by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
The UK Space Agency will be running a Cubesat Community Workshop in January. Registration for the workshop is now open. This is a free event and is open to all, hosted by the Open University, Milton Keynes, on 22 January 2013. Please note that space is limited and...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
NBC News reports that inmates at San Quentin prison are building CubeSat orbital deployers. P-PODs, Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployers are aluminum boxes designed to hold tiny satellites known as CubeSats, which ride “piggyback” into space as secondary...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 5, 2012 | Daily Updates
Hector, CO6CBF reports on his successful transatlantic contact between Cuba and Spain using the amateur radio satellite FO-29. I am pleased to report that yesterday morning I had my first transatlantic contact on satellites. I worked EA4CYQ Juan Antonio in IM78cx. I...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Inner West Courier reports that Robert Brand VK2URB is hoping to break new ground with two space missions he is participating in. The Sydney newspaper says he is involved in the communications system for the Team Stellar Lunar mission scheduled for 2014, as part...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Inner West Courier reports that Robert Brand VK2URB is hoping to break new ground with two space missions he is participating in. The Sydney newspaper says he is involved in the communications system for the Team Stellar Lunar mission scheduled for 2014, as part...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2012 | Daily Updates
This documentary shows the preparation and launch of the first Italian amateur radio satellite, September 26, 1993. It was encoded and uploaded from original video master. IO-26 carried a Mode JD (145 to 435 MHz) Digital Transponder using the 1200 bps AX.25 protocol...
