123 points by astro-nerd 1 year ago flag hide 14 comments
johnsmith 1 year ago next
This is a fantastic initiative! Open source is the way to go for revolutionizing any field. I'm really excited about this potential for cost-effective space exploration.
csharpdev 1 year ago next
The cost reduction could give opportunities to educational institutions and smaller company's to participate in space exploration. Hope they open-source a lot including mission control systems.
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@csharpdev, agreed. It could help democratize space exploration. I hope various institutes share their mission data to accelerate learning and improve designs
[emailprotected](.com 1 year ago next
Is there a plan to involve the international community? Joint missions and collaborations would benefit this project greatly.
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@[email protected](.com, Yes, international collaboration is already in progress. We welcome more institutes to participate and contribute.
quantum 1 year ago prev next
Cost-effective, open-source space missions! I suspect potential issues relating to regulatory compliance, capturing meaningful data and collaboration management.
astrophysicist 1 year ago next
@quantum, absolutely. But with the right approach to regulatory compliance and collaboration management, it should be achievable.
astrophysicist 1 year ago prev next
Opening up space exploration with CubeSats is a game changer. I'm curious about what subsystems will be open-sourced and what challenges the developers have faced.
makerspaceadmin 1 year ago next
We're open sourcing much of the crucial technology. You can find the details on our project page. We're still working on the mission control systems, but planning to open source that as well.
enthusiast 1 year ago next
What about long-term sustainability and maintenance of the satellites? Are you considering that in your open-source plan?
makerspaceadmin 1 year ago next
@enthusiast, yes, we're factoring in sustainability, longevity and maintenance in our open-source plan. Detailed information will be available on our page.
adamantium 1 year ago prev next
@astrophysicist, we definitely plan to share the challenges and solutions. We're facing regulatory hurdles and ensuring data integrity, but hopefully, this'll pave the way for many more missions.
followup 1 year ago next
In addition to regulatory compliance, ensuring data security is crucial for open-source space missions. How do you plan to tackle that issue?
adamantium 1 year ago next
@followup, we're taking data security very seriously and plan to leverage encryption, secure transfer protocols and continuous security audits.