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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/AWPUQQDTPDEJ4N5WNZAROEAKX2DPMFZB/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "AWPUQQDTPDEJ4N5WNZAROEAKX2DPMFZB", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/AWPUQQDTPDEJ4N5WNZAROEAKX2DPMFZB/", "sender": { "address": "ku4os (a) cfl.rr.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Lee McLamb", "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-055 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2013-02-24T03:04:27Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-055\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The\nRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a\nworldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in\ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital\nAmateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* STRaND-1 Launch Information\n* AMSAT and Virginia Tech Sign Collaboration Agreement\n* Upcoming ARISS Contacts\n* AMSAT-DC Workshop on Portable Satellite Ground Stations\n* US Airforce Upgrades SpaceTrack Website For Keplarian Orbital Data\n* Mission to Mars Announcement Expected\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-055.01\nANS-055 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 055.01\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nFebruary 24, 2013\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-055.01\n\n\nSTRaND-1 Launch Information\n\nFor those following the STRaND-1 launch on Twitter, the official launch hashtag\nof STRaND-1 spacecraft is #S1Launch. Post lunch we #STRaND1 hashtag will be\nused.\n\nLaunch time is 12:25 GMT 25th Feb 2013 and has been cleared by the Launch\nAuthorization Board (LAB) for PSLV - C20\n\nLive video launch feeds for Monday's PSLV launch will be available at\nhttp://www.webcast.gov.in/live/ and http://ibnlive.in.com/livetv/\n\n----\n\nSTRaND-1 telemetry format http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12875\n\nSTRaND-1 information http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12196\n\n\n[ANS thanks Trever, M5AKA, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT and Virginia Tech Sign Collaboration Agreement\n\n\nVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (\"Virginia Tech\") and Radio\nAmateur Satellite Corp. (\"AMSAT\") signed a Collaboration Agreement on February\n4, 2013 that establishes a relationship for future projects in the development\nof space hardware, software, algorithms, documentation of same and an agreement\nto protect each other by protecting ITAR-covered materials and identifying same\nfor the other. The agreement was signed by AMSAT President Barry \nBaines, WD4ASW\nand Virginia Tech Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs \nAdministration\nJohn Rudd.\n\nThe Agreement establishes a relationship that will allow both organizations to\nwork together on future space mission opportunities as may arise. VT\nestablished the Center for Space Science and Engineering (Space@VT) in 2007 and\nwith completion of the new Center for Space Science and Engineering Research\nFacility in 2012, has facilities for development of space hardware and cubesat\ndevelopment. Programmatic and technical coordination and direction will be\ncoordinated between Dr. Robert W. McGwier ,PhD of Virginia Tech and Anthony\nMonteiro, AA2TX AMSAT's VP-Engineering.\n\n\"Establishment of a formal relationship between VT and AMSAT provides the\nfoundation for potential future satellite program opportunities for AMSAT as\nwell as enhances prospects for AMSAT support of STEM (Science, Technology,\nEngineering and Mathematics) education outreach\" notes AMSAT President Barry\nBaines, WD4ASW. \"Space@VT recognizes the success that AMSAT brings to building\nsuccessful spacecraft and with the development of Fox-1, to bring reliable\nhardware in support of scientific payloads as well as enhance prospects for\nstudent projects to successfully fly in space. AMSAT benefits from a partner\nthat will help provide justification for funding of spacecraft that supports\namateur radio in space,\" he added.\n\nVirginia Tech Professor Bob McGwier, N4HY is looking forward to working with\nAMSAT on future projects. Bob remarked, \"Being able to combine the student\nspace science and engineering programs of Virginia Tech with AMSAT's long\nhistory of innovative technical development in spacecraft is a win-win for both\nparties. I look forward to working with AMSAT on projects that \nmutually benefit\nspace science, student engineering programs, and the amateur radio \ncommunity.