[amsat-bb] New Low-cost Launcher For Satellites

2014-07-29 Thread B J
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/07/29/rocket-lab-announces-small-satellite-launcher/ http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/60372738/kiwi-rocket-company-ready-to-blast-off.html http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/07/29/kiwi-launches-world-first-cheap-rocket-0 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

Re: [amsat-bb] New Low-cost Launcher For Satellites

2014-07-29 Thread M5AKA
It's another company that has yet to demonstrate it can actually achieve successful satellite launches, there must be about half a dozen such companies by now. But I guess there's a good chance some of them may succeed in launching a satellite in the next 5 or so years. The more launch capacity

Re: [amsat-bb] New Low-cost Launcher For Satellites

2014-07-29 Thread B J
On 7/29/14, M5AKA wrote: > It's another company that has yet to demonstrate it can actually achieve > successful satellite launches, there must be about half a dozen such > companies by now. But I guess there's a good chance some of them may > succeed in launching a satellite in the next 5 or so

Re: [amsat-bb] New Low-cost Launcher For Satellites

2014-07-30 Thread Rich/wa4bue
meters. Who on the blog has an idea for cheaper launch and think about HEO too? How about you BJ? Rich W4BUE - Original Message - From: "B J" To: "M5AKA" Cc: "AMSAT BB" Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New Low-cost Launche

Re: [amsat-bb] New Low-cost Launcher For Satellites

2014-07-30 Thread B J
On 7/30/14, Rich/wa4bue wrote: > The cost of a launch has been a problem since day one of our space program > and will remain a problem until there are many paradigm shifts. But the > longer it is business as usual, the cost to orbit a satellite will remain > high. Not but a few months ago we we