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• Find a Project
  ...y looking for help, and who you can contact to jump in! Think of this like a jobs listing page except that the jobs are always available and you apply b ...whelmed, or just want to chat with someone, don't hesitate to reach out to a leadership member. ''SSI exists for, and because of, its members (that's yo
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• Making a Purchase
  ...ing SSI financially accessible, and that includes you never having to make a purchase you are unable to or uncomfortable making. Choose one of the two o ...nd try to submit it as soon as you can; if you're traveling with SSI, take a picture of your receipt in case you forget it or accidentally lose it. And
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• Create a new Altium Project
  ...ing SVN to store all the libraries, parts, and projects. Altium introduced a native cloud platform, Altium365, and Git support. We're doing our best to * Make a new git repo with git init
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• How to Build a Firestorm
  ...if you would like access to it. Rebecca has created an OpenRocket model of a DD and non-DD version of the Firestorm, which should be in this folder.* [E A Cross Section of an L1-Ready Rocket (not drawn to scale) [EDIT HERE]
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• Releasing a Board for Manufacture
  ...PCB? Time to get it sent out for manufacturing and to order components and a stencil! ...he lower lines) for production equipment to "draw" shapes on each layer of a board.]]
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• How to Run a SSI Workshop
  ##Will you have a helper? ##Are attendees coming to learn a fundamental skill, improve on a skill, explore an advanced topic, get hyped about something, etc…
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• How to produce a good PCB
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• How to Clean a Rocket Motor
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• Hitchhiker's Guide to Making a PCB
  ...n't read and skip the step about renaming. So far, no one has come up with a board name that acronyms to "RENAME-ME" to justify not renaming the project ...type of file in Altium that organizes all of the files that go into making a real circuit board. These include all of the schematic files that define th
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• Star Tracker
  ...n ADCS system that consists of a camera that takes images of the stars and a system that processes images to match up to an onboard database, thus deter
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• JPL 1U Optical Communications Terminal
  ...e diameter (using superconducting nanowire photon detectors), and predicts a data rate between 150 and 200 Mbits/s. Such satellites have been proposed f
  922 bytes (144 words) - 12:20, 29 March 2016
• Balloon Release
  ...uestion) hold the payload or flight string simultaneously, releasing it on a count. ...oon, a reference to the popular Sci-Fi TV-Show ''Battlestar Galactica'' -- a release tradition initiated by Kirill Safin in the 2014-2015 academic year.
  568 bytes (91 words) - 04:17, 11 February 2016
• Quail
  [[File:Quail In Use.jpg|thumb|495x495px|Quail Wired for a Hot Fire, Winter 2022]] ...rGuppy]], and builds from a shared codebase.[[File:DSC3178.jpg|thumb|500px|A partially-assembled Quail PCB]]
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• Kythera
  ...stributed micro-controller nodes that communicate to a central server over a CAN bus. Details can be found in Kythera's latest design review here: [http
  532 bytes (73 words) - 14:46, 15 September 2017
• Altimeters
  ...s (such as deploy a parachute) at various altitude an velocities. SSI uses a verity of altimeters.
  673 bytes (95 words) - 07:52, 19 May 2023
• Project Phoenix
  ...et. They are designing and testing a mechanical staging system along side a friction-fit staging system, and they'll be attempting to launch to 30,000f
  317 bytes (51 words) - 05:05, 13 January 2020
• Stanford Student Observatory
  ...ains a student observatory which seems to be of very high quality. This is a resource that SSI's [[Optical Communications]] team is aware of, but has ne
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• Balloons Lunch
  [[File:Pho.jpg | right | thumb | Two Large bowls of Pho from a Balloon Lunch]] ...Lead Aria Tedjarati and team member Kirill Safin decided to forever impose a mandatory lunch routine of Pho consumption for subsequent launches.
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• Vector Graphics in Altium
  ...egrated support for putting vector graphics onto the silkscreen. There are a couple of workarounds for this. SSI's preferred option for vector graphics Then launch Altium and insert a String on the Top or Bottom Overlay layer. Select TrueType font and choose
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• Long Range RF
  ...ent in the field. It has also been proposed by the OpComms group that such a system might be able to transmit internet data over the link, such that oth ...ingle Snapchat notification, but nothing more. The team attributes this to a misconfiguration.
