History¶

• History
  • Mk 1
    • The Inspiration
    • Revision 1
    • Revision 2
  • Mk 2
    • Companion to SkyCube... Ground Sphere of Course
    • Building Mk 2
    • Testing and SkyCube
  • Mk 3

The Ground Sphere projects have a rich history at Mach 30, starting with a question from Mach 30 contributor Aaron Harper leading all the way to the current generation Ground Sphere intended for receiving signals from the International Space Station.

Mk 1¶

The Inspiration¶

<Aaron's story of asking the question that led to the first GS>

Revision 1¶

<Aaron's story of the first build (everything soldered together>. Why he chose the design he did, putting it together, and testing it>

Revision 2¶

<Aaron's story of the second build (screw terminals for the aerials, so we could ship it, a design decision that is still with us today). J's story of taking it to New Space 2013

Mk 2¶

<insert continued story (with photos and link to project) of the SkyCube GS>

Companion to SkyCube... Ground Sphere of Course¶

<discussion of updated requirements (focus on top level), new dimensions>

Building Mk 2¶

<discuss new build (use lots of pics, including from this blog post

Testing and SkyCube¶

<discuss test procedure (especially tests for signal reception). close with info from SkyCube updates

Mk 3¶

<insert story and goal of Mk 3 (with logo), happy hour, Perigee, etc>