3 Apr
2008
3 Apr
'08
6:32 p.m.
On Apr 3, 2008, at 10:50 AM, wa6ilt@verizon.net wa6ilt@verizon.net wrote:
I was reading about the Jules Verne docking at the ISS today and all of a sudden it occurred to me: instead of using the spacecraft fuel to de-orbit, what if it was placed in a higher orbit, and there was a ham package on board?
That is a GREAT idea! I wonder what the incremental cost is. I'm sure they wouldn't be willing to just turn the whole thing over to amateur radio. But maybe they can be convinced anyway.
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Rick