by m0xtd | Oct 15, 2012 | Daily Updates
In this video students from the Univeristy of Manitoba show what’s involved in assembling a Nanosatellite. T-Sat1 will use the 145 and 437 MHz amateur radio bands. On Saturday, September 22, the team finished assembling the satellite. This was an enormous effort...
by m0xtd | Oct 10, 2012 | Daily Updates
On Wednesday, October 10 it was announced in Moscow that UK private spacefarer Sarah Brightman had passed the required mental and physical examinations to fly into space. In 2013 she will undertake six months of training at Star City in Moscow in preparation for her...
by m0xtd | Oct 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
The October issue of the free publication SatMagazine has articles on the Aeneas and Firefly CubeSats as well as a Builder’s Guide To Inexpensive Space Access. In this issue: Page 16 – Aeneas CubeSat Page 40 – Satellite Networks For Education Page 56...
by m0xtd | Oct 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Autumn (Fall) edition of the AMSAT-UK newsletter OSCAR News is now at the printers and should be posted to members soon. In this issue • A filtered 2m preamp for wideband receivers by David Bowman G0MRF • A Multi-purpose Portable Setup: Working low-earth orbit...
by m0xtd | Oct 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
The United Nations / Japan Nano-Satellite Symposium in Nagoya starts Wednesday, October 10 at 0930 JST (0030 UT) and runs until Oct. 13. The Mission Ideas Contest presentations on Oct. 10 will be broadcast live on USTREAM. The event has attracted speakers from the...
by m0xtd | Oct 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
The F-1 CubeSat, callsign XV1VN, developed by the FSpace team of young engineers and students at the FPT University, deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, October 4 at 15:44 UT. A Google English newspaper report with pictures of the F-1...
