Hi folks,
I just watched the video of Gould Smith talking about SuitSat-II. Nice job.
But it left me wondering... With a new battery, solar cells, custom electronics package, switches, and antennas, what is the Suit itself needed for? At least in the original SuitSat, we used the battery pack (I think), and even that's being replaced.
Don't get me wrong, the use of the suit is a marketing master-stroke. But am I right that it's basically only there for support (both mechanically and politically)?
Greg KO6TH
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Don't get me wrong, the use of the suit is a marketing master-stroke. But am I right that it's basically only there for support (both mechanically and politically)?
Yeah, I think it's mostly for media impact. The sight of a lifeless suit floating away from the station is Stanley Kubrick-ish creepy.
Rich, N8UX
Greg has picked up on the basic point of the endeavor for AMSAT. We are learning about and developing a modular system that will be adaptable to many projects. This particular project is useful for both ARISS and AMSAT
We will have an array of building blocks to configure for missions as they become available, as well as test new technology.
Gould ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg D." ko6th_greg@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:17 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] SuitSat-II question
Hi folks,
I just watched the video of Gould Smith talking about SuitSat-II. Nice job.
But it left me wondering... With a new battery, solar cells, custom electronics package, switches, and antennas, what is the Suit itself needed for? At least in the original SuitSat, we used the battery pack (I think), and even that's being replaced.
Don't get me wrong, the use of the suit is a marketing master-stroke. But am I right that it's basically only there for support (both mechanically and politically)?
Greg KO6TH
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