Re: ATM 8" in space, Hubble vs. interferometer

["Peter D. Brooks" <pdbrooks@pacbell.net>]

Dominic-Luc Webb molmed wrote:
 Perhaps someone
> here knows about the status of the Oscar satellites and
> if it is still possible to place small satellites onboard
> existing missions? I seem to recall the Oscar people got
> the government to cover the bill for sending the satellite
> up and it ended up giving NASA a lot of moral and other
> support from hams all over the world. This was not trivial
> either. 

I know little of the particulars, but an intern at work is finishing
work on a satellite for a Junior/Senior project she's in on.   (The 
launch window is very soon now, so she's been scarce at work.)

If my recollection holds, 1) the booster is an expendable one,
1a) not necessarily NASA, could be one of the private outfits,
and 2) an OSCAR is also hitchhiking.

Among others, Motorola was buying a lot of launches for their
Iridium group.  I also recall Lockheed-Martin doing some launches out
of Vandenberg (used for polar launches) on a Titan II.

I'm going to be off work the next day our intern is due in, but I'll
try to get an inquiry to her.

Pete Brooks, 70F and partly sunny.  Spring is in San Jose (finally!)


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