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The principal design featured four main components - a ''chamber'', ''portals'', ''blocks'', and ''retainer plates''. The chamber was the skeleton of the payload, essentially a rectangular box out of HDPU foam panels epoxied together. The most notable aspect was the rounded square holes on each wall of the payload -- these were called ''portals''. A chamber had six portal of a pre-determined shape and size. The modular hot-swap ''blocks'' had the corresponding HDPU rounded-square panel. This HDPU block may or may not have been further machined depending on its purpose -- for example, a block meant to house a GoPro in one wall of the payload would also have a machined GoPro cavity and through-hole for the lens. However, other blocks, like the SSI logo block or note block did not require this kind of HDPU machining. The HDPU block was then epoxied to a wooden outer retention plate (initially bass wood). This outer retention plate had four 1/4" holes. When slotted into the appropriate chamber portal, the block was clamped to the payload using an internal retention plate and nylon bolts. All HDPU was also painted black for heat absorption.  

The principal design featured four main components - a ''chamber'', ''portals'', ''blocks'', and ''retainer plates''. The chamber was the skeleton of the payload, essentially a rectangular box out of HDPU foam panels epoxied together. The most notable aspect was the rounded square holes on each wall of the payload -- these were called ''portals''. A chamber had six portal of a pre-determined shape and size. The modular hot-swap ''blocks'' had the corresponding HDPU rounded-square panel. This HDPU block may or may not have been further machined depending on its purpose -- for example, a block meant to house a GoPro in one wall of the payload would also have a machined GoPro cavity and through-hole for the lens. However, other blocks, like the SSI logo block or note block did not require this kind of HDPU machining. The HDPU block was then epoxied to a wooden outer retention plate (initially bass wood). This outer retention plate had four 1/4" holes. When slotted into the appropriate chamber portal, the block was clamped to the payload using an internal retention plate and nylon bolts. All HDPU was also painted black for heat absorption.  

[[File:space_crash.jpg | left | frame | <center>The unfortunate fate of SPACE Mk 1</center>]]

[[File:space_crash.jpg | left | frame | 300 px | <center>The unfortunate fate of SPACE Mk 1</center>]]

A full list of functionalities & features:

A full list of functionalities & features: