[amsat-bb] Butane Lighter & SNAP-1

[Jeff Davis <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice article about tiny butane propulsion systems and SNAP-1:

Using the same butane fuel found in cigarette lighters, the smallest
propulsion system to fly in space will help a soccer ball-sized
"nanosatellite" rendezvous with another spacecraft late this year.

http://www.space.com/news/bic_fuel_000822.html

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jeff davis, n9avg
http://n9avg.org/
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