Post edited 5:19 am – March 13, 2010 by Luke Maurits
I only just learned that Reddit has a CubeSat project, called "Reddi? Sat. Go!" (someone from there showed up in our IRC channel tonight and chatted to brmj and detoy for a bit).
I wonder if we want to approach them about merging? This would be quite straightforward, their entire project could just become a third project for CSTART. This wouldn't be spreading ourselves thin, like other new project ideas, since it would bring their entire team in with it (170 odd subscribers). It looks like they've done some really good work so far.
Reading over the IRC chat it looks like the groups have a lot in common. We're both trying to become non-profits, we're both struggling with ITAR, etc. Combining forces makes a lot more sense to me than having both of us struggle separately. Each group would get an extra set of brains to work on the separate projects, and there is some potential for cross-over. Perhaps we could test a prototype CubeSat's systems by embedding it in an OHKLA prototype? Perhaps the communications network necessary for CLLARE could grow out of the one necessary for the CubeSat?
It looks like they may already have some sort of "authority" structure in place (i.e. people managing certain parts of the work). We could probably let them carry that structure across exactly as it is without any problem, as long as it wasn't too authoritarian a structure. I don't think they have incorporated yet. If there are people amongst them who are interested in being, e.g., treasurer for their org, I would have no problem with them becoming treasurer for CSTART after we incorporate, if they are willing. It would very much be an merger of groups rather than a "takeover" by CSTART.
Do other people think this is a good idea, and if so, should we approach them about it?
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