Well, most of the BOD knows a roll in the mud when they see it. I sometimes lack that ability. No one has asked directly either, I'm busy enough that I don't read the -bb everyday.
I'm working on getting an exact number, but it is at least an order of magnitude less than it would cost to build another AO-7 or even another AO-51 (which gets 10x the use of AO-7).
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Jones" orbitjet@hotmail.com To: n3tl@bellsouth.net; ka1rrw@yahoo.com; "Amsat BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:28 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS
Tim....and others
I would just like to know what Suitsat2 has cost so far and what it is likely to cost to get it to orbit including integration cost.
In my viewpoint the project is typical of what AMSAT NA has been doing lately, which is a lot of ground development work on making projects "advanced" all the while we rely on a satellite AO7 which we apparently cannot build a replacement for.
I notice that none of the board members who are on this forum are jumping up to say what Suitsat2 is and will cost.
Robert WB5MZO Amsat life member
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