[amsat-bb] Re: Fwd: Launch your own satellite for only eight grand

[Richard Limebear]

VE4YZ wrote:

 > They need a track record. They need a launch site.
 > Googling Neptune 30, Tubesat, Spaceport Tonga and anything else on
 > their web site reminds me of a circular reference in Excel.
 > Colour me suspicious.

I'm surprised no-one else has done the math on this. The website says 
they'll launch 30 tubesats on a flight. 30 x eight grand comes out just 
under a quarter million US dollars - and they say this will cover *all* 
associated services as well as the launch. I find it rather hard to 
believe that even the launch vehicle would only cost US$240K per flight.

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Richard W L Limebear G3RWL
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