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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!! (Alan P. Biddle)
2. Re: FUNCube dongle for sale SOLD (Alan P. Biddle)
3. Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!! (Greg D)
4. Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!! (K5OE)
5. Successful SpaceX Launch Rehearsal (B J)
6. ISS 5 CubeSats deplyment date (Masahiro Arai)
7. ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 14:07:16 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Robert Bruninga'" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'amsat bb' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!
Message-ID: <3EAE922387004D7593209655C0B2A7AC@xxxxxx>
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Bob,
Well done on the article!
I will, slightly, sympathize with QST. In teaching license classes, and
working with new hams, I find that for some there is truly a lack of
appreciation of what "high voltage" can do. I am serious when I say that
for some if it isn't a wall plug, it isn't dangerous. Intellectually they
may understand, but somehow it isn't real. They are faded now, but I have
some burn scars which make a good training aid.
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 1:50 PM
To: Robert McGwier
Cc: amsat bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!
Thanks!
The number of emails and letters I have received on that one alternative
emergency power article has been 20 times what I have ever received before
on any paper or article. The interesting thing is that it took 2 years
before QST published it.
In the original draft, I had indicated all kinds of ways to use the 300 to
500 VDC from ones home solar system, or the 300 to 500 VDC from their
Hybrid or EV or the 330 VDC that is inside every modern electronics system
or power supply to power all kinds of things during a power outage. But
QST was concerned that publishing anything with voltages over 12 volts was
too dangerous.
I guess it is easy to forget 40 years ago when the cubscout manual had
plans for every 8 year old to build a 2 tube radio set running on 150 VDC.
ANyway, to me, this whole new system of high voltage DC that surrounds us
and exists in EVERY modern electronics power supply is a field that is wide
open for all kinds of new ideas about power, and without a SINGLE POUND of
60 Hz iron.
It is still DANGEROUS, just like it was back in TUBE transmitters, but a
resistor and capacitor across any HV switch solves the FIRE problem, and
proper procedure solves the others. We should not hide from these dangers,
but learn to embrace them and use them to our advantage. Such as reducing
copper wire losses by a factor of 10 to 1 by simply running things (with
univeral input supplies) directly on 330 VDC ..
I ramble...
See my rambling web page that begins here: http://aprs.org/APRS-SPHEV.html
and then goes on to alternative energy and emergency Field Day power (from
hybrids)...
Bob, WB4aPR
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/bob-bruninga-wb4apr-wins-august-qst-cover-plaq
ue-award?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
>
> --
> Bob McGwier
> Ower and Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC
> Facebook: N4HYBob
> ARS: N4HY
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 15:05:14 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNCube dongle for sale SOLD
Message-ID: <75B8294F3AA74443ABE7B46C3DBFF7CF@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
The FCD is sold.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan P. Biddle [mailto:APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:50 PM
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: FUNCube dongle for sale
Hi,
Cleaning the shack, and I have a spare FCD Pro V1.0 SN 188 for sale. This
is first generation and does not provide +5V on the antenna as do the V1.1
units.
It is in perfect electrical and mechanical condition, and used only the
shack. $80 including shipping to North America.
Please contact me off list.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:00:57 -0700
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: 'amsat bb' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "Alan P. Biddle"
<APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!
Message-ID: <504293A9.2010704@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Alan,
I'm not even sure about the intellectually part. Hopefully just the
exception, but a few years ago I had to gently guide a new ham to
realize that they should not attempt to run their 12v rig off 120v and a
lamp dimmer turned down... Oy.
Greg KO6TH
Alan P. Biddle wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Well done on the article!
>
> I will, slightly, sympathize with QST. In teaching license classes, and
> working with new hams, I find that for some there is truly a lack of
> appreciation of what "high voltage" can do. I am serious when I say that
> for some if it isn't a wall plug, it isn't dangerous. Intellectually they
> may understand, but somehow it isn't real. They are faded now, but I have
> some burn scars which make a good training aid.
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 1:50 PM
> To: Robert McGwier
> Cc: amsat bb
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!
>
> Thanks!
>
> The number of emails and letters I have received on that one alternative
> emergency power article has been 20 times what I have ever received before
> on any paper or article. The interesting thing is that it took 2 years
> before QST published it.
