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free space selfies
A satellite can now take selfies from space for free. After a $5 million investment and three years of work, Mark Rober's SATGUS satellite successfully launched, deployed its camera, and is now available for anyone to use for space selfies.
- 🛰️ The SATGUS satellite can wirelessly receive a picture from Earth and display it on a screen in space, then take a selfie with it.
- 🚀 The launch involved a 22-story tall Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SATGUS satellite, which successfully landed its booster.
- 🛰️ The satellite faced challenges like tumbling too fast, which required autonomous de-spinning using torque rods and reaction wheels.
- 📱 T-Mobile and Google Pixel partnered on the project, with T-Mobile's satellite-to-mobile network and Pixel's durable display being key.
- 🥜 A tradition of good luck peanuts, originating from NASA's early missions, was used during the stressful satellite commissioning process.
A man in a hard hat and orange vest, appearing excited, gestures towards a rocket engine with bright flames and smoke erupting behind him.