[amsat-bb] Re: Orlando Lab closeout, Maryland Lab (real) beginning

[Greg D.]

Actually it reminds me of the toy rocket that I dreamed of and got for 
Christmas when I was about 6 or 7 years old.  Pump it up with water and air 
and push the button.  Worked pretty well until I put a little too much air 
in it...  Little did I know then that some 44 years later I'd be talking to 
aliens in outer space and to other Earthlings half way around the planet 
through the wonderous little boxes that toy represented, and that you guys 
make possible.  Keep up the good work!

Greg.

p.s.  just what is the specific impulse of a Mentos rocket?


----Original Message Follows----
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
To: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg at hotmail.com>
CC: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Orlando Lab closeout, Maryland Lab (real) 
beginning
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:58:47 -0500

Why?  I think it was a great idea.  The party at Lou's house was a blast and 
just what we needed.

Bob



Greg D. wrote:
>Great pictures, but please tell me that we aren't planning to launch Eagle 
>with a bucket of Mentos.
>
>Greg  KO6TH
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
>To: amsat bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>Subject: [amsat-bb]  Orlando Lab closeout,  Maryland Lab (real) beginning
>Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:28:08 -0500
>
>By this weekend  we should have all of the contents of the Orlando
>laboratory currently accounted for placed in the new lab in Maryland.
>This new facility will really be quite the thing.  The walls are going
>up and the clean room and stores are in route.
>
>http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2297432/
>
>In this facility we expect to do Eagle and several joint ventures on
>smaller satellites and whatever we can do to help Phase 3E that would
>require this kind of lab.  The size is 6000 sq. feet.  Our clean room,
>which required 8 large air handlers,  was/will be driven into the
>facility by  24 foot trucks.
>
>Happy New Year!
>Bob
>N4HY
>
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