[amsat-bb] Re: Tubesat, a $4,000 launch opportunity

[Alexandru Csete]

Greetings,

Yes, I think they are very much for real! Interorbital Systems are  
also part of team SYNERGY MOON, a fully registered team in the Google  
Lunar X PRIZE.

I can only see a price of $8k (not 4k). Still a bargain compared to  
the price of a cubesat launch today (~$80k I think). The 8k includes  
all necessary avionics even a radio. Note that the tubesats are placed  
in an orbit where they will decay within a few weeks. Therefore, long  
term missions would require some propulsion to bring the tubesat into  
a higher and stable orbit. Some cubesat builders are already  
experimenting with micro-propulsion systems for cubesats.

73
Alex OZ9AEC

Quoting w7lrd at comcast.net:
>
> I checked to make sure it wasn't April first.  As Bruce said, "if  
> this is for real", the question should be not putting a linear  
> transponder on it, but how many!  For 4K a few of use could pool our  
> Visa cards!
>
> 73 Bob W7LRD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Robertson" <ve9qrp at gmail.com>
> To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 6:02:01 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Tubesat, a $4,000 launch opportunity
>
> The first team that puts a linear transponder on board one of these,
> wins! (And I want William Leijenaar PE1RAH on my team ...)
>
> http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/
>
> Seriously, if this is for real, I think AMSAT should get at the front
> of the train and provide hardware, or hardware design, for those who
> plan to use it.
>
> 73, Bruce
> VE9QRP
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