[Ground-station] Launch opportunity - 6U or 12U CubeSat - Jan/Feb 2020 - launch philosophy

[Pierros Papadeas]

Michelle quick question:

Is this through Firefly Alpha?

(will return with a lengthier response)

On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 16:55 Michelle Thompson <mountain.michelle at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Through Virginia Tech (thank you!), we've been informed of a launch
> opportunity for a 6U or 12U CubeSat launch this coming JAN/FEB 2020 that
> would be free to anyone who can make a delivery by the end of this year.
> The institutions involved in getting this message to us were Virginia Tech,
> Virginia Space Consortium, and the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. The
> offer is from the California Space Grant Consortium. I have names and
> numbers and the office is up the street here in San Diego at UCSD.
>
> 1) This is really aggressive schedule. Let's see who we know and what we
> can do. Do we know of anyone, anywhere (preferably with Phase 4 Ground
> relevant hardware) to move on this, right now?
>
> 2) Another contact emphasized having something "on the shelf" to go was
> the right approach. They have had a number of partner offers to get free
> rides.
>
> I would like everyone to pay close attention to item 2. This is
> essentially our philosophy with Phase 4 Space and is why we wrote the ARDC
> proposal. It is the point of the paper Howie DeFelice and I wrote for QEX
> couple of years ago about space industry changes and how they would affect
> AMSAT-NA. It is why I volunteer to do this full time. We can get a launch
> if we have something built.
>
> We cannot wait for launches to start work or raise money.
>
> Real opportunities like this one are the reason we are "paying it forward"
> by working on all the required technology to get an advanced digital
> payload built.
>
> Can we take advantage of this (or help another project) through our
> network? Does anyone know of a CubeSat that needs a launch? Even if we do
> not directly benefit, getting open source, scientific, and amateur payloads
> of any type a launch serves the community.
>
> Spread the word, ask around, and let's see what we can accomplish with
> this opportunity!
>
> Worst case? We meet more people, learn more things, and get better insight
> into future launch opportunities and the processes required to take
> advantage of them.
>
> -Michelle W5NYV
>
>
>
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