by paulschlumbom | Nov 18, 2017 | 2017, GROUP 01
What a year 2017 has been for Team Dew-It. From losing 2 members of the team to the light side of the force to having the PAL-Patine satellite held together with duct tape and hope. The team has come a long way from the days of XORRO-Q Strikes Back, doing the CUBE-SAT...
by paulschlumbom | Nov 8, 2017 | 2017, GROUP 01
With only 46 days to go till Christmas, it is only to be expected that gifts begin falling from the sky – and that is exactly what they did on the 5th of November in the year of 2017, when Team DEW-IT sent a daring expedition into the lower reaches of this...
by paulschlumbom | Nov 7, 2017 | 2017, GROUP 01
Launch day, at last! One by one, the surviving members of the remaining teams trickled into the launching fields of some distant Waikato farm. Thus would begin a day of thrilling adventure and discovery as our probes ventured boldly forth into the well explored...
by paulschlumbom | Nov 6, 2017 | 2017, GROUP 01
War! Students are crumpling under attacks of the ruthless dark lord, the Examinations Office. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. Christmas is in 48 days. And the Palpatine Mk. II didn’t fit, which is why a whole new case had to be designed and...
by Mysterious Writing Person | Nov 1, 2017 | GROUP 03
It’s time. For preliminary assembly. Turns out our casing design works pretty well, everything fits (after a bit of sanding) and a few minutes of soldering later, we had it lighting up: Putting the outer casing on (not fully yet, some modifications are needed...
by Mysterious Writing Person | Oct 31, 2017 | GROUP 03
Fabrication With the launch date coming ever closer, we’ve been hard at work getting our P-Sat ready for its flight. Overnight, the chassis is finally in production. Wilhelm has the privilege of listening to the whirring and ticking noises made by the...
