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Re: Phase 4 versus Eagle
- Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Phase 4 versus Eagle
- From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:44:59 -0500
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It is free to AMSAT-NA. I never said it was free so far as Intelsat is
concerned. The funding sources are awaiting Intelsat to give us the
bottom line and for us to make a formal request. They do not do
hypothetical funding statements.
Bob
sco@sco-inc.com wrote:
>
>
> so it is not a free ride to space? where does the $6,000,000 dollars
> come from then?
>
> At 02:20 PM 12/13/2007, you wrote:
>> sco@sco-inc.com wrote:
>> > I doubt that would ever happen. If I was the CEO of the launch sat i
>> > would never let an "amateur" rocket motor hitch a ride on my multi
>> > million dollar bird. Just like NASA won't let us do it.
>> >
>> > If you can think of a way for us to get from GTO without a motor and
>> > fuel then it might happen.
>> >
>> > Les W4SCO
>> > www.scoincsoftware.com
>> >
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