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posted 12-06-2012 11:05 AM               

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"Ha, hold you hard there boy" Kevin. (That's a Suffolk country saying for you in the USA.)

I'll have the EGB-V in the post to you by Saturday or Tuesday. And as it's now going with the UK post office you may get it in 3 week to 6 month time.

You just have to love the UK post office, they cannot get it right if they tried too.
So it will be with you soon Kevin (I hope).

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posted 12-15-2012 03:01 AM               

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It was announced today that a 1950/60 unused and restored blue streak rocket was used to put back into orbit: the reused EGB-V satellite (go, go Great Britain space industry).

It was from a unknown launch site off Lowestoft with little notes to the EU. (We think it put the wind up Holland for a time.)

This marks the second use of the Blue Streak rocket has been use to put a satellite in to orbit. The last one is still in orbit now and is still working.

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posted 12-15-2012 03:13 AM               

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Wonderful news Butch, I'm glad you found a new propultion system to re-launch the EGB-V. Looking forward to it's safe touch down in the High Wycombe area early next week. Recovery crew is now on stand-by.

Do we know the revised payload weight at all, or it that classified information?

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posted 12-20-2012 09:25 AM               

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The EGB-V has been sighted. It landed short and is now awaiting recovery from the Royal Mail Depot on the Cressex Industrial Estate, north of High Wycombe. I'm told it is still displaying it's Belgium markings (stamps), (not U.K. ones), so until it is transported down to High Wycombe's main sorting office in the town center, I won't know what the damage is, (cost of recovery)?

I hope to recover it tomorrow, Friday 21st December.

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posted 12-20-2012 01:20 PM               

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Kevin, I did see the post office at Lowestoft put on UK stamps on to the EGB-V. All £8.80 of them. I did take off all the old labels off the top of the box but left on an EGB-V sticker and crossed out the labels on the sides of it too. On me sending it off to you it had no stamps on it.

So if you have to pay for it have a good go at them as I can back you up all the way.

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posted 12-21-2012 07:21 AM               

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The EGB-V landed safely at my door this morning. No damage and no recovery costs.

It was a Belgium address label that was seen on the top of the payload package and not stamps. So all is well.

The EGB-V will be docked to my flat over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, and will be re-launched in early January.

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posted 01-02-2013 03:17 PM               

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Looking forward to hearing about the re-launch of the EGB-V.

I suppose the good thing is that even the modern patches I put in there are going to be vintage versions by the time the box reaches Scotland.

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posted 01-02-2013 03:34 PM               

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I have e-mailed Alex, and I'm waiting for a reply to comfirm his current address.

There was very few of your modern patches left in the EGB-V, so I have added a load of my older Shuttle ones.

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posted 01-04-2013 03:43 AM               

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The EGB-V took off again this morning at 09:18am GMT, with an increased payload of 4.435Kg due to all the extra Apollo and Shuttle mission patches I enclosed.

It should land again in Bromsgrove on Monday 7th January.

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posted 01-17-2013 07:22 AM               

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Just a word on the weight of the box: I launched it at a few grams under 3kg in order to keep the postage manageable for international deliveries, but I note that Kevin gave a recent weight as nearly 4.5kg.

Within the UK I understand that the delivery cost up to 4kg is £8.80 which isn't too bad, and 4 to 5kg is £12.30.

However, when it comes time to send the box back to Europe there's a risk the postage is going to be very hefty (maybe £25 to £30) if the box is at this kind of weight, and the same may hold true for the subsequent deliveries from Denmark to Sweden, to Finland and on to the Czech Republic.

I strongly recommend that a serious weight-loss program is put in place (like Grumman's efforts with the LEM development) over the next few steps in the UK.

Key items for removal would be heavy weight but low value items such as books.

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posted 01-28-2013 09:42 AM               

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Unless I'm missing some tracking data in the latest telemetry the EGB-V seems to have been placed in geostationary mode at Hebden Bridge.

With just 31km to travel between its current location and the next target I might have thought this step would be the quickest of the mission but it seems the manoeuvre is more complex than envisioned.

