by m0xtd | Dec 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
A seasonal message from ARISS Europe Chairman Gaston Bertels ON4WF. The year is coming to its end. The arrow of time points to the next cycle, which promises to be as exciting and successful for ARISS as 2011. In the last twelve months, our organization set up 112...
by m0xtd | Dec 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
The core of the UK Space Agency strategy is to lead and sustain the growth of the UK Space Sector. In support of this the National Space Technology Programme (NSTP) promotes the development of new commercial and scientific applications by offering grant funding for...
by m0xtd | Dec 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
On the AMSAT bulletin board Masa JN1GKZ reports that the December 23 command test on the 15 year old amateur radio satellite FO-29 was successful. FO-29 has been inoperative due to eclipse length and the poor condition of the batteries. It carries a 100 kHz wide...
by m0xtd | Dec 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
The first student built amateur radio CubeSats to be sponsored by ESA’s Education Office have passed their Final Acceptance Review and have been declared ready for launch on board the maiden flight of Vega, the new ESA launcher. The launch window for this historic...
by m0xtd | Dec 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1 may have only a few more days to live before it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Ken GW1FKY reports it’s putting out a strong signal in the early evening. On the AMSAT bulletin board Ken writes: I again monitored and...
