Sealand and Experimental Rocketry

Tim May tcmay at got.net
Tue Feb 20 18:34:18 PST 2001


At 4:57 PM -0600 2/20/01, Jim Choate wrote:
>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.

Sealand is a _terrible_ launch location. For multiple reasons.

Your ignorance is astounding to behold.


--Tim May
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