2nd.spaceflight Dec 21st 2011, 13:06 GMT, Soyuz TMA-3M. ISS expedition 30, ESA’s PromISSe mission. Till May 16th 2012. Next to scheduled ARISS contact with schools and similar organisations, Andre will occasionally contact the ground as PI9ISS. Blog address: http://blogs.esa.int/andre-kuipers/
LilacSAT-2 Mission Lilac series of small satellite project is funded by the Harbin Institute of Technology, University of satellites developed a series of micro-nano-led satellite project. Since the project began in 2011, there are currently lilac One, lilac II two … Continue reading
AO-27 active update. Update: It isn’t active yet! It has not yet been recovered. The command team turned the transmitter on to test it out on June 28th, but they still need to upload the secondary boot-loader and then the … Continue reading
The FUNcube Dongle simple fits into your computer’s USB port. It’s compatible with many radio reception programs like Rocky, M0KGK, Spectravue and LinRad. The FUNcube Dongle also works with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 both x86 and x64. In addition, it is … Continue reading
Should you be a part of the AMSAT Community or an AMSAT Organisation? There are plenty of people who operate on the amateur radio satellites who can identify as being part of the AMSAT community. Many of them are what … Continue reading
Today a surprise in the mail, I have received two QSL cards from the Delfispace team. Thank you very much and I hope the satellite building tradition will continue in the coming years. The next satellites will be Delta and … Continue reading