Sandy Antunes: 4 books
Surviving Orbit the DIY Way
Testing the Limits Your Satellite Can and Must Match
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Is your picosatellite ready for launch? Can it withstand rocket thrusts and the vacuum of space? This do-it-yourself guide helps you conduct a series of hands-on tests designed to check your satellite’s readiness. Learn precisely what the craft and its electronic components must endure if they’re...
DIY Satellite Platforms
Building a Space-Ready General Base Picosatellite for Any Mission
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Want to build your own satellite and launch it into space? It’s easier than you may think. The first in a series of four books, this do-it-yourself guide shows you the essential steps needed to design a base picosatellite platform—complete with a solar-powered computer-controlled assembly—tough...
DIY Instruments for Amateur Space
Inventing Utility for Your Spacecraft Once It Achieves Orbit
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
What can you measure and what are your limits when orbiting in space? Learn about what physical quantities you can measure and what types of sensors you can buy or build. We cover the 5 essential design limits as well: power, bandwidth, resolution, computing... and legal limitations. Explore what you can play with using your own personal satellite.
DIY Comms and Control for Amateur Space
Talking and Listening to Your Satellite
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Radio spectrum for commanding and recording from our satellites is a shared resource with subtle hurdles. We walk the path originally paved by AMSATs to discuss the steps and licensing needed to set up and operate both a command uplink and a data download station and network. Find out how playing nicely with others maximizes your ability to get your data down.