Microlaunchers introduction

Introducing a new pathway to widescale
involvement in exploring space

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Autos & Vehicles

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• microlaunchers
• microlauncher
• cansat
• cubesat
• launcher
• orbit
• amateur
• rocket
• newspace
• alt.space
• rockets
• spacecraft

[123pooley]

shackleton's comment: There IS an analogy: that the Altair and its kind allowed involvement in computers at low entry cost.

"Probe interesting..." not so much the probe as widely available in launching, managing small probes.

:There's no..." This has not happened yet. Mission of Microlaunchers is to shift from large expensive systems to small, affordable...

So far I think about 1% of those hearing of this "get it". Understand the premise. I'm looking for maybe 1% of that 1% want to join.

[shackleton12]

Charles, I'm just putting this out there, but there's no analogy between launching probes and computers. A computer is something a small business or an individual can use. A probe is something that's sort've interesting if you want to know the magnesium content of an asteroid that's never going to bother you. There's no analogy between the shift from mainframe to PC and the space industry.

[bookhling]

Agreed wholeheartedly.

[8nwidth]

Great plan I am 100% with you, but a strict policy to look after debris must be implemented.

[noir0222]

but i'm poor

[joestanton1962]

Charles we just met this week and I just got back to internet access. Nice presentation and content.

[sirachman]

Great vision, great video. Hope it is going well! Good luck

[Lucien86]

Very god idea and very good approach. I am working on designs that go the opposite way, though vastly more capable than todays primitive rockets my designs wont get off the ground for less than several billion. Launch weight 10,000 tons, payload 1000 tons, Single Stage Mid energy and $5 billion needed :( ). Good Luck ! :)

[levanahdaniel]

Have also heard you on the Space Show - very best wishes for your project and hope you get the funding you need - Daniel (Melbourne Australia)

[JerryLehane3]

You are the wave of the future,meaning from now to 2020's,until cheaper ways of launching make micro-launchers obsolete.I believe you have a 20 year window.That's all.That's also what I thought about Mars rovers in 1987,and I was wrong.Nasa didn't pick up the slack with leaping advances in manned space flights while the rovers stalled for time.You need to work fast and make mistakes.