Cut and paste from one of the articles: "The tournament cubesat itself consists of two L-shaped pieces that would split apart, and each piece would head for the moon's atmosphere."
How much atmosphere are they hoping for? I hope they are not planning on using fins and parachutes for stabilization. I gotta think this is a media screw-up.
Steve AI9IN
On 2016-09-20 12:52, Gerald Payton wrote:
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/09/20/water-powered-cubesat-satellite-sh...
[http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/science/2016/09/2...]http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/09/20/water-powered-cubesat-satellite-shoots-for-moon.html
Water-powered Cubesat Satellite Shoots For The Moonhttp://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/09/20/water-powered-cubesat-satellite-shoots-for-moon.html www.foxnews.com [1] A cereal box-size satellite, fueled by water power, is in the running for the first tiny satellite to orbit the moon.
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