Tagged: telescope

June 21, 2013 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The ARKYD space telescope has surpassed their initial goal of  $1,000,000 crowdfunded on Kickstarter.  This occurred after the organizers had announced stretch goals with a final target of $2,000,000 raised.  The crowdfunding campaign still has 9 days left to go so raising another $1 Million,… Read More

June 21, 2013 @ 7:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The ARKYD is a technologically advanced, orbiting space telescope that will be controlled by YOU, the crowd, through your pledges and community involvement! You can even direct your telescope time to non-profit science centers and universities for use in your communities! Just think about the… Read More

June 19, 2013 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Planetary Resources, currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter for their ARKYD Telescope, has taken the first step towards making space accessible to everyone. Planetary Resources has turned to both crowdfunding and crowdsourcing, in partnership with Freelancer, to involve global communities in building, promoting and launching the first… Read More

June 11, 2013 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

With 19 Days left on the counter, ARKYD – the Space Telescope for Everyone , is still shy of their initial $1 Million goal standing at over $850,000 raised by over 9500 supporters.  As part of their push to crowdfund the telescope, the campaign organizers… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter is used to fund everything from the unimaginable to the completely absurd, and five projects on our radar today pretty much run that gamut. Here are five projects getting a lot of buzz this week… ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone Planetary Resources is… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Worlds First Crowdfunded Telescope Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining company, launched a crowdfunding campaign for a space telescope which will provide unprecedented public access to space and place the most advanced exploration technology into the hands of students, scientists and a new generation of… Read More