Manufacturing
The latest version of BLUEsat's structure has been manufactured in 2009, images of which will be released soon. Manufacture took place within the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW, making use of the School's computer numerical controlled (CNC) 5-axis mill.

The image to the top right show a computer toolpath calculation to determine how the milling machine will need to move the cutting tool in order to shape out the required satellite tray shape from a block of solid metal. The image beneath shows Chris Hales, the Mechanical Team manager, standing in front of the milling machine, where a satellite tray is still clamped after being milled. The head of the machine, where the cutting tool is mounted (though not attached at the time of the photo), can be seen just behind Chris' head. The head can swivel and move itself in order to cut complex shapes into materials.