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Sponsorship Wishlist
For Expedition One:
• Cash donation – approximately $25,000
• Food – for 12 people for 30 days.
• Fuel: Gasoline and Propane
• Air travel to Denver International Airport
• Freight shipping
• Van rental (for travel from Denver, Colorado to Hanksville, Utah)
• Computers – laptops/notebooks
• Rechargeable batteries and Battery chargers
• Digital video camcorder (DV format, 8mm or MiniDV)
• Mac laptop with iMovie software & Firewire (IEEE)
• External Shotgun mic, Wide angle lens, Tripod.
• Digital Voice Recorders
• Landsat satellite imagery
• GIS software
• Geophysical instruments
• Geological tools
• Biological lab equipment
• Geochemical instruments
• Webcams
• USGS 1:50,000 scale maps of the area around MDRS
For the Astronaut Field DataLogger Project (currently
designed for the following hardware, but we would like to try other brands
and designs) seeking to build at least 16 units after the prototype:
• CPU: MZ-104+ PC-104 module 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 USB, EIDE , 4 mbBios
• Memory: 64MB SDRAM
• Video card: PC-104 VGACRT4
• Analog/Digital: Zircon-MM 8 bit analog I/O
• Sound card: Crystal-MM-HP full -duplex sound blaster audio +5, low power 0.5W
• microphones and speakers
• Display: alpha numeric through serial port LCD4041 4 lines 40 characters for field
• Battery: Sony NP-F960 lithium ion 7.2 volts 3000 maH 4 req. @ ~100
• Batteries Charger: Sony BC-V615
• Hard Disk: 40 GB EIDE
• Flexible keyboard
For the ARES Rover Project:
• Funds
• Raw Materials: Metal, Wood, Plastics, Composites
• Tools: Hand and power
• Construction Facilities
• Frame/Structures
• Suspension
• Steering
• Wheels/Tires
• Ladders
• Roof rack
• Land Anchor
• Storage boxes
• Insulation
• Skin
• Paint
• Power Welding
• Backup Generators
• Fuel Cells
• Batteries
• Electric Motors
• Heating/Air Conditioning
• Water Heaters
• Tanks/Pumps
• Refrigerators
• Flooring
• Doors
• Windows
• Beds / Bedding
• Hygiene Facilities - (Toilet)
• Science Equipment - (Glove box)
• Lighting
• Computers
• Communication - (Radios)
• Web Cameras
• Digital cameras
• Robotics
• Networking
• Microcontrollers
• Sensors/Actuators
• User Interfaces
• Navigation
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