:-) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gordon JC Pearce > Sent: zaterdag 21 september 2013 11:49 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Phase 3 > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:23:29PM +0600, R Oler wrote: > > While anything is possible I will be very surprised (pleasntly) if > there is another amateur radio satellite with a liquid propulsion > system that is managed by any amateur group that gets a ride into any > sort of HEO transfer orbit.Ion engines might be different but after AO- > 40 and its propulsion issues the days of amateurs playing with rocket > engines on commercial flights I suspect is over. > > > > This is something I've often wondered about. "Oh hi, commercial rocket > company, can we stick our homebrewed rocket into your billion dollar > vehicle?" > > When people with more oil than weapons stuff some mix of chemicals into > a tube and crimp the end shut it's called an Improvised Explosive > Device. We're supposed to somehow convince someone to let us tack our > semitested bomb onto their flight? I doubt they're going to go for > it... > > -- > Gordonjcp MM0YEQ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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