Korean artists make satellites themselves

After years of scouring electronics stores in the alley, a Korean artist is about to fulfill his dream of launching homemade satellites on the universe.

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'Making satellites is not harder than making a mobile phone ,' said Song Hojun, a 34-year-old artist who built a satellite for $ 500 to show people that they can fulfill their dreams.

'I believe it is not just a satellite, but anything that can be created with the help of the internet and social networks. I chose to build satellites to say that. '

Homemade satellites built and launched by many universities and scientific groups around the world are a long journey, but Song's satellite is the first personal satellite in the true sense, and also Made with his personal money.

Having studied engineering at university, Song often puts technology into his artworks. For example, in a work called Apple, Song uses many bulbs to make the apple "ripe" when the light changes color from green to red.

After practicing at a private satellite manufacturing company, Song came up with the 'Open Satellite Initiative' , and from there he contacted many industry experts from Slovenia to Paris to learn about the field.

'I am just an individual, not a person working in a large university, a large company or an army. Therefore, they are open and easy to provide information to me , " Song said.

But it took nearly six years to 'plow' specialized scientific research articles, onto online shopping sites to search for components used in space projects, and to scour the power shops. death in the corner of Seoul.

Song opened a small e-business to finance his expenses, but most of the money Song spent was provided by his parents.

Song Hojun artist and homemade satellite products. (Source: Reuters )

OpenSat cube satellite weighs 1kg, can transmit information about the state of the battery, the temperature and rotation speed of the solar panel of the satellite.

The cost of manufacturing parts is only 500,000 won (9 million VND), but the cost of satellite launches can reach 120 million won (2.2 billion VND) after Song signed with NovaNano, a company French technology plays an intermediary role in satellite launch.

The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome satellite launch center in Kazakhstan this December, along with another satellite.

Song has been invited to speak at many universities and international organizations such as the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (USA) and the Royal College of Arts London.