by m0xtd | Jul 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
Helen Sharman GB1MIR was the first UK astronaut. On May 18, 1991, she flew to the Mir Space Station on board Soyuz-TM12, aged 27. Before flying, Helen spent 18 months in intensive flight training in Star City on the outskirts of Moscow. The Soyuz TM-12 mission, which...
by m0xtd | Jul 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
McLean Fahnestock has produced a High Definition video work showing all 135 space shuttle launches. Watch Grand Finale 2010-11 [vimeo 27505192 w=500 h=281] McLean Fahnestock http://mcleanfahnestock.com/
by m0xtd | Jul 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
The 40 page Summer edition of the AMSAT-UK publication OSCAR News is being posted to members. In this issue: Development of High Voltage Technology Demonstration Satellite, HORYU-2 A Multi-purpose Portable Set-up: Working Low Earth Orbit Satellites from any place...
by m0xtd | Jul 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
The UK Space Agency has issued a public consultation seeking views of stakeholders on proposed changes to the Outer Space Act 1986. This is in response to the Government Growth Review published in March 2011, in which the Government set out its wish to reform the...
by m0xtd | Jul 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
After many attempts, Hector Martinez CO6CBF in Cuba and Dale Pelzer KL7R in Alaska have achieved a contact between Grid Squares EL92sd and BP54xt using the amateur radio satellite FO-29. Hector CO6CBF posted this report on the AMSAT Bulletin Board Cubans cannot...
