5 Sep
2012
5 Sep
'12
3:48 p.m.
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Kevin Muenzler kevin@eaglecreekobservatory.org wrote:
It would be difficult to get some sort of rocket aboard the ISS now that the space shuttle missions are finished
I doubt it was ever feasible, if I understand it correctly there are even issues with shipping rechargable batteries up there let alone a rocket.
Also with regards to ISS bear in mind buying astronauts time to do anything would cost a fortune. They are employed by their respective organizations to work up there.
Getting CubeSat's to MEO or HEO will depend on developing propulsion, fold-out solar panels, and even CubeSat directional antennas - I wonder could a 2m 2 ele Yagi be incorporated into a 3U CubeSat ?
73 Trevor M5AKA