[pp.int.general] File Sharing in Space, baloon fork.

[Andrew Norton]

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On 10/19/2010 2:23 PM, Erik Lönroth wrote:
> This is the continuation of the discussions about launching a "vessel"
> of some sort.
> 
> The old subject was: "File Sharing in Space"
> 
> That thread has drifted somewhat, so I would like to fork it.
> 
> First of all, I love that alot of people are engaged in the discussion
> and pushing in alot of "how" and "what" etc. BUT, since its way to
> difficult for me at the present to coordinate and even to digest alot
> of it, I have to stick with a reasonable plan that I can manage at
> present. There has been alot of twists on this in the previous
> discussion: "A boat", "A rocket", "A zeppeline" and I think that
> Andrew Norton proposed a bunch of other stuff. All of those are
> offcourse super-cool, but for me - all of them too difficult to manage
> as a project. I am not competent enough for such a project yet as I
> lack the knowledge about too many things about it. The future of this
> project, version 2 if you like, might go further...
>

Well, I proposed a boat initially.My thoughts are ths

The vehicle (the balloon) and the payload (the 'site') are two seperate
things. The balloon system is best tested with just weights first (so if
it all goes bad, we've lost some weights, not expensive electronics)
while the site side can be tested in an easily accessible environment
that has similar challenges, just like a boat.

I wasn't giving it as an aim, most as an intermediate testbed step for
the site-side, which also has historical parallels.


Andrew


> So:
> 
> My plan will be to launch a baloon with a simple file sharing site
> into the air. Make it stay up there as long as possible and learn from
> it. Grow the ambitions if it is possible to succeed with them.
> 
> 
> THE PLAN
> ----------------
> Basically - its a baloon as a first step.
> 
> A baloon with a "webserver"/"file sharing site" proposes some separate problems:
> 
> 1. Make a baloon stay up "long" in the air. High enough to be
> annoying, low enough to allow various "data traffic".
> 2. Define a MINIMUM of devices that needs to go up with it, that....
> 3. A) Can be powered by a "POWER SOURCE".
>     B) Survives very cold climates and tough winds.
>     C) Can't be "hacked".
>     D) Provides a "pirate-like service" that can be accessed somehow
> from ground level.
> 4. In best case - can be recovered.
> 
> All problems related to "formalities" (laws, regulations, licenses
> etc.) are for now ignored since this is not even close to a practical
> reality yet.
> 
> There was a reporter from Forbes that was interested in talking to me
> about this project. So if anyone wants to say hello to media - this
> your chance. Cheers Forbes, I hope you read this! Hope to talk to you
> soon.
> 
> So - if you want to help out right away. I could use a wiki to be able
> to discuss the various sub-problems and a emailing list that can be
> used to discuss all of the topics that will arise.
> 
> In the future, a fund-raising page can be thought of. Getting money in
> return for publicity to fund more fancy stuff in the future. Start
> with a baloon - end up in space. Who knows.
> 
> /Erik
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