NASA is seeking U.S. formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, or ARISS contact between the dates of Jan 15 and July 15, 2012 Read the Full Article from the SARC
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Hi folks, Last week Thursday flash memory of a CAN controller on Sumbandila was corrupted by a probable radiation event. It does not affect satellite health but prevents activation of the amateur radio repeater. Similar problems occurred in October 2009 and December 2010 and were corrected. The fix will take many days. Activation of the [...] AMSAT-UK will have a presence at the first ever UK Space Conference being organised by the UK Space Agency which takes place at the Univeristy of Warwick on July 4/5th 2011 Read the Full Article from the SARC Hibernation, Solar Studies Predict Sunspots may disappear altogether in next cycle… Enjoy our stormy sun while it lasts. When our star drops out of its latest sunspot activity cycle, the sun is most likely going into hibernation, scientists announced today. Three independent studies of the sun’s insides, surface, and upper atmosphere all predict that the [...] Fifty years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave the Earth’s atmosphere and venture into orbital space. Find out more about Sergei Korolev, the mysterious ‘Chief Designer’ who launched him, and discover what happened to the young space hero when he returned to earth Read the Full Article from the SARC Well-known to radio amateurs, NASA’s STEREO spacecraft are two space-based observatories – one moving ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind. But, did you know that Amateurs also help to collect the data? Read the Full Article from the SARC An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Hochtaunusschule, Oberursel, Germany on 14th June 2011 Read the Full Article from the SARC On 6th September 2011 the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) will discontinue the broadcast of its propagation forecasts on WWV at 18 minutes past the hour and WWVH at 45 minutes past the hour Read the Full Article from the SARC Astronomers will unveil a “major result” on Tuesday (June 14th 2011) regarding the sun’s 11-year sunspot cycle. The announcement will be made at a solar physics conference in New Mexico, according to an alert released June 10 by the American Astronomical Society. The discussion will begin at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). Find out more [...] A video clip of NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC at the AMSAT booth in the Dayton Hanvention is now available Read the Full Article from the SARC A group of students from the South West College in Enniskillen have been getting careers advice that is literally out of this world. While their feet may have been firmly on the ground, the advice they were getting was being relayed by a high-tech satellite 220 miles above the earth. Six specialists onboard the International [...] In an effort to help increase interest in amateur radio satellites, we have created a new award for working five (5) different hams in the EM55 grid Read the Full Article from the SARC |
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