Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from beak.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Sun, 24 Jun 1990 02:11:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Precedence: junk Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Sun, 24 Jun 1990 02:11:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: SPACE Digest V11 #565 SPACE Digest Volume 11 : Issue 565 Today's Topics: Re: Solar sail race, and other entries. Administrivia: Submissions to the SPACE Digest/sci.space should be mailed to space+@andrew.cmu.edu. Other mail, esp. [un]subscription notices, should be sent to space-request+@andrew.cmu.edu, or, if urgent, to tm2b+@andrew.cmu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 24 Jun 90 04:03:26 GMT From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!utzoo!henry@ucsd.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: Solar sail race, and other entries. In article <13943.268224b2@maven.u.washington.edu> games@maven.u.washington.edu writes: >About the SOLAR SAIL race... >What is the current "ride" status of the projects... If you mean launch vehicles, last I heard the answer was "it's being worked on". >I understand that there is a guy in france that put up >a $20,000 prize for the winner? Hadn't heard of that, but it might be so. In any case, that is a drop in the bucket compared to the probable expenses of even a losing team. >Big question, Does the premise of a solar sail race include >magnetic sails? I believe the answer is probably no. >I know a guy who is starting to get VERY serious in this area, and finding >out if he has a chance of being included in the race is important to him... If he hasn't entered by now, he is definitely far too late to be an official entrant. The deadline for intent-to-enter was over a year ago, and the deadline for detailed proposals was some months ago. -- As a user I'll take speed over| Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology features any day. -A.Tanenbaum| uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V11 #565 *******************