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January 17, 2003
We are happy to congratulate the CHIPSat and FEDSAT teams on successful launches recently.  Both craft appear to be up and running well and are on their respective schedules for on-orbit check out and spacecraft commissioning with only minor anomalies to date.

January 17, 2003
Mark Bower's Satellite Power Corp. is reportedly seeking an offer to purchase the company.  Mark is reportedly interested in focusing his talents more on engineering and day-to-day technical activities for which he has shown great talent. 

December 15, 2002
DSE is closing down as an operating company.  Unfortunately we were never able to generate quite enough interest to really spark growth although it has been a great time making a run at it.  Thank you to all of our partners, vendors, supporters and especially customers, and other well-wishers who helped make the effort possible.  No one can tell what the future may hold, so it's entirely possible we'll try again later.  In the meantime, the president and founder of DSE, Terrance Yee, has been retained by MicroSat Systems of Littleton, CO ( http://www.microsatsystems.com ) as Systems Design Lead of TechSat-21, an AFRL technology demonstration mission, scheduled for launch in 2006, and currently the subject of much speculation concerning the final types of payloads to be flown and number of spacecraft to be built.  The DSE website will continue to be maintained as a resource to those interested in small spacecraft and launch vehicles.  We also hope to have the time to transform the site into a tool for the advocacy of such small space activities.  More on that as it develops.

December 13, 2002
Keeping with the Friday the 13th theme, we have some mixed news to report regarding AeroAstro's founder and CEO, Dr. Rick Fleeter.  Unfortunately, Dr. Fleeter was one of two victims in an automobile vs. bicycles collision a few months ago.  He sustained broken bones in his leg and foot as well as a broken clavicle.  Fortunately, he is now on the road back to health.  So, if you see a rider on a new recumbant bicycle in the Ashburn, VA area, please give him a friendly wave and plenty of room to pass.  You have our best wishes for a speedy recovery, Rick.

December 12, 2002
CHIPSat is scheduled for launch from VBAFB at 4:45 PST on December 19.  Check it out on NASA TV, or watch the action live from the satellite control room on SpaceDev's website: http://www.spacedev.com/webcam/srcam.htm .  The launch campaign is reportedly going well with the team ready and eager for launch.  CHIPSat leads a flurry of end-of-the-year launches including FedSat and MOST.  We wish them all the best of luck. 

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