[FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite

[jeoberg at comcast.net]

well, end the suspense. 
what did she say?

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "John Locker" <john at satcom.freeserve.co.uk> 

> Actually Jim , that subject was broached by the female host of the the live 
> coverage earlier , so too the possibility that it was a "killer sat" 
> I suspect she had been scanning the web comments , which must be heaving 
> with conspiracy theories !! :O)) 
> 
> It was released around 30 mins ago 
> 
> John 
> 
> 1220GMT 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: 
> To: "John Locker" ; 
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> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:50 PM 
> Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite 
> 
> 
> > Does the subsatellite have any pedigree related to the 
> > Surreysat payloads flown earlier? 
> > 
> > Re-rendezvous with an inert (presumably) target does not seem to me 
> > to be a step towards manned docking missions -- it smells more like 
> > an uncooperative inspection mission. 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: "John Locker" 
> > 
> >> Understand the satellite , once released will move out to a distance of 
> >> 4km 
> >> Not sure what the purpose of the sat is although understand it is a an 
> >> imaging bird.Speculation as to whether it will examine the outside of 
> >> Shenzhou 7 
> >> 
> >> John 
> >> 
> >> http://satcom.website.orange.co.uk/ 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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