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Part-Time ScientistsAn opportunity for connections
By Wesley Faler
Meet Asimov
Asimov: Lifted
Asimov: Lowered
PTS Dropcontainer
PTS Dropcontainer
PTS Dropcontainer
RulesApprox 10x10x10 cm and 1.33 kgWe provide some energy via
solar cells.Communicate directly to Earth or
relay through our lander.Shared canister.Can be active during flight to the
moon.
More RulesYour experiment should not risk the
mission as such or the works of PTS.If you can commercialize your
payload, you can keep the profits.No religious or political messages.No funny but useless things.Your experiment's design and
results have to be open.◦German team + ITAR + Open
Test Program & IntegrationVibration tests.Thermal-vacuum tests.Participate in qualification rounds
(2 milestones, as we currently assume) to make sure your payload complies with the mission requirements.
What to do?
ViewpointsScientistEngineerInventorEntrepreneur
ViewpointsScientistEngineerInventorEntrepreneur
A bit of my story: Step 1
Image source: http://interorbital.com/interorbital_01152015_023.htm
A bit of my story: Step 2
Image source:http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2012/microthrusters-could-propel-small-satellites-0817
A bit of my story: Step 3
ConstantQ™ Thruster
Thrust 5 mN
Isp 5,000 sec
Power 5 Watts
Delta-V 6,000(1kg/1U craft, 125g Iodine propellant)
m/s
Dry mass
100 grams
Volume 80x80x50 (0.5U) mm
Prove a new way of thought
Prove a new way of thought
Prove a new way of thought
A Da Vinci Moment
http://thelasercutter.blogspot.com/2010/06/geodesic-sphere.html
Equations Built on Sand
2
2
0
1cv
MM
Photons have no mass, no momentum, and no energy. Proof: *
(* Please don’t read this out of context and think I’m trying to prove this statement!)
Equations Built on Sand
2
2
0
1cv
MM
Mv2McE
Photons have no mass, no momentum, and no energy. Proof: *
(* Please don’t read this out of context and think I’m trying to prove this statement!)
The power of imperfectionHas it been done before?
Use Ant Colony Optimization!◦No one follows the same path◦An optimal path emerges
Try imperfect copies◦business models◦engineering design
Be intentional and confident!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant#/media/File:Fire_ants_01.jpg
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
EcosystemFlow of energy, knowledge,
capitalLeverage “ant colony
optimization” by othersEven if you had the same
number of staff, you don’t have the same number of exploration algorithms
Thank you!http://ptscientists.com/go/spaceFor questions or e-mails with
attachment, please write to [email protected]
Wesley Faler◦[email protected]
