Rocket Carrying Ham Radio Payload Reaches Space!

Ray Williams — 5/18/2004 1:17:43 PM (archived)

National Association for Amateur Radio

An amateur rocket carrying a ham radio avionics package reached the edge of space May 17. Launched from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, the 21-foot Civilian Space Xploration Team (CSXT) GoFast rocket quickly attained the 100 km altitude to make Amateur Radio and amateur rocketry history.

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Rocket Carrying Ham Radio Payload Reaches Space! - Ray Williams - 5/18/2004 1:17:43 PM
- Congratulations to the team! Another link... - Tom Brosz - 5/18/2004 4:04:14 PM
- AWESOME!!!...This is the end of the government monopoly for space-travel!!...YES!! - Jacob Samorodin - 5/18/2004 3:38:26 PM
  - That's Mr. Burt Rutan! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 5/18/2004 4:33:38 PM
  - What must we do to get NASA to finally offer LAUNCH-RELATED competitive prizes? - ~tax leech - 5/18/2004 4:08:19 PM
    - Who controls NASA? President Bush, or Mr. O'Keefe. - Jacob Samorodin - 5/18/2004 4:31:48 PM
      - Isn't CONGRESSIONAL approval always needed? Congress depends on VOTERS. - ~tax leech - 5/18/2004 7:11:36 PM
        
        Voters? Space? Don't hold your breath... - Fox - 5/18/2004 8:57:40 PM
        
        Leadership - Robert - 5/19/2004 5:22:35 PM
        
        yeah... - Fox - 5/19/2004 8:52:31 PM
        
        re: yeah... - Robert - 5/19/2004 9:37:40 PM
        
        re: yeah... - Delbert - 5/20/2004 3:34:01 PM
        
        Political ads are poking fun at Bush's space initiative? How short-sighted. :-( - ~tax leech - 5/19/2004 6:31:11 AM
        
        re: Political ads and Bush's space initiative - Fox - 5/19/2004 11:50:15 PM
        
        Are there other examples of paid Space Vision-bashing? - ~tax leech - 5/21/2004 1:35:55 AM

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