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Monday, 28 September 2015

How to have your own space program for a few hundred pounds

How you can have your own Space Program for a few hundred pounds.

Great news folks. You remember the Edge of Space project, where we sent a probe up 20 miles above the Earth and using IBM Messaging and IBM Internet of Things technology, relayed that telemetry to control the conditions in the IBM Innovation Center in IBM Hursley?
If you haven't or would like to read more about it, check out our blog post - https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2015/07/23/messaging-with-bluemix-from-the-edge-of-space-ibmimp1-epilogue/
Well, after its adventure to the Edge of Space, our probe, the IBMImp1 now takes its place in the IBM Hursley Museum of Technology, standing along side IBM's technology milestones. Hoorah!
To find out how you can have your own space probe, you can check out the Google Hangout where John and Jezz talk about  the technology behind the probe, what you need to keep in mind before you go about launching, and of course how you can get your hands on the software for free.
The Google Hangout: https://youtu.be/VZmbwgIsWqk
And if your are part of a University or other academic institution, see how you could use Bluemix technology for free to support your technology courses:  
 
Check out the pic of the IBMImp1 in the IBM Hursley Museum of Technology, hanging gracefully by its parachute cords...
And yes, that is a TARDIS, we sent one of those into space with the probe (many thanks to the BBC Brand team for their kind permission)
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