Operational Death Star Headed to Space This Christmas

Launching with Kickstarter backer names etched and gold plated into hardware

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Apr 11, 2019, 09:32 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blaze Sanders, Chief Designer of the Death Star in Space (DSiS) project, announced today the unveiling of the Death Star in Space Kickstarter, the Sol System's first 10 centimeter (~4 inch) fully operational and open source Death Star headed to space via an already -PAID- for suborbital 5.5 m (18 feet) payload slot from United Frontiers Inc. All DSiS hardware is Made in America including the LASER from Robots Everywhere LLC, and the launch will occur in New Mexico or out of the Atlantic Ocean.

Brennan Hatton, CEO of Equal Reality, "This is a great way to inspire the next generation into tech. Showcasing how they can use their STEM skills to bring fantasies to life, here on Earth and beyond." Blaze on the other hand, "Just wanted to give Star Wars fans the chance to fire a LASER in space, and possibly see a Death Star explode mid rocket flight. That is known to happen, especially with new rockets and if @HamillHimself is around. You are officially invited to the launch Mark."

The four core objectives of this project are to:

Etch & gold plate 300 Earthling names into the Death Star PCB's, and then send it to space & back.
Promote STEM education to kids by having a lot of fun and sending their GitHub code in to space.
Celebrate Yuri's Night and honor Star Wars Celebration and Episode IX to bring fans together.
Launch a functional Death Star into space (100 km) and back for the first time in history.

Support the DSiS Kickstarter from $1 to $25 today: https://tinyurl.com/DeathStarInSpace

About Death Star in Space
We are launching a spherical space station to an altitude of 110 km, which is above the Kármán line - the official definition of outer space. At the core of the space station will be over 50 Kickstarter backer names etched & gold plated onto a Jedi blue, Ahsoka Tano white, or Sith red printed circuit board. Each of these Earthling backers will receive their name as a space flown souvenir after the mission. Up to 2000 additional names will also be stored on a memory chip headed to space. After a zero-G free fall of five minutes, LASER firing / targeting of mini Alderaan models, and a parachute landing in New Mexico, one generous backer will receive a fully operational space station that has been to space and traveled at over 5370 miles per hour! Watch our cartoon introduction video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUziqzZH-Fw

Media Contact:
Blaze Sanders
1-510-513-9110
[email protected]
www.DeathStarInSpace.com/presskit

SOURCE Death Star in Space