Hobbyspace reports that the San Diego Space Society is starting a project to develop a CubeSat style payload for reusable suborbital space flights.
Project PoGo kicks off on April 7 with its first planning meeting to build reusable suborbital payload based on the CanSat / CubeSat format.
The suborbital payload will be flown to the edge of space on a reusable rocket. This will allow data sample collection to be taken repeatedly and as well as adjustments and improvements to be made to the payload instrumentation. Our goal is to fly twice before the end of 2012.
PoGo’s payload could study a wide variety of phenomenon besides atmosphere and climate monitoring including cosmic radiation monitoring, ozone monitoring, EM field monitoring, etc.
PoGo will consist of at least two teams. One team will focus on payload development and another team will focus on launch provider selection and ground support, aka Mission Control.
Join the Team! We need people to help in the following areas:
– team leaders (x2)
– fundraisers
– promotional and media specialists
– people good with their hands
– people knowledgeable in electronics
– software programmers
– ground support specialists
– and many others.
Update: Team Leaders will be offered a free registration for a cubesat development workshop hosted by the Silicon Valley Space Center.
SD Space members and the public are invited to participate. Please email projects [at] sandiegospace.org if you’d like to attend.
Project PoGo http://sandiegospace.org/?m=20120407&cat=3