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Offline tigtorch

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Far out
« on: November 30, 2013, 07:49:11 AM »
This link is several years old but WOW, I didn't know this!  A ham radio friend told me.  $8K isn't cheap but imagine having your own satellite (quite a few of them do)!

http://www.universetoday.com/36639/

Offline Meldonmech

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Re: Far out
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 07:59:37 AM »
       

                          Amazing, did not realize personal satellites were available

                                                    Cheers David

Offline NeoTech

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Re: Far out
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 03:53:27 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat

If your interested in this sort of things, check this out.
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