by Peter Goodhall | Oct 10, 2013 | Daily Updates
James Coxon M6JCX brings news of the UK High Altitude Society Arctic Challenge. This is a challenge open to launch a balloon/payload from the UK that crosses the Arctic Circle before the next UKHAS Conference in September 2014. The challenge will require both...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 9, 2013 | Daily Updates
Radio amateurs around the world took part in an experiment with NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it did a flyby of Earth. NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Earth on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 to receive a gravity assist from our planet, putting it on course for Jupiter....
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 9, 2013 | Daily Updates
Peter Goodhall 2E0SQL, a well known amateur radio satellite operator, will be giving a presentation on the Raspberry Pi computer board at the RSGB Convention this weekend . The popular Raspberry Pi has been used for many different amateur radio applications....
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 9, 2013 | Daily Updates
For World Space Week the UK Space Agency (UKSA) have released a video featuring Tim Peake who hopes to become the second UK astronaut. Sue Nelson from Space Boffins talk to Tim about training and the business of being an astronaut. Watch Tim Peake talks training...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 8, 2013 | Daily Updates
Dr Chris Bridges M6OBC of the Surrey Space Centre is one of the volunteers who developed the UK’s first CubeSat STRaND-1 on 437.568 MHz. At 14:45 on Saturday, October 12 [note change in day/time] he will be providing an update on the satellite to those attending...