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• Balloons Culture
  ...team culture is one of :laid back fun and adventure" without negligence of a rigorous engineering environment. This culture has been developed and maint ...unch schedule features three or four launches per quarter -- an average of a launch every 2.5 to 3 weeks.
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• The Grand Quote Archive
  ...ng messages. But there's more than that to SSI's history (and also there's a maximum amount of messages at 150). Here is a glimpse into the past:
  274 bytes (47 words) - 21:33, 26 August 2018
• Optical Internet Backhaul
  ...link between two nearby buildings (~1km apart) which need rapid access to a shared network and which could not be cost-effectively linked by fiber. ...ctuations in weather. A small rainstorm (or even fog) will typically break a link like this.
  787 bytes (117 words) - 06:14, 11 August 2015
• Skybass
  ...was used again for [[IREC 2018]]. It was based on the Teensy 3.2 and used a Kalman filter to determine altitude and flight state.
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• Ligation and Sequencing
  ...Methods]]. This detection method involves sequencing the added bases with a commercial sequencing service. The segment to be sequenced is effectively p ...circularized (~1 kb). Long single-stranded DNA can be obtained by cutting a [https://www.neb.com/products/n4040-m13mp18-single-stranded-dna#pd-descript
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• Ripperoni
  ...power supply to charge the pads, and is our first step towards developing a microfluidics platform for DNA synthesis in space!
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• Precision Aiming
  If the [[beam divergence]] of a transmitter is small, i.e. it forms a tighter cone, then more power actually reaches the receiver. However, low d ...g stability of just 4 microradians . Achieving this kind of precision with a mechanism that must withstand the shock and vibrations levels of launch and
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• SSI Satellite Projects
  [[Sequoia]], a 3U software defined imaging satellite that will demonstrate image classific *[[SNAPS]], the Stanford NAno Picture Satellite, a 1/4U imaging cubesat
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• SNAPSat Software
  ...ack asteroids in space, software is currently working on tracking stars as a means to achieve attitude determination.
  270 bytes (38 words) - 21:51, 2 December 2018
• Preci-Dip
  ...200px | A low profile Preci-Dip socket, whose pins have been inserted into a set of "zero profile" receptacles. ]] ...r of pins. Preci-Dip connectors have a 0.1" spacing between pins, which is a common standard on microcontrollers such as most Arduino and Teensy boards.
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• Scintillation
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• Constellation aerobraking
  ...m factors can alter their orientation relative to their velocity to create a range of thrusts without active propulsion. Unconfirmed reports suggest tha ...calculation of time to stable separation of two identical satellites with a 1U or 2U difference in frontal presented area|thumb]]
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• Dr. Simone D'Amico
  ...lab is attempting a formation CubeSat mission. This mission will likely be a telescope occulter system, in which one CubeSat acts as an imager and the o
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• Gas storage
  ...e currently stored in the Durand gas cage. For the moment we're limited to a maximum of 5 tanks. If you'd like to help manage SSI's chemical inventory: ...as purchasers request a new user account [https://ehs.stanford.edu/request-a-new-chemtracker-user-account here] so that you are able to view and edit th
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• FitSat-1
  ...ame|right|FitSat-1, built by the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, featured a full wall of LEDs]] ...e 30% to 40% more light for the same power have reached the market, making a repeat or improvement on this mission highly achievable.
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• Words of Sasha Maldonado
  ...rom time to time. In case you, like I, don't know words very well, here is a list of words he's said that are just way to smart sounding for me. :* Tinney (ok I know that one's not even a big word, don't judge me)
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• Optical fine steering for CubeSats
  ...l Communications from CubeSat platforms, it becomes necessary to introduce a fine steering system for the transmitter itself, to improve on the pointing ...fine steering system would need to be ±210 μrad, significantly finer than a typical CubeSat ADCS can offer.
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• Beam Divergence
  ...ortant factor, because the energy emitted by the laser will be spread over a fairly large area, so power considerations are key.
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• Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS)
  ...de Determination and Control System (ADCS) provides measurements regarding a satellite's orbit and allows the satellite to change its inertial position. ** A Kalman Filter is a probabilistic system that keeps track of a best estimate of its state (attitude) and its uncertainty, updating this es
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• Optical Communications Team
  ...a subsequent test, the team was able to bidirectionally encode and decode a string of bits.]] ...tions, with the intent to participate in the NASA [[CubeQuest Challenge]], a competition for small satellite design, but later moved away from the compe
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• ProcraSSItination
  ...related to coursework by working on SSI related projects. This article is a form of ProcraSSItination. ...nore the growing stress of an approaching PSET deadline while sanding down a coupler. Checking slack constantly even if you didn't have any notification
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• Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
  ...is network of telescopes is far superior to any RF ground station network. A serious [[optical communications]] satellite attempt may find this network
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• SSI-25
  SSI-25 Cassiopeia was a high-altitude balloon launched by a team consisting of inexperienced freshman, sophomores, and juniors. The flight lasted for 263.15 minutes. The balloon reached a maximum altitude 26530.69 meters. The parachute deployed successfully.
