23 Mar
2007
23 Mar
'07
3:24 p.m.
If the bird is ready by summer / fall 2007, they should secure a launch by spring 2008.
t-dl article "Launches Speak Louder Than Words", published in May 2006 http://www.amsat-dl.org//index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=97 noted that Nov. 2008 was the first relatively secure date. I believe more recent sources have suggested that the bird will be ready in Spring or Summer of this year. Perhaps there is some hope that a more recent launch opportunity will arise.