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    "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-334 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2014-11-30T03:04:12Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-334\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\nincluding reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\nRadio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\nlaunching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\nsatellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur\nRadio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat.org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* CubeQuest Challenge, a NASA Centennial Challenges Competition\n* 20 Meter AMSAT Net - 1900 UTC, Sundays\n* W7O Wraps Up 10 Day AO-7 Commemoration\n* Deadline Looms for Proposals to Host Scheduled ISS Contacts in 2015\n* Design The Next AMSAT Satellite!\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-334.01\nANS-334 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 334.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE November 30, 2014\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-334.01\n\n\nCubeQuest Challenge, a NASA Centennial Challenges Competition\n\nRegistration now is open for NASA's Cube Quest Challenge, the\nagency's first in-space competition that offers the agency's largest-\never prize purse.\n\nCompetitors have a shot at a share of $5 million in prize money and\nan opportunity to participate in space exploration and technology\ndevelopment, to include a chance at flying their very own CubeSat to\nthe moon and beyond as secondary payload on the first integrated\nflight of NASA's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS)\nrocket.\n\n\"NASA's Cube Quest Challenge will engage teams in the development of\nthe new technologies that will advance the state of the art of\nCubeSats and demonstrate their capabilities as viable deep space\nexplorers,\" said Michael Gazarik, associate administrator for NASA's\nSpace Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in\nWashington. \"Prize competitions like this engage the general public\nand directly contribute to NASA's goals while serving as a tool for\nopen innovation.\"\n\nChallenge objectives include designing, building and delivering\nflight-qualified, small satellites capable of advanced operations\nnear and beyond the moon. The challenge and prize purse are divided\ninto three major areas:\n\nGround Tournaments:  $500,000 in the four qualifying ground\ntournaments to determine who will have the ability to fly on the\nfirst SLS flight;\n\nLunar Derby: $3 million for demonstrating the ability to place a\nCubeSat in a stable lunar orbit and demonstrate communication and\ndurability near the moon; and\n\nDeep Space Derby:  $1.5 million for demonstrating communication and\nCubeSat durability at a distance greater than almost 2.5 million\nmiles (4,000,000 km), 10 times the distance from the Earth to the moon\n\nThe Cube Quest Challenge seeks to develop and test subsystems\nnecessary to perform deep space exploration using small spacecraft.\nAdvancements in small spacecraft capabilities will provide benefits\nto future missions and also may enable entirely new mission\nscenarios, including future investigations of near-Earth asteroids.\n\n\"Cube Quest is an important competition for the agency as well as\nthe commercial space sector,\" said Eric Eberly, deputy program\nmanager for Centennial Challenges at NASA's Marshall Space Flight\nCenter in Huntsville, Alabama. \"If we can produce capabilities\nusually associated with larger spacecraft in the much smaller\nplatform of CubeSats, a dramatic improvement in the affordability of\nspace missions will result, greatly increasing science and research\npossibilities.\"\n\nAll teams may compete in any one of the four ground tournaments.\nTeams that rate high on mission safety and probability of success\nwill receive incremental awards. The ground tournaments will be held\nevery four to six months and participation is required to earn a\nsecondary payload spot on SLS.\n\nThe Lunar Derby focuses primarily on propulsion for small spacecraft\nand near-Earth communications, while the Deep Space Derby focuses on\nfinding innovative solutions to deep space communications using small\nspacecraft. Together, these competitions will contribute to opening\ndeep space exploration to non-government spacecraft.\n\nNASA's Centennial Challenges drive progress in aerospace technology -\n- of significant value to the agency's missions -- and encourage\nbroad-based participation in aerospace research and development. The\nchallenges help find the most innovative solutions to technical\nchallenges through competition and cooperation. There have been 24\nCentennial Challenges events since 2005. NASA has awarded more than\n$6 million to 16 challenge-winning teams.