Mission-planning & operations platform for comet-deployed CubeSat networks (HALO NET)

🚀 THREAD — HALO NET (Halley Orbit Network) 🔥 A simple idea that may transform deep-space exploration ⸻ 1️⃣ Imagine exploring deep space without a spacecraft. Just a moving beacon — a body with a predictable orbit — releasing nanosatellites along its path. This is HALO NET. Here’s the simple explanation ↓ ⸻ 2️⃣ The concept is straightforward: Use a periodic comet (like Halley) as a natural launch platform. It follows the same route every cycle. It always returns. It already carries its own energy and trajectory. So why not turn it into space infrastructure? ⸻ 3️⃣ Along its orbit, the comet would release nanosatellites (CubeSats). Each one becomes a: 🔹 optical sensor 🔹 data collector 🔹 communication repeater 🔹 observer of the Solar System Like small “markers” left behind in space. ⸻ 4️⃣ Together, these nanosatellites create: 🛰 a distributed network 📡 optical communication between nodes 🌌 deep-space imaging 📊 continuous comet telemetrics 🪐 Solar System mapping All at a dramatically lower cost than traditional missions. ⸻ 5️⃣ HALO NET is: ✔ simple ✔ scalable ✔ technically feasible ✔ low-maintenance ✔ based on natural orbital mechanics Using something that has existed for billions of years: the periodic journey of a comet. ⸻ 6️⃣ And here’s the powerful part: Each return of the comet → more satellites → more data → better coverage. The network grows on its own, following the comet’s rhythm. It’s like planting sensors across the Solar System and letting them work. ⸻ 7️⃣ The result? 📡 A deep-space observational backbone 🔭 Never-before-seen images of remote regions 🛰 A communication mesh across natural orbits 🌑 Particle, dust and magnetic-field studies 🪐 Long-range scientific datasets Without the need for massive, expensive spacecraft. ⸻ 8️⃣ HALO NET doesn’t replace probes. It creates a new category: Autonomous space infrastructure based on natural orbits. A network that forms, expands and operates where traditional missions cannot stay. ⸻ 9️⃣ If you work in: 🔹 CubeSats 🔹 optical comms 🔹 deep-space navigation 🔹 astronomy 🔹 interplanetary telecom 🔹 AI-driven space observation — let’s talk. HALO NET is open for global collaboration. ⸻ 🔟 This is my project. Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro Gomes — Brazil 🇧🇷+5511 984839879 HALO NET — Halley Orbit Network 🌐 Exploring deep space with simplicity and vision. @NASA @esa @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASAJPL @esaoperations @NASAAmes @esa_esac @SpaceflightNow @Astro_Pierce @AstroKatie @astroengi #Space #DeepSpace #Aerospace #CubeSat #SpaceTech #Innovation #SpaceExploration #Astrophysics