by m0xtd | Oct 10, 2011 | Daily Updates
On August 3, 2011, the Amateur Radio satellite, ARISSat-1 began its education-based mission after deployment from the International Space Station. Students, teachers and amateur radio operators are invited to learn more about the satellite as a tool for education and...
by m0xtd | Oct 9, 2011 | Daily Updates
The website KickSat.org has been launched to give hundreds of people the opportunity to sponsor a small spacecraft they can call their own that will be launched into space. KickSat.org is a spare time project run by Zac Manchester KD2BHC, an aerospace engineering...
by m0xtd | Oct 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
Due to unforseen mechanical issues involving the launch vehicle hydraulic system and exhaust ducts, the launch date of AubieSat-1 has been postponed until October 27, 2011. More specific details about the problem can be found at...
by m0xtd | Oct 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-UK FUNcube team are among the winners in a competition to fly an Android App on the amateur radio Smartphone satellite STRaND-1 due for launch next year. Space technology experts from Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC) at...
by m0xtd | Oct 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
The 8th Italian Amateur Radio Association (ARI) satellite meeting was held at the Joseph Hotel in Marina di Pietrasanta (Lu) on September 18, 2011. The meeting was open to everyone and offered an agenda that covered current amateur radio satellite issues as well as...
