Trevor, The key part is that it was a manned mission. The complexity of the safety paperwork, let alone the mission, jumps because of that. Pyrotechnics of any sort are always an issue, but much less when the mission only involves hardware.
Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor . Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 10:34 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Model Rocket Booster Engine for Picosatellite --- On Tue, 17/1/12, Joe Leikhim <[email protected]> wrote: > Date: Tuesday, 17 January, 2012, 3:43 > Has anyone seen this. I am surprised > a shuttle mission permitted this type of booster. From what > I believed, safety concerns prevented most types of > boosters. > > http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3706/30/#axzz1jgQ85qx1 There are several CubeSats being developed that will carry thrusters, for example Delfi-n3Xt http://delfispace.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&; id=14&Itemid=18 The safety concerns you mention relate to satellites fitted with conventional rocket fuel motors. The Delfi-n3Xt approach uses nitrogen as the propellant and there are other approaches that would also be safe to fly. 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- _______________________________________________ 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
