[amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

Well, most of the BOD knows a roll in the mud when they see it. I sometimes 
lack that ability. No one has asked directly either, I'm busy enough that I 
don't read the -bb everyday.

I'm working on getting an exact number, but it is at least an order of 
magnitude less than it would cost to build another AO-7 or even another 
AO-51 (which gets 10x the use of AO-7).

73, Drew KO4MA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rocky Jones" <orbitjet at hotmail.com>
To: <n3tl at bellsouth.net>; <ka1rrw at yahoo.com>; "Amsat BB" 
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:28 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS



Tim....and others

I would just like to know what Suitsat2 has cost so far and what it is 
likely to cost to get it to orbit including integration cost.

In my viewpoint the project is typical of what AMSAT NA has been doing 
lately, which is a lot of ground development work on making projects 
"advanced" all the while we rely on a satellite AO7 which we apparently 
cannot build a replacement for.

I notice that none of the board members who are on this forum are jumping up 
to say what Suitsat2 is and will cost.

Robert WB5MZO Amsat life member

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