DIY Satellite Platforms Quotes

“Reusing existing code is the name of the game here, not just because it’s easier, but because I’d rather use code that works and has been tested, than create stuff from scratch.”
― Sandy Antunes, DIY Satellite Platforms: Building a Space-Ready General Base Picosatellite for Any Mission

“IOS’s Rod Milliron invented the TubeSat kit, the famous $8K satellite platform + launch that Project Calliope favors, the kit that uses off-the-shelf parts. Rod’s TubeSat is a kit he designed to work with COTS parts. IOS has also added CubeSat kits, at $15K including launch. Randa’s closing words apply to us all: “Don’t ever let anybody stop you.”
― Sandy Antunes, DIY Satellite Platforms: Building a Space-Ready General Base Picosatellite for Any Mission