[HN Gopher] A small fleet of CubeStats joins three mannequins, f...
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       A small fleet of CubeStats joins three mannequins, fungus, algae on
       Artemis-1
        
       Author : Amorymeltzer
       Score  : 84 points
       Date   : 2022-11-16 18:30 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (spectrum.ieee.org)
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       | cwkoss wrote:
       | "mannequins" are really three human-shaped sensor packages
        
         | JoeDaDude wrote:
         | I thought they were referring to Snoopy and Shawn the Sheep
         | plushies, both of which were to be on Artemis-1 as zero G
         | indicators.
         | 
         | https://science.howstuffworks.com/snoopy-artemis.htm
        
       | cuSetanta wrote:
       | One of the payloads that was meant to fly on Artemis-1 will be
       | hitching a ride with my launch in a few days:
       | https://spacenews.com/japanese-lunar-lander-with-nasa-ridesh...
       | 
       | We will get it to the Moon a bit slower than Artemis, but it will
       | get there.
        
         | gen3 wrote:
         | Hey, that's awesome! Do you know if there are plans to release
         | the data publicly (or where I will find it when it does?)
        
           | ops wrote:
           | (not the op, but I do have some insight here)
           | 
           | At a minimum, CuSP data will be available via PySPEDAS:
           | 
           | https://github.com/spedas/pyspedas
           | 
           | If you're interested in accessing science data from
           | spacecraft, you should check it out!
        
           | cuSetanta wrote:
           | I haven't heard much discussion about any data being released
           | from us or our payloads. Since it is a very commercialised
           | mission I wouldn't expect too much, but if there is anything
           | I will definitely share it here (if thats allowed).
        
         | eointierney wrote:
         | I love the almost casual awesomeness of people on hn. Thank you
         | all in general and cuSetanta right now
        
         | krasin wrote:
         | Good luck with your launch and the mission. Is there a way for
         | us to follow it?
        
           | cuSetanta wrote:
           | ispace as a company is not particularly good at publicising
           | their work, which could be a cultural thing, as they are the
           | only Japanese company I have worked for.
           | 
           | But their LinkedIn will have updates as we apprach the launch
           | (hopefully byt the end of this month):
           | https://www.linkedin.com/company/ispace-inc
           | 
           | I will also be posting updates as things are happening on my
           | LinkedIn, which is in my profile.
           | 
           | Also, if you want to read more, these two blogs have a lot of
           | cool information about our mission and the others involved in
           | this "new space race":
           | 
           | https://lunarbusinessreview.substack.com/
           | 
           | https://blog.jatan.space/
        
             | krasin wrote:
             | Thank you! And best of luck with the mission.
        
       | jerrysievert wrote:
       | * CubeSats
       | 
       | The article headline as it reads now is:
       | 
       | > Here's All the Science Hitching a Ride on Artemis-1 A small
       | fleet of CubeStats joins three mannequins, fungus, algae, and
       | more on a trip to the Moon and back
       | 
       | The article itself correctly calls them CubeSats.
        
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         | actionfromafar wrote:
         | My brain did a segfault numerous times.
        
       | topaz0 wrote:
       | Note that "CubeStat" is likely a typo for "CubeSat", even though
       | it does appear in the headline of the real article. "CubeStat"
       | doesn't appear in the body of the article, and it is not a
       | familiar term to me (as CubeSat is).
        
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       | rd wrote:
       | A cubesat from my high school is launching on Nov 21st, 2022 from
       | the Kennedy Space Center on SpX-26 ISS resupply. I worked on it
       | five years ago so it's really cool to see this stuff finally
       | coming to fruition.
        
         | cuSetanta wrote:
         | Thats awesome, I am looking forward to watching the launch from
         | the facility here in the Cape. I will cheer it on for you!
        
       | tiagod wrote:
       | Is there a list somewhere of each CubeSat and their payloads?
        
         | mousetree wrote:
         | It's pronounced CubeStat /s
        
           | Kaibeezy wrote:
           | Comment appears to be sarcasm, a form of humour /helpful
           | 
           | ETA: /also s
        
         | jerrysievert wrote:
         | Yes, in the section "Artemis Science Payloads" - it has all 10,
         | photos, mission objectives, and descriptions.
        
       | lapetitejort wrote:
       | > The European Space Agency describes the ArgoMoon CubeSat as "a
       | space version of the Lakitu the cloud camera turtle from Mario."
       | 
       | Finally, third person view for spacecraft.
        
       | kloch wrote:
       | Were these amateur/hobbyist cubesats or were they all
       | proposed/sourced by NASA?
        
       | ciucnru wrote:
        
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