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Space already has similar standards, like the cubesat. The cubesat is actually based on beanie baby display cases :)
by CJefferson 9y ago
Space already has similar standards, like the cubesat. The cubesat is actually based on beanie baby display cases :)
- notananthem 9y agoTHAT is a great "today I learned." Citation also below parent comment
- schoen 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat#History https://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/08cubesats/ https://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/08cubesats/ https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-lab-wins-doe-achievement-award-beanie-baby-box-inspired-cubesats-0 https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-lab-wins-doe-achievement-a... I didn't know this before either! Apparently the Beanie Baby box was the inspiration for the form factor and maybe used for prototyping, but the final standard isn't exactly identical to it.
- twic 9y agoI didn't even know there was such a thing: https://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/08cubesats/ https://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/08cubesats/