{"id":3099,"date":"2013-06-30T18:59:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2013-06-30T22:48:28","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T22:48:28","slug":"richard-branson-adds-100k-to-arkyd-public-space-telescope-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3099","title":{"rendered":"Richard Branson adds $100k to Arkyd public space telescope Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live webcast from 6:00 &#8211; 9:00 pm ET:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A8gyBQrNPOg\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A message from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetaryresources.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Planetary Resources<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In the final hours, we\u2019re $100K closer to $2M \u2014<br \/>\nSir Richard Branson supports the ARKYD!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Hi there,<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Well here we are, in the final hours of our crowdfunding campaign.\u00a0 We have a lot in store for you during our\u00a0<strong><a title=\"LIVE FINALE EVENT\" href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=756acb2d65&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\" data-mce-=\"\">LIVE\u00a0<\/a><a title=\"LIVE FINALE EVENT\" href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=2834ccc262&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\" data-mce-=\"\">FINALE EVENT<\/a>, beginning at 3:00 p.m. PDT today<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=935164fbc6&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\" data-mce-=\"\">convert to your time<\/a>)\u00a0through the close of our Kickstarter campaign at 7:00 p.m. PDT.\u00a0 But before all of that fun starts, we wanted to share with you some exciting news.<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that\u00a0<b>Sir Richard Branson has joined Planetary Resources\u2019 core group of investors<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cI\u2019m excited to be part of the Planetary Resources\u2019\u00a0team working on extracting precious minerals from near Earth asteroids. \u00a0The only way to truly explore our Solar System is to develop the\u00a0technology and means to\u00a0sustain our presence in space without depleting\u00a0resources of Earth.\u201d\u00a0<\/i>&#8212; Richard Branson, Chairman of the\u00a0Virgin\u00a0Group.<\/p>\n<p>AND . . .\u00a0he is so excited that the ARKYD will\u00a0provide unprecedented public access to space, he has<b>\u00a0generously made his own campaign pledge of $100,000<\/b>\u00a0to support interactive programming to strengthen STEM education, and to move us closer to our remaining three stretch goals.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining stretch goals have been reduced by $100,000 thanks Sir Richard Branson\u2019s substantial pledge to\u00a0<a title=\"ARKYD - A Space Telescope for Everyone\" href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=596ee8e14c&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\" data-mce-=\"\">ARKYD &#8211; A Space Telescope For Everyone<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>$1.4 Million\u00a0\u2014 THE BETA-SELFIE:<\/strong>\u00a0Double your selfie experience and see yourself in development! Every selfie pledge or higher receives an exclusive digital Beta-Selfie, taken in 2014 during the crucial integration phase of spacecraft build! Become a part of the build and catch a glimpse of our clean-room squad in action!<\/p>\n<p><strong>$1.6 Million\u00a0\u2014 ASTEROID ZOO:<\/strong>\u00a0We will team with Zooniverse to develop a platform that will allow YOU to find asteroids at home, and help train computers to better find them in the future. Support citizen science that helps astronomers to identify more asteroids today, and the ARKYD to find asteroids when it arrives in orbit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>$1.9 Million\u00a0\u2014 ALIEN PLANETS:\u00a0<\/strong>We will add exoplanet detection capability to the ARKYD by enhancing the space telescope\u2019s stability systems and dedicating time to monitoring candidate star systems.<\/p>\n<p>We thank you Richard for your support of Planetary Resources and for your contribution to inspire and excite the next generation of explorers!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"ARKYD - A Space Telescope for Everyone\" href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=1a118180de&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\" data-mce-=\"\">Let\u2019s keep kickin\u2019 to $2 million<\/a>!!! \u00a0Our campaign closes at 7:00 p.m. PDT today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ARKYD - A Space Telescope for Everyone\" href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=f5badade9f&amp;e=9eeba4ea79\" data-mce-=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Finale-Banner-w-Bill-Nye\" src=\"http:\/\/www.planetaryresources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Finale-Banner-w-Bill-Nye1-300x75.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" data-mce-=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Lewicki<\/strong>, <em>President &amp; Chief Engineer<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Eric Anderson<\/strong>, <em>Co-Chairman and Co-Founder, and<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Peter Diamandis<\/strong>,<em>\u00a0Co-Chairman and Co-Founder<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetaryresources.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86e5e3fd66ecbdeda82b09373&amp;id=4ff98a5470&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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live webcast from 6:00 &#8211; 9:00 pm ET: A message from Planetary Resources: In the final hours, we\u2019re $100K closer to $2M \u2014 Sir Richard Branson supports the ARKYD! Hi there, Well here we are, in the final hours of our crowdfunding campaign.\u00a0 We have a lot in store for you during our\u00a0LIVE\u00a0FINALE EVENT, beginning &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3099\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Richard Branson adds $100k to 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-3099","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-NZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3106,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3106","url_meta":{"origin":3099,"position":0},"title":"Planetary Resources exceeds $1.5M for Arkyd space telescope Kickstarter","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Planetary Resources Kickstarter\u00a0 campaign to fund the ARKYD public space telescope ended this evening with 17,612 backers pledging $1,505,276 towards the original goal of $1,000,000. 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