Don't get me wrong, the use of the suit is a marketing master-stroke. But am
I right that it's basically only there for support (both mechanically and
politically)?
Yeah, I think it's mostly for media impact. The sight of a lifeless suit
floating away from
the station is Stanley Kubrick-ish
Greg has picked up on the basic point of the endeavor for AMSAT. We are
learning about and developing a modular system that will be adaptable to
many projects. This particular project is useful for both ARISS and AMSAT
We will have an array of building blocks to configure for missions as they
