I just wanted to give a quick update regarding our own data broadcasting project. We are currently operational and are broadcasting across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Although small satellites do have their use case for telecommunications, from the perspective of getting a broadcast up and running and delivering a fast stream, you just can't beat geostationary satellites. Here's a quick overview of the system:
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-g-outernet-explained-20140808-htmlstory.html
https://www.outernet.is/pages/how-to
Right now we are broadcasting Wikipedia and Project Gutenberg eBooks. Bitcoin blockchain information is in the pipeline; it's just a matter of increasing the bandwidth on the satellite. Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of data rate would be useful for this kind of broadcast ticker?
Topic: Bitcoins in space! - page 3. (Read 36220 times)
This is a really crazy... awesome... intriguing idea. Every thing interesting and everything that bitcoin is. Kudos for the project, great idea.
Cool!really cool . 
awesome
awesome 
Just held an 8-hour Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with Deep Space Industries, covering all major subsystems, ground station details, power/link/etc. budgets.
Lots going on behind the scenes, as this contract with Deep Space Industries proceeds.
Lots going on behind the scenes, as this contract with Deep Space Industries proceeds.
Great work Jeff.
Just held an 8-hour Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with Deep Space Industries, covering all major subsystems, ground station details, power/link/etc. budgets.
Lots going on behind the scenes, as this contract with Deep Space Industries proceeds.
Lots going on behind the scenes, as this contract with Deep Space Industries proceeds.
Very cool! Thanks for keeping us updated
Just held an 8-hour Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with Deep Space Industries, covering all major subsystems, ground station details, power/link/etc. budgets.
Lots going on behind the scenes, as this contract with Deep Space Industries proceeds.
Lots going on behind the scenes, as this contract with Deep Space Industries proceeds.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/31/nasa-validates-impossible-space-drive
Might want to hold off on the final design for a couple of years.
Quote from: wikipedia
The device uses a magnetron producing microwaves directed inside a specially shaped, fully enclosed tapering high Q resonant cavity whose area is greater at one end, upon which radiation pressure would act differently due to a relativistic effect caused by the action of group velocity in different frames of reference. The inventor claims that the device generates a thrust even though no detectable energy leaves the device. If proven to work as claimed, the EmDrive could allow the design of spacecraft engines that would be electrically powered and would require no reaction mass.
Might want to hold off on the final design for a couple of years.
I think it'd be worthwhile making the satellite ground station also being HF tranceiver nodes using Q15X25 modulation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q15X25 - or similar.
should be able to run NXT on there as it takes much less resources....
Never heard about a project like this one.
might be awesome but really hard to get.
thanks for keeping us up and good luck with that!
might be awesome but really hard to get.
thanks for keeping us up and good luck with that!
WAH WAH WAH
so... this' the plan to prevent the extinction of btc... great!!!
Never heard about a project like this one.
might be awesome but really hard to get.
thanks for keeping us up and good luck with that!
might be awesome but really hard to get.
thanks for keeping us up and good luck with that!
sent some btc 3 days ago. TOoo DAaaaaaa MOOOOONNNN!!!
So lets see. Soon I'll be able to book and pay for a space flight with Virgin and I can stop off and top-up my bitcoin debit card en-route to terra-formed living environment on the moon?!
Where do I signup?!
*just checked out Bitcoin in the Beltway, $400 at door if available. Bit out of my league atm but looks cool. Hope the announcement is posted on youtube somewhere
Where do I signup?!
*just checked out Bitcoin in the Beltway, $400 at door if available. Bit out of my league atm but looks cool. Hope the announcement is posted on youtube somewhere
It has taken a bit longer to put together the project update, but many things are happening behind the scenes.
We continue to have regular design meetings with Deep Space Industries, designing the cubesat spacecraft and constellation.
Big update coming at the Bitcoin in the Beltway conference on Sunday.
We continue to have regular design meetings with Deep Space Industries, designing the cubesat spacecraft and constellation.
Big update coming at the Bitcoin in the Beltway conference on Sunday.
What type of device will be needed to "listen" the BitSat broadcast?
I mean, normal computers/smartphones would be able to recieve BitSat blocks and transactions?
I mean, normal computers/smartphones would be able to recieve BitSat blocks and transactions?
You will need some sort of satellite receiver. The exact specifications are being hammered out right now.
At worst, you will need some sort of dish + equipment. At best, you will need a simple radio attached via USB dongle.
Read the system specification PDFs on http://www.dunveganspace.com/goals/bitsat
Is the bird going to run a full node, or SPV? :-)
This will be interesting, from the software side. Pushing updates to space...well I'm sure its done but I guess I've only never thought of it...
Can't wait for the final specs. of the sat and station .
Glad , i could be part of it .
It will turn out to be a very amazing public initiative .
I can imagine a lot of these BitSats in a few years , already .
This project has a potential to eliminate the only barrier , which can disturb Bitcoin in future , i.e- Network Providers .
Glad , i could be part of it .
It will turn out to be a very amazing public initiative .
I can imagine a lot of these BitSats in a few years , already .
This project has a potential to eliminate the only barrier , which can disturb Bitcoin in future , i.e- Network Providers .
What type of device will be needed to "listen" the BitSat broadcast?
I mean, normal computers/smartphones would be able to recieve BitSat blocks and transactions?
I mean, normal computers/smartphones would be able to recieve BitSat blocks and transactions?
You will need some sort of satellite receiver. The exact specifications are being hammered out right now.
At worst, you will need some sort of dish + equipment. At best, you will need a simple radio attached via USB dongle.
Read the system specification PDFs on http://www.dunveganspace.com/goals/bitsat
What type of device will be needed to "listen" the BitSat broadcast?
I mean, normal computers/smartphones would be able to recieve BitSat blocks and transactions?
I mean, normal computers/smartphones would be able to recieve BitSat blocks and transactions?
The BitSat project would like to thank Mohit Kalra for a 2 BTC donation, plus discussions of additional funding. Mohit is a bitcoin enthusiast and angel investor. Mohit currently runs a Zip Fastener Manufacturing Unit in New Delhi , India, and also a medium sized Data Centre. Mohit has been investing in Bitcoin Businesses for over a year now.
The BitSat project would also like to thank an unknown party for donating 1 BTC.
Project update #2 coming very soon.
The BitSat project would also like to thank an unknown party for donating 1 BTC.
Project update #2 coming very soon.
The whole project is absolutely amazing! With fullnodes in space bitcoin could become more fail-safe than the internet today.
Of course that goal is not an easy one.
ya.ya.yo!
Of course that goal is not an easy one.
ya.ya.yo!
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