[amsat-bb] Re: Was HEO naivete; now GEO rideshare frequency choice, etc.

[Rocky Jones]

> Another "human error" Hindsight is wonderful.
> I don't think we should reject an option that requires propulsion because of past errors that are now well understood.
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Nigel..."Xenia..."  been there...lovely place

What would concern me about propulsion is the fact that these are errors (which are I think systemic) of not being able to understand a process and design out the errors.  

I've never read (that doesnt mean it doesnt exist I have just never read it) that a really good understanding of what happened on AO40 exist...but what I have read is that it is a lot like the gear pins...

Robert

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