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Lego Star Wars in Space
On our last PongSat/MiniCube mission an epic space battle was spotted at the edge of space.
97,704 feet.
Video of the fight coming soon.
The combatants were on a servo and chased each other around the sky.
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Next Mission, Fly with Us
The team is gearing up to head to the edge of space. On September 22 we will be flying four balloon platforms to 100,000 feet. These flights will be loaded:
20 MiniCubes
1000 PongSat Student Experiments
High Altitude Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Firing
Second Balloon Valve Experiment
Telemetry Upgrade
Space Ad Camera Array
If you want to get on board with MiniCubes or PongSats or Space Ads, now is the time!
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Gemini Flies Again
Last month Gemini flew again. At least a two inch model did. This beautiful creation by John at
http://johnspapermodelsetc.blogspot.com flew to 97,704 aboard Away 66.
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MHD Test Firing 72 and 73
This pair of tests were used to measure the Faraday current of the individual electrodes on the Hall magnetohydrodynamic generator.
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Introducing MiniCubes!
JPA stomping down the cost of space. $320 your mission, your experiment, commercial project or competition entry or anything to the edge of space.
The MiniCube is small plastic box five cm on a side. On the base is a standard camera tripod mount. You put your project inside the cube and mail it to JP Aerospace. We carry it to the edge of space then send it back to you. MiniCubes can be used for research, commercial applications, art, inspiration or anything you can imagine. Run your own space program!
When you purchase a MiniCube you will get a MiniCube and a flight. After the flight your MiniCube will be returned to you along with a data sheet about the mission and a CD with images and video from the flight. MiniCube and flight comb is only $320.
MiniCube are the next step up from PongSats. PongSats are still going strong and are always free, but if you need more space, MiniCubes are the answer.
Next MiniCube flight is to 100,000 feet on high altitude balloon on September 22, 2012. There are twenty spaces available.
MiniCube home page:
http://www.jpaerospace.com/minicube/index.html
MiniCube on Facebook
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PongSats from Japan
About 400 PongSats on the last mission were from Japan. Forty-four of those were from Ginganosato Elementary School.
