Sealand would be a perfect place for a group of suitably motivated persons to attempt to place experimental class rockets with can-sat's into orbit. They could of course apply for a slot in the orbital parking orbits or buy one from one of the S. Pacific islands whose major incomes is sales of same. A more optimal mechanism is put them in a short term parking orbit that decays in about 2 months. Then put another bird up with new keys and potentialy capabilities. Then you wouldn't necessarily need anyone permission to play. ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------