Apr 24, 2017
ideaXme interviews Liam Kennedy astronomer, CEO of ImageBeam Inc and inventor of the ISS-Above. The ISS-Above is an affordable, fun and educational device that connects people to the International Space Station (ISS). Liam's mission is "to bring this magnificent human scientific achievement into your home, schools and offices and to inspire awe in the beauty and fragility of the planet we call home." Covered: The Big Idea ISS-Above. Raspberry Pi. The Overview Effect. The Human Story Following a passion for astronomy. How Liam convinced NASA and the International Space Station to adopt the ISS-Above and his mission to bring the overview effect into people's living rooms. Who would Liam like to meet? What question would he like to ask that person? Questions from: Simon Anholt, Founder of The Good Country. Rebecca Falconer, Editor The Huffington Post. Watch the interview below and find a promotional code that reduces the price of buying the ISS-Above for your home, school, university or office! Purchase an ISS-Above here. Background: ISS "The International Space Station (ISS) Program’s greatest accomplishment is as much a human achievement as it is a technological one—how best to plan, coordinate, and monitor the varied activities of the Program’s many organizations. An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the ISS. The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken." NASA As well as being founder of the ISS-Above, Liam Kennedy is also CEO of ImageBEAM Inc. ImageBEAM has been producing live streaming events for its clients since 2003. Clients include The Planetary Society. One of the largest live streaming events was the Transit of Venus from Mt Wilson streamed using NASA’s contract with Akamai which reached over 600,000 viewers worldwide. Liam is considered an expert in the live streaming field and has provided consulting support to many other organizations. The ISS-Above is a single-board computer, a Raspberry Pi, with a program that calculates where the International Space Station (ISS) is at all times. It works via your TV screens with information that shows you where the ISS is and when you can see it in your skies. At certain times of day (around dawn and dusk) the ISS looks like a very bright star moving across your sky in 6-10 minutes. The ISS-Above enables users to view pictures of their location from the International Space Station when it is directly above them. Reviews of the ISS-Above Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society owns 3 ISS-Above gadgets. Check out his opinion of the ISS-Above here. How to set up your ISS-Above: Connect it to a router and to a TV. Manage settings such as: Your location. How long different screens show. Your tweet message to the Space Station Turn off the LED lights. Follow @liamkennedy @ISSAboveYou @ideaxme Website ISS-Above ideaXme Podcast ideaXme blog