Re: [amsat-bb] opensource satellites

[James Sharp <jsharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > James asked:
 > > Any idea on how much power it would take to loft something the size of
 > > a cubesat into a LEO?
 > 
 > Stanford will be launching several in November 2001 and has a progam to
 > launch them continuously as long as there are paying customrers.  THey
 > charge a flat rate of $30,000 for each cubesat.  I invite the amateur
 > community that has the talent to build some hardware to build some
 > hardware....  If you build a working gizmo, then getting the $30,000 might
 > be easier than you think...

Neat.  I'll have to see what we can come up with.
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