Thanks Domenico, Yes, ESA is interested in a moon payload and some of the space agencies including CSA (the agency I work with) has some interest. To simple propose a transponder would not fly. However, a transponder/transmitter that would allow a university experiment to transmit data back and be also useable for ham radio is just one of many potential ideas. The whole purpose of this exercise is for us to think a little bit outside of the box and link up with partners to help them and us. It is all about leveraging resources and capacities and if we (AMSAT) have a future at all, we need to do this more often.
Hope this Helps, Stefan VE4NSA On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:46 PM, i8cvs <domenico.i8...@tin.it> wrote: > ** > Hi Stefan, VE4NSA > > I believe that ESA is interested to have a payload placed on the moon > only to make important and particular experiments that are impossible to > manage to put something into earth orbit. > > The capability of an Amateur Radio transponder to communicate between us > or for educational outreach and training opportunities associated with it can > be experimented even placing a transponder on earth orbit or on top of a > hill. > > As you realize for the moment ESA seems to be not to much interested on > satellite amateur radio P3E and scientific probe P5A to Mars,figure out to > place an amateur radio transponder on the Moon. > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Stefan Wagener <wagen...@gmail.com> > *To:* i8cvs <domenico.i8...@tin.it> > *Cc:* Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@amsat.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2012 4:48 PM > *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] European Lunar Lander - Call for Declarations > of Interest > > Yes Domenico, > > You are correct. However, that particular ESA proposal is not about > putting it into orbit. It is an opportunity to have a payload placed on the > moon. Once ESA has a proposal to put something into orbit, by all means. > > Hope this helps, > > Stefan > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:31 AM, i8cvs <domenico.i8...@tin.it> wrote: > >> Hi Stefan, VE4NSA >> >> It does not make sense to put a transponder on the Moon just for the >> simple >> reason that it's much more, simple and cheap to put it into earth orbit. >> >> 73" de >> >> i8CVS Domenico >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stefan Wagener" <wagen...@gmail.com> >> To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> >> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 4:06 AM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] European Lunar Lander - Call for Declarations of >> Interest >> >> >> > ESA has posted a very unique opportunity: >> > >> > http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/HSF_Research/SEMGUMZWD2H_2.html >> > >> > Wouldn't it be great if the key AMSAT organizations put a proposal >> together >> > to put a ham radio transponder on the moon. It can have all the cool >> > educational outreach and training opportunities associated with it. >> Let's >> > encourage the AMSAT leadership teams to move quickly. We can do it, >> don't >> > you think? >> > >> > Stefan VE4NSA >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the >> author. >> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
