Propel Citizen Science to the Moon

A project in Tampa, FL by Team Miles
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Miles, a team of citizen scientists and engineers is reaching for the moon. We've bootstrapped our way to the top and now we need help.
Backers: 59
Average Pledge Per Backer: $95

Funded: $5,621 of $30,000
Dates: Jun 30th -> Aug 2nd (34 days)
Project By: Team Miles
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Latest News

A Shift in Focus

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Additional Details on our Atlas Partnership

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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MISSION UPDATE: Atlas Selects Miles for their Pathfinder Mission on SLS-EM1

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Just published at http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/15/atlas-space-operations-commercial-deep-space-network-pathfinder-launch-nasas-first-sls-mission/ Atlas Space Operations has commissioned a pathfinder space mission to... (Read More)

Part of something huge

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
As much as we feel our project matters, it's sometimes humbling to get a bit of perspective. I just finished looking at Lockheed's Mars Base Camp vision and can't help but being overwhelmed by the opportunities such an endeavor enables. The... (Read More)

New reward levels

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
A common question everyone seems to have is how to get more than one name inscribed on our craft. Most people were expecting to be able to back us multiple times. Unfortunately, Kickstarter doesn't permit this. Therefore, we've added three new... (Read More)

Command and Control

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Ran across this article the other day about the source code for the Apollo Lunar Module.  It  got us thinking about the command and control system on the Miles CubeSat. We'll be testing a new computing platform designed from the ground up for small... (Read More)

From where did we get our team name?

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
 This poem by Robert Frost inspires us in what we do. Not only does it apply to the team, once our CubeSat launches, it will undertake a several million mile journey to the Moon and beyond before it sleeps.  (Read More)

Insider Update: Thrusters

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Thank you!

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
It was truly heartwarming to see the campaign surpass the 10% funded mark in less than 4 hours! Thank you! If you've back us already, please take the next step and tell your friends! Our efforts live and die based on the the coverage we achieve on... (Read More)

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