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15 questions linked to/from Did the NASA PhoneSat actually try to use the GPS from the phone itself?
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Apollo simulator practical jokes
The Apollo training program as described in this question used a computer driven system of servos and motors to move cameras over and around models. This type of simulator was common in aviation ...
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Is the Pi really fit for outer space?
Recently, there has been growing interest in using Raspberry Pis in CubeSats. NASA is even in on the trend. But, considering that outer space is pretty harsh on electronics (i.e. radiation and cosmic ...
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Current situation with CoCom regulations and GPS receivers for balloons and cubesats
I wanted to ask this at aviation SE because they are quite rules-and-regulations oriented there, but this question is not (really) about aviation.
I'm trying to understand the current situation for ...
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Recent Falcon 9 flights - 'topped off' with propellants, or just a margin over what's needed to land?
A simplified version of the landing choices might be - if there's going to be sufficient propellant, the plan is for the F9 first stage to u-turn and go all the way back to the launch area to land.
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Are pictures taken from ISS geolocalized?
I guess my question is "naive".
I get from https://images-api.nasa.gov some pictures of Earth from ISS without any description (just the mission number) or pictures of crewmembers.
Taken ...
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Can a smart phone function in space?
I recenty came a across a doubt...
Can a smart phone be used in space?
Obviously you aren't going to get any data signal, but will the functions like touch screen, GPS, accelerometer, vibrator, etc, ...
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CubeSat Orbit Determination
I'm thinking about the feasibility of making a CubeSat to test the EM drive thruster. Assuming the microwave electronics and resonant cavity could be scaled down to CubeSat size (5 watts, let's say), ...
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What's this dark, ceiling-mounted hemisphere in Tianhe module of Tiangong space station? Any counterpart on the ISS and if so what does it look like?
The first crew of the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station has been hard at work and already complete their first space walk.
In this official photo there is a dark hemispherical structure,...
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How to get velocity vector from GPS NMEA data?
I am writing a program to receive and interpret NMEA data from a GPS receiver. I am working with an Adafruit Ultimate GPS Receiver integrated with an Arduino.
The $GPRMC NMEA Sentence contains the ...
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Where is the TEA-TEB stored for the Merlin engines onboard Falcon 9?
The Merlin 1D engines can restart up to four times, they use the pyrophoric mixture of TEA-TEB (Triethylaluminum-Triethylborane) to ignite the engines. My question is where is this stored in the ...
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How many spacecraft deployed from the ISS have escaped Earth orbit? Are there plans for any in the near future?
After reading Why did the Ulysses probe reach Jupiter much faster than Galileo? and answers to How many Space Shuttle payloads ended up beyond Earth orbit? and also What's the largest rocket that was ...
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Do Phonesats and GoPros work with their internal batteries in space vacuum?
After reading the question OTS rechargeable battery for a lunar rover I wondered about examples of OTS (off-the-shelf) batteries in space.
There has been at least one cellphone-based satellite, and ...
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What are some objective that CubeSat's can complete/have completed?
I've been seriously considering looking into launching a CubeSat and it seems that the least of my worries would be design constraints. The money is less of an issue than the "why". There's plenty of ...
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Are software defined GNSS (GPS) receivers legal under ITAR and other export regulations?
With the latest update to ITAR rules, it looks like covered GNSS receivers are defined as follows:
(2) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiving equipment, as
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(i) GNSS receiving ...
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How to determine altitude when altimeters fail?
Specifically for high altitude amateur rocketry, how is altitude determined when you get too high(too low pressure) for barometric altimeters to work? I heard about GPS, however, COCOM limitations ...
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