[amsat-bb] Re: NASA Kills Ulysses

[Luc Leblanc]

Hello planners!

Some launch test are planned for Aries I rocket is it possible that some free dummy payload space will be available?



http://powerfromspace.blogspot.com/2008/05/aries-rocket-motor-test-video-clips.html

Full screen on You tube

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY2CcZk_aNQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpowerfromspace.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Faries-rocket-motor-test-video-
clips.html&feature=player_embedded

Pop up you volume...


On 1 Jul 2009 at 12:43, David - KG4ZLB wrote:

> I know it would be expensive but on the "if you spread your net wide 
> enough" view of thinking, could we not approach commercial satellite 
> projects prior to launch and bung a transponder on them only to be used 
> when the primary mission fails? OK, so you might win some, might lose 
> some and I know it would be expensive but it seems better than the 
> situation we have now, plus we could be potentially building in some 
> long term birds that would replace the current ageing fleet. It would be 
> a long term view, but it would be something!
> 
> Presumably this has been brought up before but no harm in re-hashing it 
> for any new ideas especially with the BoD voting soon to happen! :-D
> 
> 73
> 
> David
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> David
> KG4ZLB
> www.kg4zlb.com
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