Make Your Own Sputnik 118
An anonymous reader writes "What better way of celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sputnik than by making one of your own. The BBC says that you can build your own Sputnik satellite from stuff lying around the house. The BBC quotes an electronics hobbyist: "Technology now is way ahead of what was available in 1957, and making your own fully functional Sputnik would now be very simple indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if you could build one in a container smaller than a matchbox, weighing about as much as a wristwatch. The components, including a transmitter, battery and the sensors you'd need would probably cost less than 50 pounds [about 100 US dollars]. It really shouldn't be a problem to build and program the whole thing in under a day." Unfortunately, the BBC article doesn't go into technical details." And of course, actually getting it up into orbit might take a little more work.
Oops... (Score:4, Funny)
Choices (Score:5, Funny)
I say Helicopter. Cooler and Deadlier.
No problem (Score:5, Funny)
I know a guy that makes home-made helos' that has the first 7 feet covered - after that...two words: space elevator.
Re:Choices (Score:1, Funny)
Now you don't have to decide!
oblig. (Score:2, Funny)
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Pee Wee (Score:3, Funny)
Looks like Pee Wee finally found a new gig, after that sex scandle and all...
Re:Because Sergei Korolev is no big deal nowdays. (Score:5, Funny)
next article (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yay! More litter! (Score:5, Funny)
very nice! (Score:5, Funny)
sputnik? no. Launcher? hell yeah. (Score:3, Funny)
but I'd rather make my own DIY "rocket that launched it". Now thats got all the ingredients that makes any self respecting geeks eyes light up!!
You can build a spaceship from the things you find (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.khaosworks.org/filk/spaceship.html [khaosworks.org]
Now next on my agenda was to find a rocket drive
Strong enough to launch the ship and still keep me alive
I found the right propellant when I scouted out the bars
Six kegs of Old Peculier that will shoot me to the shtars! *hic*
(chorus) Lockheed, Bell and Boeing, MDC and Grumman too
Pratt and Whitney, BAE, they'll keep it all from you
They make big bucks off NASA so they never want it known
That you can build a spaceship from the things you find at home!
Re:Choices (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe I should be careful what I wish for, but come on, crimes need to be made funnier!
Re:Choices (Score:3, Funny)
Make a sputnicopter.
Re:No problem (Score:3, Funny)