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Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:13 PM Jul 2018

Brown University Undergrads Launch The Little DIY Satellite That Could

For Max Monn, and three fellow engineering students at Brown University, it all started as just another project in just another undergraduate class back in 2012. The assignment?

"Developing a mission plan for a space related project," explained Monn.

Keep in mind that developing the plan, in this class, was simply a theoretical learning exercise. As such, most students tend to opt for imaginative, pie-in-the sky type proposals like a new space station or a giant telescope. But inspired by a professor, who Monn calls "a self-described aerospace anarchist," Monn and his three friends wanted to "focus small."

"Small satellite, attainable goals. Not some far-fetched type of project," he said.

Read more: https://www.wgbh.org/news/science-and-technology/2018/07/18/brown-university-undergrads-launch-the-little-diy-satellite-that-could

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