>
> In the original draft, I had indicated all kinds of ways to use the 300 to
> 500 VDC from ones home solar system, or the 300 to 500 VDC from their
> Hybrid or EV or the 330 VDC that is inside every modern electronics system
> or power supply to power all kinds of things during a power outage. But
> QST was concerned that publishing anything with voltages over 12 volts was
> too dangerous.
>
> I guess it is easy to forget 40 years ago when the cubscout manual had
> plans for every 8 year old to build a 2 tube radio set running on 150 VDC.
>
> ANyway, to me, this whole new system of high voltage DC that surrounds us
> and exists in EVERY modern electronics power supply is a field that is wide
> open for all kinds of new ideas about power, and without a SINGLE POUND of
> 60 Hz iron.
>
> It is still DANGEROUS, just like it was back in TUBE transmitters, but a
> resistor and capacitor across any HV switch solves the FIRE problem, and
> proper procedure solves the others. We should not hide from these dangers,
> but learn to embrace them and use them to our advantage. Such as reducing
> copper wire losses by a factor of 10 to 1 by simply running things (with
> univeral input supplies) directly on 330 VDC ..
>
> I ramble...
>
> See my rambling web page that begins here: http://aprs.org/APRS-SPHEV.html
> and then goes on to alternative energy and emergency Field Day power (from
> hybrids)...
>
> Bob, WB4aPR
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Robert McGwier<rwmcgwier@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>>
> http://www.arrl.org/news/view/bob-bruninga-wb4apr-wins-august-qst-cover-plaq
> ue-award?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
>> --
>> Bob McGwier
>> Ower and Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC
>> Facebook: N4HYBob
>> ARS: N4HY
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
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>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 20:43:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!
Message-ID: <8CF56BB28E64E19-170C-9529C@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Thanks, Bob, for simply challenging the status quo. Your article made me
think (for a change).
?There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the
progressive.?
? Johann Kaspar Lavater
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 00:54:36 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful SpaceX Launch Rehearsal
Message-ID:
<CAP7QzkMg1U4ARThuA7rjaLZ-w4x72ur4AngQQoHSoFxUxvimUg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/120831wdr/
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:47:49 +0900
From: Masahiro Arai <m-arai@x.xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS 5 CubeSats deplyment date
Message-ID: <201209020147.AA00896@xxxxx.x.xxxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
JAXA announced 5 CubeSats deployment from ISS set 10th Sep. The misson
will start around 13z. This info was announced at 30th Aug.
5 CubeSats RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE WISH, F-1 and TechEdSat already
delivered ISS. They are deployed from ISS using JEM-Small Satellite
Orbital Deployer(J-SSOD) which is new small satellite deployment
system.
I'll show you two interesting video. Sorry, they are in Japanese, but
I hope you like thme.
J-SSOD press viewing at 27th Jan, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rSNyRzZWA&list=UUDkGOo9VQFjijIDZJidoNmg&index
=19&feature=plcp
5 CubeSats press viewing at 25th Jun, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rO9dmjTiutE
73
Masa JN1GKZ
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:15:10 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <6E.23.28917.F21C2405@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-246
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* Board of Directors Ballots Due by September 15
* IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum
* Atlas V Launch From Vandenberg Re-scheduled to September 13
* Rooms Still Available for AMSAT-UK Colloquium
* Smartphone and Kinect Satellite Presentations at AMSAT-UK Colloquium
* TAPR Digital Communications Conference in Atlanta September 21 - 23
* NASA Issues Request for Information - Nano Satellite Launch Challenges
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status - 27 August 2012
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-246.01
ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 246.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 2, 2012
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-246.01
Board of Directors Ballots Due by September 15
AMSAT Corporate Secretary Alan Biddle, WA4SCA reminds all AMSAT-NA
members, "Your ballots for the 2012 Board of Directors election need
to be received at AMSAT-NA headquarters by September 15th, 2012. This
is one of your best opportunities to make your views on the path of
our organization known."
Ballots for the 2012 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors election have been
mailed to all members. Also included is biographical information
about each of the candidates.
Select no more than three of the six listed candidates (in alphabet-
ical order):
+ Tom Clark, K3IO
+ Steve Coy, K8UD
+ Mark Hammond, N8MH
+ Lou McFadin, W5DID
+ Gould Smith, WA4SXM
+ Patrick E. Stoddard, WD9EWK
The 3 candidates receiving the most votes will become directors serv-
ing 2 year terms. The 2 receiving the next highest number of votes
will be seated as alternates for 1 year terms.
