I also agree with all the comments.  I would tend to take any opportunity for a launch because they are so rare.  But find out some more and we can make a decision.

73
Chris 

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 10:59 Bill Reed via pacsat-dev <pacsat-dev@amsat.org> wrote:
good comments, thanks.  1 week delay is good idea.

On 4/15/2024 9:25 AM, Jim McCullers via pacsat-dev wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I believe it would be best for you to do the meeting, get a firm idea of where they are, then make a decision.
> I would also suggest the invitation to join our meeting be a week later so we can here your thoughts from the conversation and make a go/no-go/maybe decision before getting in deeper.
>
> Jonathan explained to me way back when the project was a "proof of concept" but with a possibility of flight.
> I'm still too green to know the whys of what's going on.
>
> Jim McCullers
> WA4CWI
>
>
>
> Team,
>
> Well, we learned from the budget situation that our ASCENT direction was to build a"proof of concept" solution.
> I am not sure at this point why we are restricted and if this is an AMSAT officer (Jerry or Robert) or a BOD restriction.
>
> With that in mind, I was contacted over the weekend by a university that wants to launch pacsat.
> The University of North Dakota is launching a 3U cubesat, probably in mid to late 2025.  They have a commitment for an ELANA launch but no firm dates yet.  They have .5U available out of 3U.
>
> So  we need to make a decision here:
>
> 1. Do we want to support this launch?  (Don't know yet how much support they will need.  Probably lots.)
>
> 2. Do we have the time to provide support?
>
> 3. If you think it is good timing, I will invite the UND project lead ( Dr. Ron Fevig ) to our Thursday meeting.
>
> If we decide to move forward with this we will need to get Jerry's permission to move beyond a pure ASCENT project.
>
> Please let me know your feelings ASAP.  I have a meeting with Dr. Fevig this afternoon and will try to better understand their requirements.
>
> Please let me know your feelings ASAP.  ( 2nd request) I want to kill this if we don't think we can do it.
>
> Bill
>
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