Any updates from our guys on the ground?

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posted 01-28-2013 01:26 PM               

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As I will be travelling a lot for work these coming months can I ask you to take my name off the list this time?

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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posted 02-05-2013 05:48 AM               

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EGB landed here yesterday - no one available at docking port 22 but a neighbouring crew member at docking port 20 accepted the payload.

At the end of yesterdays duties I conducted an EVA to collect the box.

Sorting through it this evening before adding some bits and will hope to re-launch it before the end of the week.

Can the next recipient remind me of their address?

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posted 02-07-2013 04:00 AM               

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Steve, spooky but just sent you address by email two minutes ago as been offline for couple of days.

Had to check all Scottish customs documents were filled in and that there will be no risk of collision with new Scottish satellite announced today. Wouldn't want it spirited off to Baikonur by mistake!!

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posted 02-09-2013 12:42 PM               

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Just catching up on a few things so have managed to have a rummage through the box and remove just a few odd items. (I see there are still a few bits I put in there a couple of rounds ago...)

Have put in some photos, patches, leaflets and a couple of signed bits and resealed the box.

Will re-launch the box to Mark in the coming week.

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posted 02-14-2013 12:30 PM               

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EGB re-launched on a sub-orbital trajectory to Scotland at 1610 this afternoon.

Have a couple of scraps of cardboard that tore off the box whilst resealing. Thinking of mounting them on cards with the EGB V logo and offering them as 'Genuine EGB V flown artefacts'

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posted 02-15-2013 12:26 AM               

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Thanks Steve,

I have contacted NASA informing them of the suspected flightpath. There is a danger that due to the ever increasing size of the EGB that it may be mistaken for the asteroid passing our planet tonight. I can just imagine the news reports now, as NASA switches to it's latest tracking camera to reveal some strange markings on the asteroid surface to reveal - our logo!!!!

Would be some good advertising though. Best wishes — Mark

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posted 02-16-2013 04:14 AM               

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Fantastic.

We have a first time docking of EGB V in Scotland. Touchdown at 0950 GMT, and having successfully avoided my Hounds from Hell the package is now safely in quarantine awaiting clearance to access. Very strict laws in Scotland about things coming from south of the border!!!

What a lovely weekend this will be. Hopefully aiming to re-launch at beginning of week for short hop to Inverness. If Cameron (madaris) would be so kind as to email me address I'll ensure it's safe re-launch asap.

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posted 02-16-2013 05:35 AM               

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Any news on the mass of payload remaining?

As I've mentioned before I tried to keep it just under 3kg at launch in order to minimize the international postage cost.

Last I heard it had climbed over 4kg, so please try to reduce the weight as much as possible before the next international leg of its trip otherwise it's going to cost a fortune to mail.

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posted 02-17-2013 07:08 AM               

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Payload update.

After Chris's request I managed to heave the box onto a set of scales. The weight is now standing at 3.5kg, the majority being due to a large amount of photographs. I'll do by best to reduce to the 3kg mark .

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posted 02-20-2013 10:49 AM               

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Launch delayed.

EGB V is loaded, replenished and ready for lift off but computer guidance is still waiting for next destination.

I've emailed medaris (Cameron Stark) using email address on his profile but it is rejected by server. Does Chris have a correct address for him? If you're reading this Cameron, could you send me your address using my email in my profile.

Really don't want to launch to Europe without doing short leap to Inverness!!

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posted 02-25-2013 10:57 AM               

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Liftoff of EGB V from Paisley.

Eventually after fuelling delays and arctic conditions. EGB V launched successfully on it's short hop northwards to Inverness. Hopefully it should be with medaris in a couple of days.

Have tried to reduce payload a bit but have added some items as well. This meant launch weight was 3.2 kg.

God speed and thanks for the privilege in handling this historic item.

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posted 02-27-2013 12:20 PM               

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The (large!) box arrived safely today - thanks for the contribution to the European postage - that was very kind.

I love the mission patch! I'll go through the box over the next day or two, and aim to get it back on track by the beginning of next week.

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