Talk:CubeSat

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[edit] Stub

Hey all. Are we really still just a stub, or is it time for us to take away that walking stick? Tuvas 20:13, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ion Thruster != Arcjet

The article says the University of Illinois cubesat employs "ion thrusters", but AFAICT, the linked site (i.e. http://cubesat.ece.uiuc.edu/ ) describes an arcjet system, which also has an article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcjet

They are not the same technology. I suppose the confusion is unsurprising considering that the satellite is called "ION" (but that's an acronym for "Illinois Observing Nanosatellite"). I imagine they would mention an actual ion thruster if they had one, as it is a more challenging technology than arcjets.

If the source above is the basis for the ion thruster claim, then it should be changed to read "arcjet" and link to that article instead.

68.93.224.4 07:44, 17 February 2007 (UTC)Terry Hancock