17 Jan
2012
17 Jan
'12
5:33 a.m.
--- On Tue, 17/1/12, Joe Leikhim rhyolite@nettally.com wrote:
Date: Tuesday, 17 January, 2012, 3:43 Has anyone seen this. I am surprised a shuttle mission permitted this type of booster. From what I believed, safety concerns prevented most types of boosters.
http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3706/30/#axzz1jgQ85qx1
There are several CubeSats being developed that will carry thrusters, for example Delfi-n3Xt http://delfispace.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layo...
The safety concerns you mention relate to satellites fitted with conventional rocket fuel motors.
The Delfi-n3Xt approach uses nitrogen as the propellant and there are other approaches that would also be safe to fly.
73 Trevor M5AKA ----