Tag Archives: Schools

SpaceX Dragon to Blast-Off to ISS

Posted on 18/05/2012 by M5AKA

On Tuesday, May 22 at 07:44 UT SpaceX’s Dragon hopes to transport the student payload Aquarius on SSEP Mission 1 to the International Space Station (ISS). The set of SSEP Mission 1 experiments, called Aquarius, was originally slated to fly … Continue reading →

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High School Students Build Amateur Radio CubeSat

Posted on 02/05/2012 by M5AKA

TJ3Sat (pronounced TJ CubeSat) is scheduled to be the first satellite to be flown and built by high school students. The satellite is a product of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s Systems Engineering class. During this three … Continue reading →

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New Frequencies for AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1

Posted on 01/05/2012 by M5AKA

The AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1 satellite is due to launch on a DNEPR rocket from Yasny later this year. This launch could carry around 11 amateur radio satellites including FUNcube-1 into space. As a result the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) satellite … Continue reading →

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Sponsor Plaques Fitted at National Radio Centre

Posted on 21/04/2012 by M5AKA

Sponsor plaques have now been fitted in the reception to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park. Dave Johnson G4DPZ is one of a number of individuals and organisations who either gave freely of their time or supplied equipment … Continue reading →

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Schools’ communications satellite to put the fun back into science lessons

Posted on 24/01/2012 by M5AKA

The Jan 25-31 printed edition of Electronics Weekly (circulation 36,400) carries an article on the AMSAT-UK FUNcube amateur radio satellite. The article, titled “Schools’ communications satellite to put the fun back into science lessons”, appears on page 12. You can … Continue reading →

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