by Peter Goodhall | Feb 17, 2013 | Daily Updates
ShindaiSat is a 20 kg spacecraft approx 300 by 300 by 350 mm which is planning to use bright LEDs for Space to Earth optical communication using Morse code. There will be an AX.25 packet radio telemetry beacon and a low power CW beacon. Downlink frequencies of 437.305...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 17, 2013 | Daily Updates
While on-board the International Space Station (ISS) Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG, has been creating music in space . He has been working with Ed Robertson who created the theme song for the popular comedy show The Big Bang Theory. CBS News report:...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 16, 2013 | Daily Updates
This Cosmic Journeys video covers the work of Dr. Ben Longmier KF5KMP and his University of Michigan team in developing plasma rockets. Dr. Ben Longmier and his team from the University of Michigan have traveled to Fairbanks, Alaska to play a small part in a much...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 16, 2013 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK is very saddened by the passing of John Heath, G7HIA. He was a long standing member of AMSAT-UK, and contributed to the amateur space programme in many ways during his lifetime. John was a regular attendee at the annual AMSAT-UK Colloquia for many years and...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 15, 2013 | Daily Updates
Jim Heck G3WGM, Honorary Secretary of AMSAT-UK and project lead on the FUNcube amateur radio satellite project, will be giving a presentation on FUNcube-1 to the UKSEDS National Student Space Conference (NSSC) that takes place in Bristol on February 23-24. The NSSC is...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 14, 2013 | Daily Updates
Ecuador is hoping to have two CubeSats in orbit this year. Their first CubeSat NEE-01 Pegasus will carry a 720p HD camera to send live video from space using a 0.9 watt TV transmitter in the 910 MHz (33cm) band along with a beacon that will send a Morse Code ID, a...
