Exactly. "while we are not guaranteed a free launch" - seems to be depending a lot on "ifs" and "buts". There are also a bunch of similar projects around and t

Exactly. "while we are not guaranteed a free launch" - seems to be depending a lot on "ifs" and "buts". There are also a bunch of similar projects around and the "getting the stuff to space" aspect seems to be the central issue. For example: http://www.cubesatkit.com/ http://www.cubesatkit.com/ http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=1414 http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=1414