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| − | [[User:Flux|Flux]] has | + | [[User:Flux|Flux]] has pledged for a [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251588730/kicksat-your-personal-spacecraft-in-space/ Kicksat] satellite dev kit. It's due in May 2012. |
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| + | == First Steps == | ||
| + | Get some MSP430 experience. Several people in the space have mentioned having boards. | ||
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| + | == The Hardware == | ||
| + | We don't get to design the hardware on this mission, just program it. | ||
''"Just to give you an idea of what you'll be working with, the microcontroller on the Sprite is an MSP430 from Texas Instruments. The exact part that will be used in the flight units has not been decided yet, but it will have at bare minimum 2 kB of RAM and 8 kB of flash memory."'' | ''"Just to give you an idea of what you'll be working with, the microcontroller on the Sprite is an MSP430 from Texas Instruments. The exact part that will be used in the flight units has not been decided yet, but it will have at bare minimum 2 kB of RAM and 8 kB of flash memory."'' | ||