You must mail your ballot back to be received at the AMSAT-NA Office
no later than the close of business on September 15, 2012:
AMSAT
850 Sligo Avenue, #600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
[ANS thanks AMSAT Corporate Secretary Alan Biddle, WA4SCA for the
above information]
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IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum
The IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum will this year
be held in conjunction with the AMSAT-UK Colloquium which takes place
in Guildford, England on the weekend of September 15-16.
(See: http://www.uk.amsat.org/9862)
The forum, chaired by IARU Amateur Satellite Advisor Hans van de
Groenendaal ZS6AKV, takes place on Saturday, September 15 at 1700 BST
(1600 UT).
On the Agenda is a report on the activities of the IARU Satellite
Adviser and his Advisory Panel.
Colloquium information: http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve
IARU Amateur Radio Satellite Frequency Coordination:
http://www.iaru.org/satellite/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Atlas V Launch From Vandenberg Re-scheduled to September 13
The Atlas V NROL-36 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Cali-
fornia, originally planned for August has been now re-scheduled for
September 13. This date was selected as one of the first available
for launch range operations.
This launch will be carrying a pair of ocean surveillance satellites
to locate ships at sea. Also aboard this flight at four cubesats as
part of ELaNa IV mission and seven cubesats for government missions.
The ELaNa Cubesats aboard are:
+ CINEMA (Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields)
o Downlinks for engineering telemetry and command are in the
2400-2450 MHz range; Science telemetry is in 2200-2300 MHz
range.
+ CSSWE (Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment)
o Downlink 437.345 MHz, 9k6 with AX25
+ CP5 (PolySat)
o Downlink 437.405 MHz at 1 watt, AFSK on LSB AX.25 over NRZI at
1200 baud, every 2 minutes, begins 3.5 hours after first turn-on.
+ CXBN (Cosmic X-Ray Background Nanosatellite)
o Downlink 437.525 MHz, GFSK, AX.25
The US Government Satellites aboard are:
+ Aeneas
o First cubesat to deploy 2.4 GHz Dish Antenna. WIFI transmitter
will transmit on 2425.0 MHz with 1 watt of output power.
o Downlink 437.600 MHz AX25 1200 bps beacon every 10 seconds and
spread spectrum two-way link elsewhere in the 70cm band.
+ ORSES (ORS Enabler Satellite)
+ Horus
+ Re
+ Aerocube 4A, 4B, 4C
o Testing deployable solar panels.
o Technology demonstration of ?parachute-like? devices to deorbit
satellites.
o Testing closed-loop attitude control system based around a
three-axis gyroscope.
A discussion of the launch re-scheduling can be found on-line at:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/08/uatlas-v-launch-nrol-36-vandenberg/
Please refer to the prior bulletin for mission summaries and satel-
lite team web pages: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000637.html
A detailed article of the launch can be found on-line at:
http://www.americaspace.org/?p=23568
[ANS thanks NASA, the CubeSat Teams noted above, AMSAT-UK, Gunter's
Space Page and nasaspaceflightnow.com for the above information]
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Rooms Still Available for AMSAT-UK Colloquium
AMSAT-UK Hon Sec Jim Heck, G3WGM says, "There are still rooms avail-
able at the hotel at which the AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be held on
September 14, 15 and 16. The location of the Colloquium is at the
Holiday Inn, Guildford, Surry, UK. TO BE SURE OF A ROOM AT THE HOTEL
YOU SHOULD BOOK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DISSAPPOINTMENT!"
This week, Dave Johnson, G4DPZ announced on behalf of the AMSAT-UK
Committee that the program for the Colloquium is now posted on-line
at: http://tinyurl.com/amsat2012
AMSAT-UK is pleased to welcome senior representatives from AMSAT-NA,
AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-SA who will be giving status updates on their res-
pective development programs.
There will be an update on the FUNcube project as well as some real-
time demos of the Engineering model.
There are some other surprises in the programme, so please take a look.
Details of the Colloquium itself can be found at:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve
Exclusive New Product Launch at AMSAT-UK Colloquium
---------------------------------------------------
AMSAT-UK are delighted to announce that Howard Long, G6LVB, will be
present at the Colloquium this year and will be launching a new "FUN-
cube Dongle PRO-PLUS" during his presentation.
