| Question: |
Why do you want to sponsor projects? |
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We are great believers in the cubesat system, and think this site is a brilliant way to generate some funding by providing a useful service to businesses. |
| Question: |
How does my project get sponsorship? |
Answer: |
Email us an overview of your proposal, and we will contact you. |
| Question: |
What is a cubesat? |
Answer: |
A CubeSat is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions of 10×10×10 centimetres (i.e., a volume of exactly one litre), weighing no more than one kilogram, and typically using commercial off-the-shelf electronics components.
Developed through joint efforts, California Polytechnic State University and Stanford University introduced the CubeSat to academia as a way for universities throughout the world to enter the realm of space science and exploration.
Currently, a large number of universities and some companies and other organizations around the world are actively developing CubeSats [1]. With their relatively small size, CubeSats can be made and launched for an estimated US$65,000–80,000 each (2004 US dollars). This low price tag, as compared to most satellite launches, has made Cubesat a viable option for schools and universities across the world. Most CubeSats carry one or two scientific instruments as their primary missions payload. A few CubeSat projects have limited propulsion systems; for example, the CubeSat project of the University of Illinois uses an array of small ion thrusters. |
| Question: |
What projects do you sponsor? |
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We will be sponsoring under-graduate cubesat projects. |
