>As for AO-40. It failed for the same reason that suitsat 1 did, and for the >same reason that a lot of people who build their own airplane kill themselves >every year trying to "test fly it"....the project got to big for the >organization that was building it...ie their technical competence was >insufficient for the task at hand.
Spaceflight is dangerous business, unforgiving of the smallest human error. Results are never guaranteed. If we can't take a bloody nose without crying about it then we don't belong in this business. Dan Schultz N8FGV _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
