by m0xtd | Jun 6, 2012 | Daily Updates
Please Help us launch our AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1 Cubesat. Fund: http://tinyurl.com/7t24yol The FUNcube-1 micro-satellite (CubeSat standard size) will carry a UHF to VHF linear transponder that will have approx 500mW PEP output and which can be used by...
by m0xtd | Jun 6, 2012 | Daily Updates
NASA’s CubeSat program helps students take part in space experiments.
by m0xtd | Jun 5, 2012 | Daily Updates
The STRaND-2 nanosats feature in the June issue of the free publication SatMagazine. These innovative satellites, being developed in the UK by the University of Surrey and SSTL, feature on pages 25 and 26 of the magazine Additionally on page 71 there is a picture of...
by m0xtd | Jun 5, 2012 | Daily Updates
ArduSat is an open-source arduino-based CubeSat. It plans to have an extensive sensor-suite onboard that will allow users to upload their own code and run their own experiments. Watch KickStarter ArduSat [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cunWXI_UJe8] Open...
by m0xtd | Jun 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
In May 2012, while the world’s eyes were on the Space X Dragon launch, another piece of history was made. In the Scottish Highlands four intrepid Vangonauts attempted their first mission and managed to pitch a tent at 104,000ft (over three and a half times the...
by m0xtd | Jun 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
At 22:09 UT on June 5, 2012 the planet Venus will appear as a small, dark disk moving across the face of the Sun. The transit will finish at 04:49 UTC on June 6 (exact time depends on location of observer). Clouds permiting, it may be visible to observers in the UK...
