[amsat-bb] Re: More Future Thoughts

2009-07-04 Thread Tony Langdon
At 11:13 PM 7/4/2009, Jeff Davis wrote: What about other orbits that may not be as desirable as HEO but that offer better coverage than low-earth? I recall reading something from G0RMF about adapting a CubeSat to include some sort of a propulsion system to get to a mid-Earth orbit: This idea

[amsat-bb] Re: More Future Thoughts

2009-07-04 Thread Tony Langdon
At 02:52 AM 7/5/2009, you wrote: AMSAT as a whole (I mean the membership) needs a new challenge and dream that will bring out the very best in it to build what ever comes up. The Moon could be that new challenge as we have NEVER designed anything that would actually LAND and operate in that