[AR] Re: Funding for projects
- From: Blair Gordon <willow7600@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 09:19:19 -0400
Kickstarter rewards??? What would you expect them to be for a rocket
project? what funding levels, what kind of rewards? Are we happy with a
t-shirt or do we want something more?
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Aplin Alexander T
<ATAPLIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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> >We have thought about kickstarter, but I personally don't see the
> appeal.<****
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> While you’ve discounted kickstarter, it has been successful in funding
> various space-related projects (but of course there have also been
> failures). A quick trawl of the #space tag shows most are payloads
> (smallsats) but there’s at least one propulsion project:****
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> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2027072188/plasma-jet-electric-thrusters-for-spacecraft?ref=tag
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> #Space tag:****
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> http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/tags/space?ref=sidebar****
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> I suspect studying the successes (and failures) would be useful if you
> want to go this route.****
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> This one clearly was boosted by appealing to an existing fanbase:****
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> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orbit-really?ref=tag
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> Note they’re a payload on the first launch of Interorbital Systems
> Corporation “Neptune” clustered rocket:****
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> http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2013/09/small-and-sweet-nasa-wants-a-dedicated-launch-vehicle-for-cubesats/
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> http://www.interorbital.com/index.html****
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