There was a news item a week or two ago that the Kodiak Launch Complex had lost its funding from the Missile Defense Agency and that the Congresscritters were looking for some grease in the bottom of the pork barrel to keep it alive.
It looks like the MDA launches are going to be coming mostly from Kwajalein now (which probably makes more sense from the standpoint of fixed support costs, as the RADARs on Kwaj as still very much needed in any case.
Did RAX lose its ride perhaps? There have been no updates on the RAX website for a couple of months.
73,
john
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-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Trevor . Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:05 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX - Radio Aurora Explorer
I believe the Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) 3U cubesat (437.505MHz and S-band) was originally slated for a May 28 launch from Kodiak, Alaska.
Was the launch delayed ?
73 Trevor M5AKA
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