[amsat-bb] Re: 9 cubesats on board Vega

[Stefan Wagener]

Hi Andreas,

very simple, politics.

ITAR is killing AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL's  leadership has openly
denouced Cubesats. So two of the biggest AMSATs either can't or don't
want to. Talk about a pathetic situation for our community.

Stefan VE4NSA


On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Andy Kellner <hawat1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'll be darned. 9 (nine!) cubesats on board of this launch vehicle and the whole world wide amateur radio community has major problems finding somebody to launch 1 every 5 years ?
> Whats wrong with this picture ? I would like to find out why ESA for example has no problems launching the cubesats by the dozend  (for free i bet you),
> but refuse to carry just one for us. Does somebody has ESA's email address ?  :) Is it really all about the educational aspect of things ? We can use that sales pitch, too.
>
>
> Andreas - VK4HHH
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>  From: Trevor . <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
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> --- On Thu, 8/12/11, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net> wrote:
>> can't we squeeze a little bird in there?
>
> They'll be some CubeSat's on the launch I believe going into a 1500 by 300 km orbit see
>
> http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Education/SEM3N03MDAF_0.html
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
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