\n\nNASA's Centennial Challenges Program is part of the agency's Space\nTechnology Mission Directorate, which is responsible for innovating,\ndeveloping, testing and flying hardware for use on future NASA\nmissions. During the next 18 months, the directorate will make\nsignificant new investments to address several high-priority\nchallenges for achieving safe and affordable deep space exploration.\nFor more information about the directorate, visit:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/spacetech\n\nThe Centennial Challenges Program is managed at Marshall and the\nCube Quest Challenge is administered by the agency's Ames Research\nCenter in Mountain View, California. For more information on the Cube\nQuest Challenge, visit:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/cubequest\n\nTo learn more about NASA's challenges and citizen science efforts,\nvisit:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/solve\n\n[ANS thanks David E. Steitz and NASA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n20 Meter AMSAT Net - 1900 UTC, Sundays\n\nThere has been an uptick in participation on the AMSAT 20 Meter net\nsince it announced their new format which began 9 Nov.\n\nThe results have been encouraging.  Check-ins have gone from 2-3\nbefore the change to 11 last Sunday, 23 Nov.  We did not run the net\non 16 Nov. due to excess competition with the ARRL Sweepstakes - SSB\nContest.  Comments have been favorable so we will continue the net\nfor a while and try to put out an occasional reminder.  Once again,\ndust off your 20 Meter Rig, put up at least a dipole, and give us a\ncall.  The net meets at 1900 UTC, Sunday afternoons, on 14.282 MHz.\nBring your questions and comments - we'll try to provide a \"Hole.\"\n\n[ANS thanks Keith W5IU and Larry W7LB for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nW7O Wraps Up 10 Day AO-7 Commemoration\n\nThe W7O activity wrapped up on Monday afternoon November 24. Patrick\nStoddard WD9EWK/VA7EWK thanks the 24 operators who put W7O on the air\nfrom locations all over the continental USA, on both HF and the\nsatellites, . These operators logged almost 2500 QSOs as W7O on\nseveral HF bands, all of our current amateur satellites supporting\nvoice and CW (AO-7, AO-73, FO-29, SO-50), and even one QSO using the\nISS packet/APRS digipeater.\n\nPatrick is in the process of designing the W7O QSL card.  It will be\na folding card, with photos and a brief history of AO-7. It will\nincorporate the original AMSAT AO-7 QSL card issued for SWL reports\nfrom the 1970s.  Patrick thanks Andy W5ACM \"for providing me a high-\nresolution scan of a clean card!  I have already received over 100\nQSL requests in my mailbox, and Logbook of the World is reporting 781\nW7O QSOs have been confirmed in that system.\n\n\"It has been fun to hear people talking about the oldest amateur\nsatellite still in operation. Some of W7O's HF operators were active\non AO-7 in the 1970s, and at least one had worked W7O before emailing\nme to request being a W7O operator.\"\n\nThe following is the list of operators who put W7O on the satellites:\n\nAA5PK\nKB1PVH\nKB1RVT\nKB6LTY\nKF5YXV (now W5CBF, also CO6CBF)\nW1PA\nW4UOO\nW5PFG\nW5RKN\nWA3NAN\nWD9EWK\n\nThe following stations are those who volunteered to work HF as W7O\nfrom\nall over the continental USA:.\n\nAC0RA\nK6FW\nK7QI\nKB6LTY\nKC4LE\nKF5YXV (now W5CBF)\nKK5DO\nKK6NWJ\nN5HYP\nNX9G\nW1GIV\nW2JV\nW5PFG\nW6GMT\nW6ZQ\nW7OO\n\nPatrick is quick to pass on credit to where it is due. \"Brock W6GMT\nwas on HF every morning during the 10 days from Minnesota.  Other\nsatellite operators helped by working many HF shifts. George W1GIV in\nConnecticut worked many hours during the first weekend, logging\nalmost 400 stations across the USA and many other countries - and he\nhas never tried working the satellites!\"\n\nWhether an operator worked only one satellite pass, one 60-minute\nshift on HF, or every single day during the 10-day event, the success\nof this special-event station is owed to everyone who wanted to be a\npart of W7O.  This worked out so much better than Patrick could have\nhoped, and certainly better than W7O would have been if Patrick were\nthe only operator putting the call on satellite passes.\n\n[ANS thanks Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDeadline Looms for Proposals to Host Scheduled ISS Contacts in 2015\n\nMessage to US Educators\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station\nContact Opportunity\n\nThere are just two weeks left for submitting contact proposals for\nthe May 1 to December 31 period.\n\nPlease share the following with teachers, administrators and leaders\nat your local schools, museums, science centers and scouting\norganizations.