The 8k Personal Satellite (and Other Space Adventures)

[Ted Smith]

On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 14:04 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 04:07:41AM -0700, Sarad AV wrote:
>
> > I don't see how the profit works especially when they have been
>  working on it for 14 years. Don't they have to sustain their
>  employees? Its easier to see how they make money if the launch
>  fails(assuming the launch vehicle is cheaper than the money collected
>  for sending the payload). But its just $8000 and maybe worth taking
>  the chance and maybe that's what they want!
>
> No idea whether they succed, but never underestimate a few TBytes of
> solid-state passing overhead, equipped with a lens or just as
> maildrop, or your own 3 G network in LEO.
>
I predict 0 days will pass before the MAFIAA starts shooting these down
for precisely that reason.

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