New Space and Tech

Crowdsourced Product: Know When ISS Flies Over Your House

By Keith Cowing
April 8, 2013
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ISS-Notify – The Space Station Light, Kickstarter

“Human space flight is an awesome part of living in the future. But why does it still seem so abstract? There are people in space right now! Did you know that? Do you know how many there are? ISS-Notify is a simple attempt at making our space program more real. Many times a day the international space station passes overhead unnoticed. Often it happens during the day when it’s too bright to see the tiny dot in the sky. So this light will pulse and shine whenever the station is overhead — making the invisible visible. This started as a simple weekend project because I thought it would be cool. I finished it in only 4 days! The response has been overwhelming. Everyone says “I want one”! I’ve heard from space geeks, teachers, NASA employees, and just about everyone in between.”

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.