by Peter Goodhall | Jan 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
Professor Hien Vo of the Inter American University, Puerto Rico, visited Korea and met Hojun Song DS1SBO who has developed the Open Source Satellite Initiative OSSI-1 CubeSat. OSSI-1 is planned to launch in the 2nd quarter of 2013 into a 575 km 63° inclination orbit...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 18, 2013 | Daily Updates
The SSTL Space Blog reports on WARP DRiVE (Water Alchohol Resistojet Propulsion system), a novel new propulsion system that will help the STRaND-1 cubesat to perform manoeuvres. STRaND-1 is the first cubesat to have two types of propulsion system. As well as the WARP...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 14, 2013 | Daily Updates
Glasgow based Alba Orbital, who aim to use CubeSats for Space Burials, have got through to the national round of a major start-up competition. They now need your help to go one better and win £1000 for their Space Start-up. There is a 1 minute elevator pitch video on...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 12, 2013 | Daily Updates
SA AMSAT has decided to accelerate their CubeSat project, named KLETSkous and expect to have the first prototype version of the 435/145 MHz linear transponder and control system on the table for testing by end February. “One of the reasons to speed up...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 9, 2013 | Daily Updates
Graeme 2I0WGM and Philip MI0VIM got some publicity for the Mid-Ulster Amateur Radio Club by submitting a picture received from a BBC balloon on 434.650 MHz. It was a BBC Stargazing Live experiment to send a balloon to the stratosphere that would tweet data from near...
