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Re:Can Oregon's first nano-satellite, OreSat, get students i... by nhebb on Thursday January 11, 2018 @11:34AM (#16125209)
Ah, that makes sense. I figured they wouldn't have anything blasting out of the ISS, so I was wondering if it was some sling shot or mini-trebuchet apparatus.
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Re:Can Oregon's first nano-satellite, OreSat, get students i... by penagwin on Thursday January 11, 2018 @01:07PM (#16126120)
Might be hard to make/use a trebuchet in space ;)

(Or at least low gravity)

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Re:Can Oregon's first nano-satellite, OreSat, get students i... by nhebb on Sunday January 14, 2018 @08:02AM (#16144085)
Yeah, that wasn't that brightest thought I've had. I guess I should have said catapult.
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