQub $10k/PocketQub Not the cost of an SUV anymore Less than the cost of my last motorcycle. 46

47 New launch goals: Kentucky launch of first PocketQub within one year March 2010 Any other challenges? 47

48 Have your own vanity satellite! Students won t t get all of the fun. It may say - Hello Jordi As it goes overhead. Hello Jordi Hello Jordi 48

49 Having fun before you go to orbit. 49

50 Thank You 50