Cubesat Eating A Tubesat
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 20:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Why would anyone build a Tubesat when the Cubesat open standard tends to dominate the picosatellite world? Well, first, there's only been a bit over a dozen Cubesats, so it's a wide open field. Second, the Tubesat design is actually a kit, including schematics that are pre-integrated, rather than being an open spec like Cubesat. In some ways, it's a little odd to compare them, much like you can't really compare an iPhone to an Android smartphone. iPhones are a device; Android is an operating system used in over 75 different devices. Similarly, Tubesat is a device; Cubesat is a specification that people fit their own ideas into. Different approaches. read more