by m0xtd | Jul 11, 2012 | Daily Updates
Wednesday, July 11, saw the official opening of the RSGB’s National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes. The opening and unveiling of the plaque was undertaken by Mr Ed Vaizey MP. Mr Vaizey is the Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative...
by m0xtd | Jul 11, 2012 | Daily Updates
On July 11, Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Virgin Galactic optimizing Surrey’s innovative satellites for Virgin’s new launch vehicle, radically lowering the cost of building and launching small satellites....
by m0xtd | Jul 10, 2012 | Daily Updates
Topics covered in the July/August issue of the free publication SatMagazine include CubeSats, the space industry in the Isle of Man and Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Erik Mumm’s Insight article Advances In CubeSats Enable New Apps...
by m0xtd | Jul 10, 2012 | Daily Updates
Jason Brand VK2FJAB (10) was interviewed for the morning “Today” show on Channel 9 in Australia. He talks about amateur radio and his Do-It-Yourself space projects. Watch Channel 9 (Australia) interview with Jason [youtube...
by m0xtd | Jul 10, 2012 | Daily Updates
The crowd-sourced funding website Kickstarter, which has been used for amateur radio projects in the USA, is to launch in the UK this autumn. Radio ham Zac Manchester KD2BHC used Kickstarter to raise $74,586 in donations to fund the development and deployment of over...