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BID : ANS-350.03
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Subj: UK Schools - Space experiment contest launched
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Sent: 071216/1601Z @:CX2SA.LAV.URY.SA #:25014 [Minas] FBB7.00e $:ANS-350.03
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To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 350.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 16, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-350.03
UK schoolchildren are being offered the chance to design an experiment for a
small satellite in an effort to boost interest in space science.
The contest, organised by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) and Surrey
Satellite Technology (SSTL), is open to students between the ages of 14 and 18.
The winning experimental package should be about the size of a lunch box,
weighing no more than 1kg but it will be given a developmental budget of up to
£100,000.
The deadline for receiving initial proposals is 28 February 2008.
In March, entries will be whittled down to a shortlist of six finalists who
will then be invited to submit more detailed proposals.
The winning proposal will be announced at the congress of the International
Astronautical Federation (IAF) in Glasgow in October 2008.
Full BBC Story at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7139356.stm
Howard Long G6LVB - Build Your Own Satellite
http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/Build%20Your%20Own%20Satellite.doc or
http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/Build%20Your%20Own%20Satellite.htm or
http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/Build%20Your%20Own%20Satellite.mht
AMSAT-UK is the Amateur Radio Satellite organisation for the United Kingdom and
they publish a quarterly newsletter full of Amateur Satellite information.
Join now online at https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subscription/
For further details contact the secretary Jim Heck G3WGM
Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
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[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information]
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