ISS-Above HD

Description

ISS-Above is a successful Kickstarter funded gadget that lights up whenever the International Space Station is "nearby" - now in over 800 locations around the world. The newest version of the code supports HDMI display output including live video from the Space Station. The soon-to-be-launched next Kickstarter will support the development of remote LED lights using a custom RFDuino / Bluetooth LE chip (thanks to Acrobotic inc).

Details

The code can be purchased from the ISSAbove.com web site as a downloadable SD card image that you write to your own SD or MicroSD card.

Setup is accomplished using a simple browser based admin system where the user selects their location from a google map interface. The Raspberry Pi's Timezone is then set as appropriate.

The system utilizes the ISSAbove.com web site in order to send tweets "to" the International Space Station whenever it makes a particularly close pass above the users location. Check out the @ISSAboveYou twitter feed for the more than 45K tweets already sent by ISS-Above devices around the world.

The newest version of ISS-Above connects to an HDMI monitor. Extensive information about the ISS and upcoming pass data is displayed to the TV.

Whenever the ISS is in sunlight the system automatically streams live video views of the earth from the space station as provided by NASA.

Components

1 × Raspberry Pi (B or B+)

1 × PiGlow From PiMoroni (note support for many other display add-ons fpr the Pi - e.g. Ledborg, Adafruit LCD and more)

1 × 5V Power Supply

1 × 8GB MicroSD or SD card

Project Logs

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KICKSTARTER: ISS Above HD+ with Wearable Bluetooth Low Energy LEDs
Liam Kennedy • 02/20/2015 at 18:54 • 0 comments

The new Kickstarter has just been launched.
Project Video
Liam Kennedy (creator of ISS-Above) visits NASA Johnson Space Center
Liam Kennedy • 02/07/2015 at 06:35 • 0 comments

I was invited to attend the NASA One Year Mission briefing on January 15th at Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of the NASASocial team. This is me (looking and feeling STAR STRUCK) right beside Astronaut Scott Kelly (the future 1 year mission commander of the ISS).
Bill Nye The Science Guy has this to say about his ISS-Above
Liam Kennedy • 02/07/2015 at 06:30 • 0 comments

Bill Nye The Science Guy has this to say about his ISS-Above (appeared in the Wall Street Journal's Weekend Edition Nov 22nd 2014).
Photo credit: Bill Nye at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City ADAM KRAUSE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Wearable version of ISS-Above coming soon
Liam Kennedy • 02/07/2015 at 06:19 • 0 comments

New Kickstarter is almost ready for launch.
The key here will be a new WEARABLE component. This is designed and built in partnership between ISS-Above and Acrobotic and is called the PULSAR. It's a custom Rfduino with Bluetooth LE and a RTC.