\n\nThe Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program\nis seeking formal and informal education institutions and\norganizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur\nRadio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates\nthat the contact would be held between May 1, 2015 and December 31,\n2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact\ndates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is\nlooking for organizations that will draw large numbers of\nparticipants and integrate the contact into a well-developed\neducation plan.\n\nTHE DEADLINE TO SUMBIT A PROPOSAL IS DECEMBER 15, 2014.\n\nThe Opportunity\nCrew members aboard the International Space Station will participate\nin scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are\napproximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators\nto interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.\n\nAn ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via\nAmateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space\nstation and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford\neducation audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from\nastronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn\nabout space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an\nopportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless\ntechnology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human\nspaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the\nISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate\nchanges in contact dates and times.\n\nAmateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space\nagencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational\nopportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to\nenable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students\naround the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed\nby AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American\nRadio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.\n\nMore Information\nInterested parties can find more information about the program at\nwww.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.\nMore details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and\nproposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are\navailable at\nwww.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.\n\nPlease direct any questions to [email protected].\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDesign The Next AMSAT Satellite!\n\nAt the 2014 AMSAT Space Symposium AMSAT Vice President - Engineering\nJerry Buxton announced the plan for the next generation of AMSAT\nsatellites. \"The door is open for everyone, to submit their ideas.\nAMSAT Engineering has a long term strategy and this is the first\nstep.\"\n\nThe Engineering long term strategy includes the following goals\n\nAdvancement of amateur radio satellite technical and communications\nskills\nEnhance international goodwill\nGrow and sustain a skilled pool of amateur radio satellite engineers\nEstablish and maintain partnerships with educational institutions\nDevelop a means to use hardware common to all opportunities\nWith respect to the last goal Jerry said \"Within the bounds of the\ntype of satellite it takes to achieve any of the various orbit\nopportunities, let's consider in those plans the possibility of\ndeveloping a platform that can suit any and all orbits.  Perhaps a\nmodular CubeSat, using a common bus as we did in Fox-1, which gives\ngreat flexibility in building and flying different sizes and\nconfigurations of CubeSats with simple common-design hardware\nchanges.\"\n\nSubmissions should be thorough and contain the following\ninformation.  The purpose of the proposal is not just in suggesting\nan idea; being an all-volunteer team AMSAT needs your help in\ncarrying out the idea.\n\nDesign\nImplementation - CubeSat platform\nEstimated timeline\nCost - volunteer resources, commercial (COTS) units\nLaunch - how does it get to orbit\nStrategy - how it fits into AMSAT's Engineering long term strategy\nAs mentioned above the idea should be based on the CubeSat platform.\nThis is the standard through which we will look for launches in the\nforeseeable future.\n\nIn considering your proposal, Jerry encourages you to contact him\n(n0jy at amsat dot org) for more details on the criteria. A guidebook\nto the criteria is now available for download  at\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS334-DesignGuide.  In particular, if you plan to\ninclude a university as a partner to provide experiments or other\nsupport and you are not representing that university, please contact\nJerry for assistance in working with our existing partners or\nestablishing a new partnership.\n\n\"Being amateur radio operators, it is easy for us to fall into a\nparticular trap because of our history of communicating with other\namateurs throughout the world\" says Jerry. \"Specifically, most people\nwho are not already involved in the world of satellite technology are\nunaware of or simply overlook the provisions of the current ITAR and\nsoon to be EAR export rules particularly with regard to deemed\nexports which requires governmental permission to discuss satellite\nprojects with foreign nationals.