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• Naming Conventions
  ...have persisted and, should a new board fall under one of these categories, a suitable naming convention would be preferable.<br/> ...boards become very easy to relate to the function of a board, and hearing a board named "Pound Cake" will immediately cause one to think it is power-re
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• CubeSat Component Manufacturers
  Here's a general listing of CubeSat component manufacturers and the components each ** CubeSatKit and development hardware for a variety of microcontrollers
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• PlatformIO
  ...uino IDE], however it has many drawbacks and lacks many of the features of a full IDE. There are a fair number of steps to follow if you do not have any of the software that
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• Balloons Radio Projects
  ...held radio and decoding using a phone app or a computer program. This is a ONE WAY comms method (from balloon to ground ONLY). ...d to pick up ourselves, will be automatically uploaded to aprs.fi. This is a ONE WAY comms method (from balloon to ground ONLY).
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• How to Join SSI's Alumni Network
  ...rowing community of SSI Alumni & Friends! Whether you are a recent grad or a community member interested in SSI, we'd love to stay in touch with you! We have a [https://groups.google.com/g/ssialumni Google Group] for our wonderful alum
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• POINTR
  ...other. The requirements include mission planning, command and execution of a pointing maneuver, acquisition of an incoming optical signal and tracking o * Demonstrate a subset of technology for full bidirectional optical communications mission
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• LADEE
  [[File:LLCD.jpg|frame|right|LADEE closed a bidirectional optical comms link]] ...in several considerable respects. Most importantly, the LADEE orbiter had a dry mass of approximately 250kg, substantially larger than the CubeSat the
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• Electrowetting on Dielectric
  ...WOD) is a method for microfluidic control of small droplets of fluid using a voltage differential to change surface tension. SSI Biology is currently pr ...ed over the droplets. Applying voltage to individual electrodes results in a change in surface tension and contact angle of the liquid droplets on top o
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• Dr. Joseph Kahn
  ...literally written the book on differential [[Pulse Position Modulation]], a technique for encoding information in optical signals. Kahn has advised the
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• STAR-CROSSD
  ...before been attempted. If successful, the technology developed will enable a dramatic leap forward in the capabilities of both cubesats and larger satel ...dable satellites. Miniaturizing an optical communications system to fit in a CubeSat would also make it far easier for larger satellites to add optical
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• SSI-29
  SSI-29 featured SSI's first-ever flight of a DSLR camera. It's primary focus was the capturing of high quality, high res ...lometer set to take a picture every 2 seconds on an automatic setting, and a wide-angle 24mm lens.
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• Balloonerang
  ...aunching them. Balloonerang tackles the challenge of payload recovery with a single, integrated, guided recovery system, simulating when aerodynamics, m ...glider deploys the parachute and descends safely to the ground. Whew! What a journey! And what an adventure for you to go on!
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• The Design Process
  [[File:PegasusPDRCover.png|thumb|200px|right|Example of a Rockets Team PDR Cover Page]] ...ality of both attempting and accomplishing a particular project. We follow a modified version of their practices.
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• History of the SSI Logo
  ...eas and in Gerson's opinion, the best version was this - a Stanford S with a star in the middle with some stuff circling it (like the NASA meatball logo ...official logo. Though there was an option (that wasn't chosen) that showed a moon rover instead. Omar definitely wouldn't have chosen to put these thing
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• Adam London - Ventions
  ...apply this technology to launch very small payloads into orbit, either as a second stage or as part of an air-launch system. ...nels to increase efficiency, which is only possible and economical on such a small scale because they chemical etching the sheets of metal.
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• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  ...org/wiki/Signal_Processing signal processing] that describes how difficult a signal is to detect. Signals with high signal-to-noise ratios are easier to ...to another. All signals have a physical representation, sometimes known as a ''medium'' or ''carrier''. Some examples of signal carriers are light, soun
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