Full technical details have been embargoed until his talk and we are
not permitted to steal his thunder by releasing further details of
this new product in advance. Attendees at the Colloquium will there-
fore be the first to learn about Howard's latest development which
will further advance the applications for SDR devices.
Further details are at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/9565#more-9565 - and
at - http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve.
You can book online using PayPal or Credit Card at:
http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/catalog/browse
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK Hon Sec Jim Heck, G3WGM,
Dave, G4DPZ and Trevor, M5AKA for
the above information]
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Smartphone and Kinect Satellite Presentations at AMSAT-UK Colloquium
Dr Chris Bridges recently appeared on the nationwide TV channel Sky
News discussing why space is cool. On September 15-16 he will be giv-
ing two presentations to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, UK. For the details of the
Colloquium see: http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve
Chris will cover the Nexus Android Smartphone amateur radio satel-
lite STRaND-1 which will carry both a Resistojet and a Pulsed Plasma
Thruster (PPT) module and STRaND-2 which will use Microsoft Xbox
Kinect controller technology.
STRaND stands for Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demon-
stration and the programme is intended to be a long-term arrangement
between the space company SSTL and academic researchers at the Surrey
Space Centre (SSC), with STRaND-1 the first of a long line of STRaND
nanosatellites.
The dual STRaND-2 cubesats will test a novel in-orbit docking system
based upon XBOX Kinect technology that could change the way space
assets are built, maintained and decommissioned. The identical twin
STRaND-2 satellites will each be a 3 unit Cubesat. Components from
the XBOX Kinect games controller to scan the local area and provide
the satellites with spatial awareness on all three axes.
SSTL says on their web site, "The STRaND-2 twins will be separated
after launch. After the initial phase of system checks, the two sat-
ellites will be commanded to perform the docking procedure and, when
in close proximity, the Kinect-based docking system will provide the
satellites with 3D spatial awareness to align and dock. Other appli-
cations for STRaND-2 include the safe removal of space debris and
spacecraft maintenance, with a low cost "snap-on" nanosatellite pro-
viding backup power, propulsion or additional on-board computing
capability."
SSTL Project Lead Shaun Kenyon says, "We were really impressed by
what MIT had done flying an autonomous model helicopter that used
Kinect and asked ourselves: Why has no-one used this in space? Once
you can launch low cost nanosatellites that dock together, the pos-
sibilities are endless, like space building blocks."
Dr. Chris Bridges, Surrey Space Centre Project Lead says, "It may
seem far-fetched, but our low cost nanosatellites could dock to
build large and sophisticated modular structures such as space
telescopes. Unlike today's big space missions, these could be re-
configured as mission objectives change, and upgraded in-orbit with
the latest available technologies."
The SSTL employees involved with the STRaND programme are volunteers.
It is a condition of the programme that volunteers from SSTL and SSC
use their own, free time for STRaND activities (such as lunches and
breaks). The project has no budget for staff so is entirely dependent
on volunteers.
For further information see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9946
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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TAPR Digital Communications Conference in Atlanta September 21 - 23
The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international
forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present
new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will have the
opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and
software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical
applications.
Topics include, but are not limited to: Software Defined Radio, digi-
tal voice (D-Star, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, G4GUO), digital satellite com-
munications, Global Position System, precision timing, Automatic Posi-
tion Reporting System, Digital Signal Processing, HF digital modes,
spread spectrum,
This week TAPR published the schedules for the technical and intro-
ductory sessions: http://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2012_Schedule.pdf
The DCC Saturday Night Banquet Speaker & Topic will be Bdale Garbee,
KB0G talking about the "Sharing the Joy of Making"
The DCC Sunday Morning Seminar will be a hands-on tutorial using
Gnuradio to design and implement software defined radios on your
laptop presented by Tom Rondeau, KB3UKZ, the leader of the Gnuradio
project.
All of the seminar information and registration can be accessed at:
http://www.tapr.org/dcc.html
[ANS thanks ARRL and TAPR for the above information]
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NASA Issues Request for Information - Nano Satellite Launch Challenge
On August 10, 2012 NASA published a Request for Information (RFI),
titled, "Centennial Challenges Nano Satellite Launch Initiative".