\"\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contacts\n\nAn International Space Station school contact has been planned with \nparticipants\nat Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA on 25 Feb. The event is\nscheduled to begin at approximately 19:53 UTC. The duration of the contact is\napproximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct \nbetween NA1SS\nand KE6JPM. The contact should be audible over California and portions of the\nwestern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz\ndownlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.\n\nSoleado Elementary School's mission is to educate each and every one of its\nstudents to their fullest potential while cultivating a lifelong love of\nlearning. Named for its beautiful location in the hills of Rancho \nPalos Verdes,\nour school is proud of its rich cultural background, academic achievement, and\ninvolvement in extra-curricular activities. Our mascot, a rosy-cheeked sun, is\nan exceptionally fitting characterization of our school, which wraps our\nstudents in the arms of a caring and supportive community that nurtures\ndevelopment of the whole child.\n\nFounded in 1968, even Soleado's physical design embodies community and\ncooperation, with each core educational building housing five classrooms with\none wall \"open\" to a shared \"big room\" in the center. The open classroom\nenvironment facilitates daily teacher collaboration and student interaction\nwithin and among grade levels, while \"big rooms\" allow for large group\nactivities and foster a positive feeling of family among our students \nand staff.\n In addition to our strong sense of community and our open classroom model,\nanother distinguishing characteristic of our school is its cultural and\nlinguistic diversity. With 420 \"Soleado Suns\" this year in grades DK \nthrough 5,\nour student body encompasses families who come directly from 30 different\ncountries speaking 21 languages.\n\n\nOther upcoming contacts:\n\n * 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece,\n direct via J41ISS\n Thu, 28Feb2013, 09:42 UTC\n\n* Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT,\n direct via W1TMS\n Thu, 28Feb2013 15:53 UTC\n\n\nARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the\nparticipating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and\nCSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.\n\nARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement \nof Amateur\nRadio by talking directly with crew members on-board the International Space\nStation. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio\nand crew members on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, \ntechnology,\nand learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the\nwebsite http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of\nCanada).\n\n[ANS thanks David, AA4KN, for the above information]\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT-DC Workshop on Portable Satellite Ground Stations\n\nREGISTER NOW for the AMSAT-DC Spring Workshop 2013. Those who wish to attend\nthe \"Workshop on Portable Satellite Ground Stations\" on Saturday, \nMarch 23, must\ncall Martha in advance at AMSAT headquarters at 301-589-6062 to receive a\nworkshop registration number. Your unique registration number is \nyour ticket to\nget in, starting NET 9:00 A.M. EST. There will be no registration at the door.\n\nThe suggested donation for advanced registration and admission for non-members\nis $25. Registration for each AMSAT member who participates in the event and\nregisters in advance is free. \"The $25 USD donations collected by Martha will\ngo directly to a worthy cause,\" says AMSAT Area Coordinator Pat \nKilroy, \"namely,\nto the AMSAT Fox Project.\"\n\nIn lieu of the $25 suggested donation by non-members, one may apply for AMSAT\nmembership with Martha at the standard rate and then receive a workshop\nregistration number for free.\n\nThe door to the Visitor Center auditorium at the NASA Goddard Space Flight\nCenter in Greenbelt, Maryland (ZIP Code 20771) will open for station set ups no\nearlier than 9:00 A.M. The program will officially begin at ten and run nearly\nall day continuously, easily to 4:00 P.M. or beyond. Participants are welcome\nto bring their own brown bag lunch. Drinks and condiments will be donated by\nfellow AMSAT members.\n\nThe workshop program will be informal, with participants given the \nfloor to show\ntheir wares and explain their operation. That is, one teaching one another the\nbest practices, tools and techniques of successful satellite contacts. \"Our\nprogram will be an experiment unto itself to gauge interest and to plan future\nAMSAT workshops. Feedback is always welcome,\" says Pat.\n\nAll participants are encouraged to bring their wares to assemble, show\nand explain.\n\nTo volunteer or ask questions contact Pat Kilroy, N8PK, at [email protected].