ARISSat-1

This spaceframe and payload was one of several identical units produced by the ARISSat-1 development team and was on display at the 2010 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting in Elk Grove, Illinois, October 8-10. A twin unit is scheduled to be manually released from the International Space Station in early 2011. [Brennan Price, N4QX, Photo]
The development and next year's scheduled launch of ARISSat-1 were the main topics of discussion at the 2010 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting, held October 8-10, 2010, in Elk Grove, Illinois. ARISSat-1 has been delivered to NASA to undergo final preparations for delivery to the International Space Station. ARISSat-1 is scheduled to be manually released into orbit during an ISS spacewalk early next year. The ARISSat-1 project began when plans for SuitSat-2 had to be shelved for lack of a space suit. The development team undertook the task of housing the payload planned for SuitSat-2 in a more traditional housing adapted for manual deployment. A few units were developed to have on standby for future launch opportunities; one of these units was on display at the Symposium. Read more here.