3D Printing and Deploying Spacecraft in Orbit
Maker Faire Bay Area 2017
May 19th-21st
We describe our experiences in designing, 3D Printing and deploying spacecraft in orbit. We were on the KICKSTARTER Kicksat team. It deploys Femtosatellites is a full function spacecrat that measures 30mm square and 2 mm thick and can be placed into orbit for the price of a drone.
Andrew filo
Andrew Filo has been an inventor based in Silicon Valley for the past 25 years, busily licensing his intellectual property to corporations for mass market sale. With education in engineering and medicine, Andy has focused his talents on the conceptualization and manufacture products. Recently He served as a consultant to NASA AMES Space Shop bringing commercial engineering to small satellites.