{"id":3082,"date":"2013-06-30T04:36:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T04:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2013-06-30T05:50:29","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T05:50:29","slug":"final-day-for-planetary-resources-arkyd-public-space-telescope-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3082","title":{"rendered":"Final day for Planetary Resources Arkyd public space telescope Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A message from\u00a0Chris Lewicki of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetaryresources.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Planetary Resources <\/a>:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Final Day and one EPIC closing finale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">24 hours remain to join the ARKYD cause.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=9478cfddb1&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Tune in with us at 3:00 PM PT [Sunday]<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=049269ccb6&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">convert to your time<\/a>) to close the campaign with us.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are going ALL OUT for this event. \u00a0What does \u201cALL OUT\u201d mean?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=9d8f5418e6&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">A Tesla Cannon.<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">3D Printed Rocket Nozzles.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Free Add-Ons Every Half Hour.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Bill Nye, the Science Guy, in a Bow Tie.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Special support for ARKYD from the one and only Sir Richard Branson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And if you have pledged:<br \/>\nShare with your friends. \u00a0Your neighbors. \u00a0And your neighbors pets, random strangers, <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=c467ffe205&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">grad students<\/a>, online stalkers, <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=5e2988878b&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Klingons<\/a>, grandparents, <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=ad83f57c65&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">mantis shrimp<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=b5466067ba&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Japanese Party Goers<\/a>. \u00a0Because they too deserve to pledge and be part of history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you have NOT pledged:<br \/>\nPledge. This is Your Last Chance to Join the Movement and Open Space for<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Our Museums. \u00a0From <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=835004f4fd&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Leicester, England<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=ccebddd909&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Peoria, Illinois<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Our Children. \u00a0From <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=1197ce96ac&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Xinhui, China<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=1a27f01ac6&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Arbor Montessori<\/a> in Washington.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Our Astronomers. \u00a0From <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=0b5c77f1fc&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Givatayim, Israel<\/a> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=a7f0de0c66&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Griffith in Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Our Researchers. \u00a0From <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=01123ea2d6&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Exoplanet Scientists at M.I.T.<\/a> to Physicists at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=21822f9f55&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Florida Tech<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Our <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=7a7177b771&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">Citizen Scientists all Over The Globe<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">and&#8230;for YOU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To paraphrase <a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=ecd5956f5d&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\">GeekDad Tim Bailey<\/a>: Do good for the planet AND wield cosmic power at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge and be part of this historic journey with us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Chris Lewicki<br \/>\nChief Asteroid Miner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=01ea080604&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Planetary Resources logo\" src=\"http:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373\/images\/bb_white_72dpi_403x106.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" align=\"none\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Live webcast at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A8gyBQrNPOg\" target=\"_d\">Planetary Resources ARKYD Kickstarter Finale &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message from\u00a0Chris Lewicki of Planetary Resources : The Final Day and one EPIC closing finale. 24 hours remain to join the ARKYD cause. Tune in with us at 3:00 PM PT [Sunday] (convert to your time) to close the campaign with us. We are going ALL OUT for this event. \u00a0What does \u201cALL OUT\u201d &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3082\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Final day for Planetary Resources Arkyd public space telescope Kickstarter<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,22,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-education","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-NI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2672,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2672","url_meta":{"origin":3082,"position":0},"title":"More about the Arkyd space telescope","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0 ARKYD Space Telescope kickstarter campaign has reached nearly 9000 backers and over $810,000 pledged towards their $1,000,000 goal. 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