[amsat-bb] NRO interest in CubeSat

[Michael Pawlowski]

Hello all,

 

I just ran across a set of slides from the National Reconnaissance Office
(NRO) entitled "CubeSat Experiments (QbX)".  It appears the NRO is
interested in the possibilities a CubeSat could their organization.  As for
AMSAT, have we approached the NRO related to what expertise AMSAT could
provide?  And more importantly, would it be possible to either gain access
to a  launch opportunity or include one or more of our (RF?) modules into
one of their CubeSats?  It just seems that if the NRO is serious about
pursuing CubeSat,  AMSAT should be involved.

 

Michael