On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:31:26 +0000, Ian Woollard
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>>Let me make sure I understand this: you're looking to launch a small
>>vehicle into orbit for some small multiple of $10,000?
>>
>But hey look buster, don't put words in my mouth; I only said I was
>'looking at' it, I never said 'looking to', whether I do 'looking to'
>depends how the 'looking at' phase goes ;-)
OK. :-)
>Yup, minimum gauge, I hate it. Atmospheric drag is a big pain too. I did
>consider a doomsday bomb to remove the atmosphere but it would add to my
>development schedule rather, but it looks like it isn't stopping me
>making orbit, so I leave it right now.
And we appreciate it. ;-)
>Yeah, lots a lots of valves and connectors at the very least. I've got a
>trick for a lot of the plumbing, but if I can get that trick to work, I
>can probably get a doctorate thrown in for free.
No kidding! And the rest of the amateurs and startups will knock each
other over beating a path to your door.
>Yup, that was about the list I had, although I may leave out GPS.
Sun sensor, star tracker? If you're clever, you can get your position
the old fashioned way, though you won't have the accuracy of GPS.
IAC, you need something as a check on your inertial system.
>I don't want to build anything, unless there's nothing suitable out
>there. Unless there's a market for it in its own right I guess.
I hear you. I got some glares a couple years ago when I announced
that ERPS is an integrator, not a developer. But that's the only way
to get something flying in a finite time span.
>For what you're doing that doesn't sound expensive to me. It's good
>going to keep it down to that. If my project came to 4x that I would be
>the cleverest person ever (I don't think I am); and if it were 100x or
>more I would not be in any way surprised.
>
>>I don't wish to rain on your parade, but the first step in any project
>>is set user expectations. I believe yours are unrealistic.
OK, I take it back. High hopes, but not high expectations. I can
hardly find fault with that. :-)
-R
--
"Is this a bagel?"
"It's the Guardian of Forever!"
"Well yes. But is it a bagel?"
--Overheard at Loscon 29
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