Home made sputnik... help please

[NotAllThere]

But it was the US who developed new medical technology from the space pen, not the Russians.

[DBA_bloke]

But it was the US who developed new medical technology from the space pen, not the Russians.

Norky no-nothing.

[gingerjedi]

Norky no-nothing.

Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Here's a real waste of NASA money:linky ...DSCOVR??

[xoggoth]

Drill a big hole right throw the earth then launch it through the hole with a long bit of elastic.

[Keldin]

I have a longbow you can borrow

K

[wendigo100]

Exactly, if you want to control the temp of components in a satellite you need to thermally couple or decouple them from the structure so they can conduct heat away or are insulated from the rapid, large fluctuations in environment outside.

As said already, switching on a fan will also make the craft start spinning in the opposite direction.

What about a small fridge with the door left open?

[wendigo100]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7049002.stm

Right now I've built it does anyone have any ideas on how I should get it into orbit? They seem to have left off that bit.

Hang it by string from the telephone wires down the road. Everyone can see it then.