| Publisher |
Shroff/Maker Media |
| Publication Year |
2012 |
| ISBN-13 |
9789350236628 |
| ISBN-10 |
9789350236628 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
110 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
24 X 18 X 1 |
| Weight (grms) |
500 |
Want to build your own satellite and launch it into space? It’s easier than you may think. The first in a series of four books, this do-it-yourself guide shows you the essential steps needed to design a base picosatellite platform—complete with a solar-powered computer-controlled assembly—tough enough to withstand a rocket launch and survive in orbit for three months.
Steve Francia
Steve Francia is the Chief Solutions Architect at 10gen where leads the public side of the engineering organization. Prior to 10gen Steve led OpenSky to become the first ecommerce site powered by MongoDB and one of the first PHP sites one of the first PHP sites backed by MongoDB. His previous roles include CIO/COO at Portero, VP of Development at Takkle and Founder and CTO of Supernerd. Steve loves open source. He has contributed to dozens of open source projects including MongoDB, Doctrine, Symfony2, Magento and Zoop and has started a few of his own. Steve holds a BA from Brigham Young University, where among other things, he created and taught a course on dynamic web development.
Steve Francia
Shroff/Maker Media