\"\n\nWhile all amateurs are invited to submit ideas, U.S. amateurs must\ntake particular care of they choose to become involved in a\ncollaboration which includes individuals from other countries. It is\npermissible to receive ideas and proposals from outside the U.S., but\nit is not permitted for U.S. Persons to export or share design ideas\nwith other countries unless they have taken the proper steps to\ninsure compliance with ITAR and deemed export rules.\n\nAdditionally, those wishing to work on proposals should use care in\npresenting themselves in their contacts. While the goal is for AMSAT\nto build and launch the satellite, it is not an AMSAT project until\nit is accepted by the AMSAT Board of Directors. It is acceptable to\nrepresent yourself as members of a project team that plans to submit\na proposal to AMSAT for a future satellite project, as the AMSAT name\nis well known.\n\n\"It is not our intention that ideas be submitted to AMSAT-NA which\nwould be more appropriately handled by an AMSAT organization in a\ncountry where AMSAT is established. AMSAT-NA is seeking ideas from\namateurs in North America and will certainly consider ideas from\namateurs in countries which do not have an established AMSAT\norganization or relationships with an existing AMSAT organization.\"\n\nThe deadline for submissions is May 30, 2015. After the submission\ndate the ideas will be screened for completeness and then reviewed by\na board consisting of the AMSAT Engineering Team, AMSAT Senior\nOfficer and Board of Directors representatives, and aerospace\nindustry members. The review board may modify or consolidate ideas\nand will consider which meet the criteria to become a project based\non feasibility, cost, and the ability to bring value to the amateur\nsatellite community. The review process is expected to be completed\nin September 2015.\n\nFor those ideas selected to become a project which satisfy the\nrequirements for an ELaNa launch, the idea authors will be asked to\nwork with the AMSAT Engineering Team on an ELaNa proposal.\n\nThe Engineering Team will then work on the details of execution for\nthe selected  project(s) and present a proposal to the AMSAT Board of\nDirectors in October 2015 for final approval to begin work. Once\napproved, any ELaNa proposals will be submitted in November 2015 and\nthe project(s) will move forward.\n\nNow is the time for YOU to begin working on the next AMSAT satellite!\n\n[ANS thanks Jerry N0JY for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational\nSegment (USOS) hams on board ISS.  So any schools contacts during\nthis period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team.\n\nARISS-US Contact Proposal Window for 2015 contacts Closed December 15\n\nOne more reminder that the window for submitting proposals for an US\nARISS contact during 2015 ends December 15. See the related post\nabove.\n\nInterested parties can find more information about the program at\nwww.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.\n\nMore details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and\nproposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are\navailable at\n\nwww.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.\n\nPlease direct any questions to [email protected].\n\nAll are encouraged to share this information with schools and other\neducational entities. A simple conversation with a teacher or an\nadministrator can make all the difference in getting a school\ninvolved in the once in a lifetime opportunity.\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ ARRL Public Relations Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, is featured as he\n  hunts satellite DX from the ARRL Headquarters station, W1HQ.\n  During a pass that brought the FO-29 satellite up the middle\n  of the Atlantic, Sean worked DF6WE on CW on November 19.\n  See the video at\n  https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152636637992408\n\n  [ANS thanks the ARRL Facebook Page for the above information]\n\n+ Artsat2 Ham radio deep space launch postponed\n  http://amsat-uk.org/2014/11/28/ham-radio-deep-space-launch-delayed/\n\n  [ANS thanks ASMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n+ Popular Electronics magazine archive from the 1950's through the\n  1980's has been made available online.\n  They are PDF files:\n\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS334-Poptronics\n\n  [ANS thanks americanradiohistory.com for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n/EX\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,\nEMike McCardel, KC8YLD\nkc8yld at amsat dot org\n",
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