Can you imagine a 34/94 repeater on the moon?
Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE Grid EL09uf Eagle Creek Observatory http://www.eaglecreekobservatory.org I have not yet begun to procrastinate!
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mark L. Hammond Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 4:02 PM To: Armando Mercado Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-40 Replacement
Reading on a bit in that transcript...
"Our second goal is to develop and test a new spacecraft, the crew exploration vehicle, by 2008, and to conduct the first manned mission no later than 2014. The crew exploration vehicle will be capable of ferrying astronauts and scientists to the space station after the shuttle is retired. But the main purpose of this spacecraft will be to carry astronauts beyond our orbit to other worlds. This will be the first spacecraft of its kind since the Apollo command module. Our third goal is to return to the moon by 2020, as the launching point for missions beyond."
So where do we stand on those goals, and to whom is credit/blame placed?
This is almost fun ;)
Mark N8MH
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Armando Mercado am25544@triton.net wrote:
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:15:35 -0500 From: "Kevin Muenzler" kevin@eaglecreekobservatory.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 replacement !!! Message-ID: 003101cd8b81$ae8e3610$0baaa230$@org
I can understand that!
What I meant was that it could be launched as so many have been launched -- from the shuttle cargo bay. But, no more >shuttles...Mr. Obama gave them all away. :(
Hello,
Nothing like an AO-40 discussion to liven up the mail list. Not to get into politics, but the above statement is incorrect.
Jan. 14, 2004, President Bush gave a speech on America's new vision for space exploration, In part he said...
"...The Shuttle's chief purpose over the next several years will be to help finish assembly of the International Space Station. In 2010, the Space Shuttle -- after nearly 30 years of duty -- will be retired from
service..."
The shuttle last flight was July 8,2011, after the current administration approved the flight of STS-135, using the last flight ready
SRB's and external tank.
Transcript of the speech can be found at:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/54868main_bush_trans.pdf
73 Armando, N8IGJ
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