by m0xtd | Mar 18, 2012 | Daily Updates
Just a reminder of the launch Fund that has been created for the FUNcube-1 Cubesat Satellite, all donations are very much appreciated, and will help towards the cost of launching the FUNcube-1 satellite in 2012. AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1 Launch...
by m0xtd | Mar 17, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Russian government will guide the large Express — AM4 telecommunications satellite, which was launched into a useless orbit in August, into a controlled atmospheric descent starting March 20 so that any surviving pieces will land in the Pacific Ocean, a...
by m0xtd | Mar 17, 2012 | Daily Updates
From the upcoming Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle DVD/BluRay a movie from the point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster with sound mixing and enhancement done by the folks at Skywalker Sound. Watch Riding the Booster with enhanced sound [youtube...
by m0xtd | Mar 16, 2012 | Daily Updates
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact has been planned Sunday 18 March 2012 at approximately 11.31 UTC with students at Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy. The contact...
by m0xtd | Mar 14, 2012 | Daily Updates
The SSB/CW linear transponder amateur radio satellites such as VO-52 are great fun to work but the technique required is different to that used for the FM satellites. Simon 2E0HTSÂ has produced a video showing how to make contacts through VO-52. Using a home-made 10...
