Because it is not NASA's satellite. It is up to the Russians to deploy, and their next scheduled EVA is in July.
-- Dave, W8AAS On Apr 16, 2011, at 12:27 PM, AB9RN wrote: > Curious why NASA is delaying such a long time to hand launch the > satellite > until July? I would think they would want to get it out of there and > de-clutter the ISS. Given that it appears to be dead without a solar > panel > functioning, it seems like an obvious idea to me. Is there some > reason why > they can't schedule this sooner? > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
