[amsat-bb] Re: QB50 Video

2012-01-15 Thread Robert McGwier
Compared to the mass of the mechanism/pod, the satellites are probably insignificant. On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Greg D. ko6th_g...@hotmail.com wrote: So, how are they going to compensate for Newton's 3rd Law when ejecting 50 3kg masses, one at a time? Greg KO6TH Date: Sat, 14

[amsat-bb] Re: QB50 Video

2012-01-14 Thread Greg D.
So, how are they going to compensate for Newton's 3rd Law when ejecting 50 3kg masses, one at a time? Greg KO6TH Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:14:57 + From: m5...@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] QB50 Video A visualization of the launch and deployment of 50