[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT UK P3E Lecture HEO vs GEO. and AMSAT-NAPriorities

12 Aug 2008

      Overruled?  Interesting...
What I've see in this discussion on the HEO issues appear to be more speculative than based on fact or any official announcement from the AMSAT-NA BOD.  I personally would consider it premature to summarily declare the discussion closed.
We could, perhaps put it on hold until the AMSAT-NA BOD provides current status.  Perhaps it would be better to refrain from inflammatory statements with "absolutes" before we have an official statement on the HEO subject.
73, Ken Ernandes N2WWD
-----Original Message-----
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From: k7zt@suddenlink.net
Sent: Aug 12, 2008 12:31 PM
To: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org, "John B. Stephensen" kd6ozh@comcast.net
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT UK P3E Lecture HEO vs GEO. and AMSAT-NAPriorities
NOTICE to ALL HEO proponents:
YOU HAVE BEEN OVERRULED, dialog is finished, so stop it.
---- Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
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At this point AMSAT is going to take the first thing that gets us above LEO 
that we can afford. If that is HEO, so be it. If it is GEO, it's GEO. Being 
divided and fussy over the details only detracts from the effort. We are 
basically beggars in the launch market, and we all know the saying about 
beggars and choosers. The mission is to provide long access time satellite 
comms on a daily, then 24/7 basis. How that happens is yet to be 
determined...
Sorry to be so brief but I have a lot going on with my day job at the 
moment. There will be more information forthcoming.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Westbrook" k7zt@suddenlink.net
To: "John B. Stephensen" kd6ozh@comcast.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:44 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT UK P3E Lecture HEO vs GEO. and 
AMSAT-NAPriorities
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John:
That certainly is one approach, I'm not saying that there is anything 
wrong
with that, it's just a change in the stated goals of Eagle.
The leadership needs to get in front of this and announce this is a
significant shift in  organizational strategy if indeed that is the plan.
At they same time for the sake of honesty they should probably tell folks
that this will end AMSAT-NA sponsorship of an HEO (Molmiya Orbit)
anytime soon or even in their lifetime ;-/

Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John B. Stephensen" kd6ozh@comcast.net
To: "Joe Westbrook" k7zt@suddenlink.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: AMSAT UK P3E Lecture HEO vs GEO. and AMSAT-NA Priorities
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It appears that leadership is allowing realities of
a rare, expensive launch opportunity drive the mission rather than the
mission driving the launch method,  it's a bit like the tail wagging the
dog
don't you think?
AO-40 was the case of a rare launch opportunity driving the mission. The
AMSAT BoD has stated that the purpose of creating a relelationship with
Intelsat would be to provide multiple launch opportunities. It seems to 
me
that finding an affordable launch method should be the first step rather
than the last step.
73,
John
KD6OZH

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