Space Selfie

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Want more space-related summer activities?How It Works1Upload your selfie here (it's free)2We send your selfie to our satellite, SAT GUS3She snaps a photo of your selfie with Earth in the background4We beam the final image back to Earth for you to share #SpaceSelfieHere's the Deal: We're Going to Space. And Now it's Free for Everyone! #SPACESELFIEWhat is a Space Selfie?Since his early days at NASA, Mark Rober has been blasting stuff into space, and now he wants to do it with one of your photos! So, he got a satellite called SAT GUS* and it’s being launched into orbit to take the most epic selfies in the universe.To prove to you that we didn’t fake the landing of your Space Selfie, we'll take a picture of the phone displaying your image with Earth in the background. Boom - you get a selfie with the Earth. A Space Selfie!*Why SAT GUS? Well SAT is short for satellite and you may have noticed it rhymes with Phat. Which just happens to be the name of the world’s greatest bushy-tailed athlete and four-legged physicist, Crunchlab’s squirrel mascot: Phat Gus. And that’s why they say you can’t spell “ingenious” without “GUS.” So yeah, our satellite is a she and her name is GUS. And she’s very happy about it.How did you get the satellite up into space?What if something happens to SAT GUS in space?What kind of image can I send to space? Is a Space Selfie free? Who can participate?Will my returned selfie be publicly viewable?When will my selfie return from space?How can I track SAT GUS as it orbits the Earth?What kind of camera is used to take the Space Selfies?Why's there a red dot on my Space Selfie? Is that Mars?!Where are all the stars in all these selfies?Why do the clouds look different than what I saw on Earth that day?Who are the CrunchLabs partners behind Space Selfie?CrunchLabs FAQsJoin our community of builders, hackers, and thinkers! You’ll be the first to know about new videos, products, and deals - don’t miss out.ContactCrunchLabs/PartnersLegal/Policies CrunchLabs...

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