CAPE-2: Testing Deployable Panels
by Rizwan Merchant on Mar.21, 2011, under CAPE-2
Quick test video of how our deployable solar panels will function. We wrapped fishing string around the structure of the satellite, and burned through it with a current of nichrome from the power supply shown in video. End result solar panels deploying! Totally awesome progress! 
CAPE-2: Prototype Updates
by Rizwan Merchant on Mar.19, 2011, under CAPE-2
The last few weeks in the lab have been pretty busy with some pretty exciting progress for our satellite team.
First off the Communications Subsystem has their first prototype board in, and are busy testing it and gearing up to write the flight code soon.
- photo of the Communications Subsystem prototype board fully populated
In other news our Mechanical Subsystem has been working on attaching the hinges to our demo satellite structure with deployable panels. Gotta say it looks pretty cool!
- the structure with all the deployables attached with working hinges.
- Another view of the structure.
CrawSat III – In ULToday.com
by Rizwan Merchant on Mar.19, 2011, under CrawSat III
We’ve recently had the CrawSat III Launch featured in ULToday.com. Special thanks to Dr. Joe Abraham for the article!
Link: http://ultoday.com/node/3374
Gallery Link: http://gallery.ulcape.org/v/Press_Publicity/CrawSatIII_Launched_Mar_2011.jpg.html
CAPE-2 Featured at ULToday.com
by Rizwan Merchant on Mar.05, 2011, under CAPE-2
ULToday.com has published an article at ULToday.com, about the upcoming launch of CAPE-2 in the NASA Cubesat Launch Initiative.
Link: http://ultoday.com/node/3256
C.A.P.E. in The Advocate
by Rizwan Merchant on Feb.26, 2011, under CAPE-2, CrawSat III, General CAPE
Marsha Siles from The Advocate News Paper based out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana ran two articles this morning about our recent acceptance as a Candidate for the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative, and another on our educational outreach with NP Moss Middle School’s pearlsat payload during our recent flight of CrawSat III. Both articles are available online at The Advocate’s website, with links below.
CAPE-2 NASA Grant: http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/latest/Students-ready-satellite.html
NP Moss Middle School’s PearlSat: http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/latest/Middle-school-research-pearls-retrieved.html
Copies of the news paper clippings are also available in the CAPE Gallery under Press and Publicity along with older news articles about C.A.P.E. – http://gallery.ulcape.org/v/Press_Publicity/
Special thanks to Marsha Siles for her articles!