Just out of curiosity what would a reasonable estimate of the launch costs be for a P3E class satellite ?
Regards Mark Spencer VE7AFZ (long lapsed former AMSAT member (: ) > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:16:48 -0700 > From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat...@wd9ewk.net> > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 22% votes > Message-ID: > <CAN6TEUcLvknCfBbjyyyt=0C5OG3h=w0cf+hjxyduqsmssnz...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi! > > Since this discussion started around the topic of the 700 > ballots AMSAT-NA received for the Board election, let me > add one point to that thought. Thanks to those who > voted > in the election, whether or not you voted for me. > Thanks > for taking the time to consider each person who was on the > ballot, and for selecting the person or persons you voted > for. > > > Amsat is living in a brave new world where launches are > fully commercialized > > and nobody gets a free ride anymore. We will either > adapt to that paradigm > > shift or we will cease to exist. > > This is the point some want to overlook. It is > unfortunate > that we are not able to get the free or extremely cheap > launches that we had in the past. When there are more > satellites to be launched than launches, the launch > providers > set the prices. Other than some opportunities like > AMSAT > has for Fox-1 from NASA, the days of free launches are > pretty much a thing of the past. So we adapt to the new > reality. > _______________________________________________ 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