\n\n[ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUS Airforce Upgrades SpaceTrack Website For Keplarian Orbital Data\n\n\nThe following is the latest from Vandenburg:\n\n**************************************\n\nWe are pleased to announce the upgrade of www.Space-Track.org to add the\nlook and functionality that matches what is now on\nhttps://beta.space-track.org. The bulk file downloads from our current\nSpace-Track site will continue to be available to scripters for a limited\ntime after the upgrade using established URLs.\n\nThis upgrade will vastly improve how the Space-Track User community\ninteracts with orbital element sets, the satellite catalog and conjunction\ndata. With a robust Representational State Transfer (REST-ful)\nApplication Programming Interface (API), scripters will be able to get the\nlatest data available, customized for their purposes.\n\nHere are just a few of the new features that will become part of the\nupgraded www.Space-Track.org:\n- A streamlined and intuitive user interface that is easier to navigate\n and allows simple searches\n- A robust help and documentation section - \"Favorites\" lists to identify\n logical groupings of catalog objects that Users can monitor via the web\n interface or with the site's API\n\nIf you have production scripts that currently use beta.space-track.org, we\nrecommend that you change your scripts to point at www.Space-Track.org on\nor after 20 February 2013.\n\nIf you have scripts that screen-scrape or download text/zip files from the\ncurrent yellow-colored legacy www.Space-Track.org, they will continue to\nperform correctly for a few months, but we recommend that you quickly\ntransition your scripts to take advantage of the new API. Documentation\nis available under \"Help\" to assist you, as well as the API query builder\ntool on the upgraded site.\n\nWe have also started sharing information about Space-Track's new features\non tumblr, facebook and twitter, so please engage us on your favorite\nsocial media platform.\n\nOur sites are http://space-track.tumblr.com,\nhttp://www.facebook.com/SpaceTrack and http://www.twitter.com/SpaceTrackOrg\n\nWe understand that any significant upgrade has the potential to cause\nfrustration for our user community and we apologize if this creates any\nadjustment problems for you. For help or clarification, please email us\nat [email protected].\n\nThank you,\nThe www.Space-Track.org Team\n\n[ANS thanks the Space-Track Team for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nMission to Mars Announcement Expected\n\nInspiration Mars Foundation, led by the first private space traveler, Dennis\nTito, has announced they intend to make a major announcement next Wednesday,\nFebruary 27th concerning a 501 day mission to Mars.\n\nThe press release said the news conference next week would be \"detailing its\nplans to take advantage of a unique window of opportunity to launch an historic\njourney to Mars and back in 501 days, starting in January 2018. This \"Mission\nfor America\" will generate new knowledge, experience and momentum for the next\ngreat era of space exploration. It is intended to encourage all Americans to\nbelieve again, in doing the hard things that make our nation great, while\ninspiring youth through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)\neducation and motivation.\"\n\nWith the stated goal of \"accelerating America's human exploration of space\" one\ncan surmise that the mission is a human mission to Mars.\n\nThe other people who will take part in the news conference include:\n\n- Taber MacCallum, chief executive officer and chief technology officer of\nParagon Space Development Corporation and crew member for two-year mission in\nBiosphere 2\n\n- Dr. Jonathan Clark, associate professor of Neurology and Space Medicine at\nBaylor College of Medicine and space medicine advisor for the National Space\nBiomedical Research Institute\n\n- Jane Poynter, president and chairwoman of Paragon Space Development\nCorporation and crew member for two-year mission in Biosphere 2\n\nThis kind of expertise in closed ecological life support systems lends credence\nto a human mission to Mars.\n\n[ANS thanks SpaceRef for the above information ]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n/EX\n\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\nPresident's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\ndonors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-\ntional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\nOffice.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\nat one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\ndent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\nContact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\ninformation.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n", "attachments": [] }