I just review my DVD recording of the ARES 1-X launch, what a spectacular launch for the tallest rocket in the world. It was amazing to see how in 3 years this rocket pass from a paper sheet to a 300 foot rocket.

But it could be the first and the last launch for this amazing 450 millions rocket project. It make's me remember the numerous AMSAT-NA post AO-40 failed project. I now know why and how things evoluate from the 1960 Redstone/Atlas and Mercury project failed launches to this brilliant ARES 1-X success... a 500 Hockey mark.

The human factor and knowledge! experience came last as it's often just to confirm the process of bad decisions.

Will ARES 1-X survive? It can at least be a wonderful amateur radio satellite launch opportunity but for this it take's will and leadership! A very hard to find resources when ITAR is so easy to invoke...

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Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE