[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance

>> Related to Q2 & Q5 (compensation): >> * As university staff, can I transmit to the CubeSat, or is my >> salary considered compensation? >> >> * Is the refurbishment of a club ground station (man hours, >> equipment repair/purchase) considered compensation? These are very important questions

[amsat-bb] Internet Routers in Space

I found an interesting story about Cisco's Internet Routers in Space (IRIS) project. "Cisco's new-market ambitions extend into orbit" Cisco's router will be hosted by Intelsat IS-14. (Is this the platform

[amsat-bb] BoD Elections

Hi, I still haven't returned my ballot for the AMSAT Board of Directors election, in part because I don't feel that I have really good information on which to make a decision. I would like to vote for a Board that will be effective and strengthen the organization. It is particularly important to

[amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections

- - - - - - - - - - - - - Dee wrote: > > See my snips... > > > -Original Message- > From: Timothy J. Salo [mailto:s...@saloits.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:48 PM > To: Dee > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BoD Elections > >> There are no "secre

[amsat-bb] Re: Trolls on the -bb

John B. Stephensen wrote: > P3E is a HEO with the same engine as P3D and no benefactor funding a launch. > It seems more reasonable to focus on projects that we can pay to launch or > where someone has already donated the launch. I believe that AMSAT should at least consider using the DoD Space

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

> ... missed a deadline. That is a foundation of project > management no matter if it is paid or unpaid. ... it means > someone (or group) is not capable of good project management. I think this focus on project management is probably both unfair and misdirected. First, it is unfair because ver