PIS IN SPACE!

The number of Raspberry Pis orbiting the earth is about to increase.

Thanks to everyone who helped me make this video, over the past year! I learned a LOT (especially how much I don't know) about CubeSats, Ground Stations, amateur radio for space, and more.

Mentioned in this video:

- SilverSat: https://silversat.org
- Build a CubeSat: https://www.youtube.com/@buildacubesat
- CubeSat TEMPEST: https://ethoslabs.space
- Tim Fowler's CubeSat Collection on Level 2 Jeff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woO0w92YuC0
- Saveitforparts: https://www.youtube.com/@saveitforparts
- RASCube: https://www.robinson-aerospace.com
- MySat: https://www.mysatkit.com
- GASPACS: https://artsci.usu.edu/physics/gas/projects/gaspacs
- Mark Rober's SatGus: https://space.crunchlabs.com
- Astro Pi: https://astro-pi.org

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Contents:

00:00 - Pis in Space!
01:14 - CubeSat 101
04:08 - Engineering challenges
06:48 - MySat
07:47 - RASCube
08:43 - Build a CubeSat
09:16 - CubeSat T.E.M.P.E.S.T.
11:04 - SilverSat
12:27 - Dave and Leticia
15:10 - CubeSat Launch Initiative
17:09 - The mission is just beginning
18:14 - Why Raspberry Pi?
19:49 - Pi security on orbit
21:12 - Radio communications
22:42 - Tracking sats from Earth with saveitforparts
26:16 - What frequency?