by m0xtd | Dec 18, 2011 | Daily Updates
On Wednesday, December 21, three radio amateurs will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6 month stay. NASA astronaut Don Pettit KD5MDT, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko RN3DX and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers, PI9ISS continue preparations for their...
by m0xtd | Dec 17, 2011 | Daily Updates
A video of the presentation about Amateur Radio Space Communications given by Mario Lorenz DL5MLO to hackers at the Chaos Communication Camp 2011 is now available. The talk was titled ‘From OSCAR 1 to Mars and beyond – Amateur Space Exploration – The last...
by m0xtd | Dec 17, 2011 | Daily Updates
At Hamfest India (HFI) 2011, held in Kochi Dec 10-11, a presentation was given on a new Indian linear transponder and a CubeSat communications system. This was the largest gathering of radio amateurs in India so far. Radio Amateurs and SWLs from all over the country...
by m0xtd | Dec 17, 2011 | Daily Updates
The UK Space Agency is inviting proposals to develop CubeSat preparatory studies for future mission concepts e.g. UKube-2. 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...
by m0xtd | Dec 16, 2011 | Daily Updates
The integration of Vega’s first, second and third stages is now complete at ESA’s Spaceport at Kourou in the Caribbean. ESA say the new rocket is moving full speed ahead towards its maiden flight at the end of January. Vega will carry seven amateur radio...
