Re: [amsat-bb] AO6/7 a few facts

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Larry Kayser wrote:

> searching here for telecommand information for AO7 I have just found the
> original receipt for the passenger seat (with AO7 in a large shipping
> box)  on a Commercial Jet to move AO7 from Washington to the west coast
> for launch.  There is probably someone to whom this item should go to.
> Can you imagine doing such a thing in todays airline climate!!!!!

PCsat's launch had a 1 month delay and we were supposed to not bring PCsat
to Alaska until mid Sept, we needed the extra time ourselves too... but
then a week later, in August, they said get it here ASAP in 1 week or
less.  We scrambled.  It flew first class seat with one military escort
(who had to pay for the 1st class upgrade personally.  He was not in
uniform because military are not supposed to be in uniform in first
class... even if they buy the seat themselves...)

Now when I tried to take the same container and the MASS model to
Princeton for a talk, it would FIT in an AMTRAK seat, but the container
would not go down the isles.  Only a conductor willing to bend the rules
got me on the train. and we left it on the unused door platform of an
unused door at the front of the train with the severe admonishment never
to do that again...

I have since built a cheap wooden box with wheels that should fit..
Bob

PCsat WEB  page     http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html

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