[amsat-bb] Re: how about an amsat moon mission?

[MM]

Going to the moon is now possible.

With nasa now planning on landers and rovers, etc.
it maybe be possible to piggy back on one of thoes
rockets and get a free ride and free power
and maybe reuse existing nasa antennas.

The last time i checked the power source was not
defined for the landers.  that is one of the key
issues.

Next, we need to find the schematics for AO-13
dust them off and build the same transponers.
We need to keep it simple, none of this 
digital radio stuff, just a simple mode B transponers.
Need something that can be thrown together in less
than 12 months and easily duplicated.\
A digital system would take 10 years and 10 million
to develop (remember ao-40, 10 years and 3+ million).

Any clubs out there have the prints and want to
submit the ao-13 transponer to be tide to a lander
on the Moon?

wf1f, Miles





--- Eric Fort <eric.fort at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is currently 30 million USD on the table for
> the first privately
> funded venture to return to the moon, rover 500
> meters, and send
> back a mooncast (about a GB of data)  Would AMSAT
> like to be involved in
> this?  A transponder on OSCAR 0 with enough bandwith
> for video has
> possibilities and the 30 million could provide a
> nice subsidy, or we could
> partner with one of the competetors for a low
> cost/free ride in exchange for
> ??.  What do those on the BB think?  see
> http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/for details. 
> amsat-dl is headed to
> mars, and the moon seems easier, not to
> mention the prize funding on the table.  OSCAR 0
> could use an upgrade, Let's
> do it!
> 
> AF6EP
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