Oolite Bulletins

Here's a link to a Kickstarter aiming to raise US$ 200,000 for an experimental engine to be added to a CubeSat (a type of mini satellite around 5kg in mass). These could cut the cost of an inter-planetary probe down to a million dollars or less.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597 ... y-cubesats

Doesn't look as if this Kickstarter will succeed, only $49,093 pledged out of the $200,000 goal with only 5 days to go. Shame because it could open up planetary exploration hugely.