The full text of this RFI is available on the US General Services
Administration web at: http://tinyurl.com/NASA-NanoSatellite-RFI
Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimu-
late innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and
the nation.
In 2010 NASA announced a Nano-Satellite Launch (NSL) Challenge to
encourage development of safe, low-cost, small-payload delivery
systems for frequent access to low Earth orbit (LEO) through inno-
vations in propulsion and other technologies as well as operations
and management for broader applications in future launch systems
that could result in a commercial capability for dedicated launches
of small satellites at a cost comparable to secondary payload launch-
es. To assist in formulation of the Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge,
NASA is seeking additional information on the nano-satellite market
and on approaches to address the market needs.
There are currently several existing launch vehicles and new launch
vehicle programs that could provide ride-sharing opportunities for
nano-satellite.
This NASA Nano Satellite Launch Challenge focuses on:
+ Launch vehicle design dedicated to providing greater payload
design flexibility for cubesats and other small payloads, more
frequent access to space at costs comparable or less than exist-
ing or proposed ride-share launch options.
+ Tradeoff designs for a payload market for a very low cost vehicle
but with less orbital accuracy or lower reliability?
+ How frequently should the vehicle launch?
+ Initially the Challenge competition would be for one year and a $3M
prize purse would be divided between all successful competitors.
+ A second phase of the competition would require successful competi-
tors to deliver payloads to LEO at least ten times within a one-year
period using a launch system sized to deliver up to 10Kg to LEO.
o A total prize purse of $6M would be offered for at least 10 suc-
cessful payload deliveries to LEO orbit: 1st Place receiving $3M
for most deliveries; 2nd place, $2M for next most deliveries; and
3rd place, $1M for next most deliveries.
Responses must be submitted in electronic form no later than Sept-
ember 10, 2012 to Dr. Larry Cooper, Centennial Challenges Program,
NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546-0001.
E-mail address: larry.p.cooper@xxxx.xxx.
For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program
see: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges.
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The AMSAT News Service Bulletins are translated into French by
Jean-Claude Aveni, TK5GH, and published on the AMSAT-Francophone
web page at: http://www.amsat-f.org/site/index.php
+ Check out the unveiling of the new ICOM IC-7100 HF/50/144/430 MHz
transceiver at the Ham Fair 2012 in Tokyo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9rd6nQKV9s&feature=share
+ Korean artist Hojun Song traveled to Malm? in Sweden to give this
keynote presentation about his innovative amateur radio CubeSat
OSSI-1 to the Media Evolution Conference on August 23. OSSI-1 has
a beacon in the 145 MHz band and a data communications transceiver
in the 435 MHz band. It carries a 44 watt LED array to flash Morse
Code messages to observers on Earth. Watch the video at:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/9921 - and - http://www.uk.amsat.org/9600
+ Enjoy Hubble's Hidden Treasures selected from an archive of more
than 700,000 raw images. More than 3,000 submissions which include
some of Hubble's incredible celestial treasures are revealed at:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/hiddentreasures/
+ Danish photographer Hans Nyberg has an interactive, scrollable
panorama for Apollo 11:
http://www.panoramas.dk/moon/apollo-11-the-first-man-on-moon.html
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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ARISS Status - 27 August 2012
1. Upcoming School Contacts
The Iruma Junior Ham Club in Iruma, Japan will participate in an ARISS
(Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station) contact on Sunday, September 2 at
08:32 UTC. The club members recently received their amateur radio licenses and
are learning about satellite orbits and space. They look forward to speaking
with Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide on the ISS.
2. Students Make Connection with Akihiko Hoshide on ISS
Students from Institute for Education on Space,
Wakayama University in Wakayama,
Japan spoke with on-orbit Astronaut Akihiko
Hoshide, KE5DNI via an ARISS contact
on Sunday, August 26. The contact highlighted science lessons about space,
satellites and radio waves.
3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
The monthly ARISS International Team meeting was
held on Tuesday, August 21. The
team discussed whether ARISS supporters should be recognized on the ARISS
website and a status was given on the HamTV project and on the new Ericsson
VHF
radio which is scheduled to launch later this year. Minutes have been posted:
http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-08-21.htm
4. Astronaut Training Status
Gregory Wiseman, KF5LKT is scheduled for a basic operations training session
in
September. Wiseman is slated to fly with the Expedition 40 crew in May 2014.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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