Comments on: MIT Students Put Homemade Satellite Into Orbit–Cost: $150 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html Your Source for Gadget News, Reviews and Deals Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kkkkk http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-1099172 Kkkkk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-1099172 Jan née ek stem Saam ek meen dis n dom idee fok man se nou doe ding Val op iemand se kop dit sal mos Kak seer wees , lekke my Blaar Jan née ek stem Saam ek meen dis n dom idee fok man se nou doe ding Val op iemand se kop dit sal mos Kak seer wees , lekke my Blaar

]]> By: ben http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-1085554 ben Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:46:55 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-1085554 uh, yeah... cool, but not actually a satellite uh, yeah… cool, but not actually a satellite

]]> By: ben http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-1084776 ben Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:46:55 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-1084776 uh, yeah... cool, but not actually a satellite uh, yeah… cool, but not actually a satellite

]]> By: Cryptoking2991 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-1083330 Cryptoking2991 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:34:56 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-1083330 I stumbled across this article when i was doing my own research for making a homemade satelite. While i commend these students for achieving something inspirational, and great i must condemn whoever wrote this article. Clearly they haven't the slightest idea of what they are talking about. Making the statement that NASA are "whiny embezzlers" is appalling and ridiculous, and i would suggest they choose there words more thoughtfully in the future. I stumbled across this article when i was doing my own research for making a homemade satelite. While i commend these students for achieving something inspirational, and great i must condemn whoever wrote this article. Clearly they haven't the slightest idea of what they are talking about. Making the statement that NASA are “whiny embezzlers” is appalling and ridiculous, and i would suggest they choose there words more thoughtfully in the future.

]]> By: mrp http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-1043726 mrp Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:17:41 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-1043726 This is factually inaccurate. The "launch" was NOT orbital, nor even into space as the article states. This "near-spacecraft" was simply a weather balloon that ascended to a maximum altitude of about 40 kilometers. The authors should revise the article. This is factually inaccurate. The “launch” was NOT orbital, nor even into space as the article states.
This “near-spacecraft” was simply a weather balloon that ascended to a maximum altitude of about 40 kilometers.

The authors should revise the article.

]]> By: FightingLee http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-1039979 FightingLee Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:38:54 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-1039979 While i agree that NASA is stupid, and the crap they usually make doesnt even work a good percentage of the time, this $150 science expriment did not put anything into orbit. Putting something into orbit does not mean getting something really high. Orbit would require rotatonal velocity. So they would have had to have put the balloon into low orbit at least (probably much further than the photo shows) and then fire a rocket to put it into orbit. Its that rotational velocity that would keep the object from falling back down. This article is misleading. They put nothing in orbit, they just flew a balloon really high you moron. While i agree that NASA is stupid, and the crap they usually make doesnt even work a good percentage of the time, this $150 science expriment did not put anything into orbit. Putting something into orbit does not mean getting something really high. Orbit would require rotatonal velocity. So they would have had to have put the balloon into low orbit at least (probably much further than the photo shows) and then fire a rocket to put it into orbit. Its that rotational velocity that would keep the object from falling back down. This article is misleading. They put nothing in orbit, they just flew a balloon really high you moron.

]]> By: adham http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/09/mit-students-put-homemade-satellite-into-orbit-cost-150.html/comment-page-1#comment-972001 adham Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:38:50 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=36435#comment-972001 Can this be a real trial to transfer data, Can you control the fixing point to this thing (may be satellite or flying cell phone) Can this be a real trial to transfer data, Can you control the fixing point to this thing (may be satellite or flying cell phone)

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