by Peter Goodhall | Dec 11, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Alaska Research CubeSat (ARC-1) will be the first satellite designed, built, tested, and operated by students from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). This satellite is designed as both an educational tool and a platform to facilitate rapid development of...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 11, 2012 | Daily Updates
The SARL report that three members of the DynaCube CubeSat team have now got their amateur radio licenses and more will be taking the exam in May. The 2012 Interns from the Denel Dynamics Engineering Academy of Learning have made good progress with their DynaCube...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
On December 12-13 FITSAT-1 will be using its optical LED beacon to flash a message in Morse Code over the USA and the British Isles/Europe which should be visible using binoculars. The FITSAT-1 CubeSat was developed by students at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
A statement on the UK Space Agency (UKSA) site says: Due to the range of views received during the Reform of the Outer Space Act 1986 consultation the Government response has been delayed. We hope to be in a position to publish it during the first half of 2013....
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Space Adventures agency has confirmed that Phantom of the Opera star Sarah Brightman has signed an agreement with the Russian Space Agency and secured herself a space trip in 2015. Brightman will become the next private spacefarer to the ISS following Cirque du...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Space Adventures agency has confirmed that Phantom of the Opera star Sarah Brightman has signed an agreement with the Russian Space Agency and secured herself a space trip in 2015. Brightman will become the next private spacefarer to the ISS following Cirque du...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
Clyde Space have released pictures showing the progress of UKube-1 as they prepare the satellite for a Soyuz launch planned for March 2013. UKube-1 is the UK Space Agency’s first CubeSat and plans to carry an amateur radio 435/145 MHz linear transponder...
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...
