Here is the video where this mission object is stated: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3o_PV2b9F6g#t=459
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 8:44 AM, n0jy <n...@n0jy.org> wrote: > Hi Zach, > > > On 9/5/2013 9:03 AM, Zach Leffke wrote: > >> Just throwing this out there: >> >> But what if the SDX that flew on ARISSat, or the one >> that will be developed for the Future of the Fox series could be "sold" >> (or >> given) to the university cubesat community as a radio capable of being >> used >> to deliver science data? Their science mission concludes, control is >> turned >> over to AMSAT, the radios are reconfigured, and they become transponder >> birds for the ham community. >> >> >> Yes, and this is one of the goals of the Fox project too! > We can partner with the universities, providing the transponder and bus > (Fox-1A, RadFXSat) which may be dedicated to their experiment for some > years or not, depending on the downlink needs (i.e. Fox-1 has high speed > for youse guys, and the slow speed accommodates Vanderbilt). We have a > transponder dedicated to ham use when the experiment(s) are through or even > while they are going on. > Or once Fox-1 is finished and all of the details are published, any > institution could use the design for their project and "give back" (as a > gesture of kindness for all the work we saved them and excellent science we > helped them gather) the transponder when they are done with their science. > It gives them a proven reliable system that they don't have to engineer on > their own. It gives us another transponder if not on launch, at least > eventually. > Fox-2 will do the same for ham satellite SDX. > Anybody know any young people who are in a position to help sell this > paradigm to universities? ;-) > > Jerry > > ______________________________**_________________ > 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<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
