RE: [sarex] Shuttle landing delay

["Ray Webber" <web@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all

Yes, but just think how many contacts they could get in during 4 days of
"spare" time when landings are delayed like just happened with STS-113?

Anyway, I see that Endeavour finally made it back safely to the KSC
yesterday.  Lucky "buggers", being up there for 4 extra days with very
little to do but look out of the window.  Maybe in my next life!

73
Ray (ZS6RSW)


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Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 11:59
To: Larry Faehling; sarex@AMSAT.Org
Subject: Re: [sarex] Shuttle landing delay


Hi Larry,

It would certainly make for some additional and very interesting contacts.

However, I would imagine that the normally short return trip from the ISS is
too hectic for much hobby com.

And... everything carried has to have fuel carried for it.  I had thought I
read that it's something like 10,000 pounds of fuel for every pound of
payload.  If that's the ratio, then it might cost NASA upwards of $20,000 to
carry a one pound HT and an 8oz antenna to orbit.. $$-ouch-ouch-$$.

Frank

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Faehling" <kl7ibv@amsat.org>
To: "SAREX" <sarex@amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: [sarex] Shuttle landing delay


> Too bad the shuttles don't have 2 meters installed.  I'm sure they would
> find the diversion during this time very pleasant, as well as us.
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