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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/ZDVVQY2CATUJT2S5LDLJQRADWBGMEE3N/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CADDbS5Bxvp+SPUfebb2=Ki=6NibamR8t-SmLmpMDD6x_WcDDVQ@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "ZDVVQY2CATUJT2S5LDLJQRADWBGMEE3N", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/ZDVVQY2CATUJT2S5LDLJQRADWBGMEE3N/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "k0jm.mark (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "Mark Johns, K0JM", "subject": "[AMSAT-BB] ANS-212 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for July 31", "date": "2022-07-31T00:15:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-212\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information\nservice of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes\nnews related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities\nof a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active\ninterest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog\nand digital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in\nSpace as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]\namsat.org\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service\nBulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttps://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* New AMSAT Digital Radio Links\n* 2022 AMSAT Board of Directors Election\n* Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting\n* URESAT Project Receives Award From the Salvatore Association 009\n* Operating Tips for FM Satellites\n* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 28\n* NASA’s Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, Retiring After 18 Years As An Astronaut\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nANS-212 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nTo: All RADIO AMATEURS\nFrom: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation\n712 H Street NE, Suite 1653\nWashington, DC 20002\n\nDATE 2022 July 31\n\n\nNew AMSAT Digital Radio Links\n\nThere have been a couple very new updates to the AMSAT digital radio links.\n\nFirst, while the AMSAT DMR talkgroup 98006 and the U.S. AMSAT Yaesu System\nFusion (YSF) 11689 reflector have been linked together for years, making it\nquite simple to use either method to cross communicate with others, the\nAMSAT DSTAR reflectors have not been bridged into the system. So, it's been\nisolated.\n\nWalter Holmes, K5WH, with the help of Craig Jump, 2M0JUM, have been working\nto solve that problem. Craig has been able to link his XLX606 DSTAR\nreflector to the AMSAT reflector, and now also bridged the DSTAR reflector\nto the AMSAT DMR 98006 talkgroup.\n\nWhat this means, is that you can now use either DMR, YSF-Fusion, or DSTAR,\nand communicate with anyone on either of these technologies, seamlessly.\n\nAs with ALL of this digital stuff, it's probably worth mentioning that it's\nnecessary to give the system about 1 or 2 extra seconds when you key up,\nfor all the linking to fully engage before you talk, just to ensure you\ndon't cut off the first of what you want to say. But that's been the same\neven with the way we have had DMR and YSF linked for years now.\n\nThis system is still being tested, so it's possible it could be temporarily\ndisabled at times, but hopefully this will be as solid as the previous\nbridge, and you will be able to take advantage of it.\n\nAs always, let K5WH know if you experience anything that needs attention.\n\nThe second new development is for those that have a Windows or Android\nenvironment, there is now yet another way to get to the AMSAT DSTAR\nreflector, with NO RADIO necessary. (Of course you have to register for an\nID, to prove that you're a licensed ham, before you can use the system.)\n\nYou might be familiar with an application called BlueDV, that many of us\nhave used for years, and requires you to have an ambe server to connect to,\nand use your PC or cell phone to access DMR, YSF-Fusion, or DSTAR. David\nGrootendorst, PA7LIM, created this years ago, and has been plenty helpful.\nVisit https://www.pa7lim.nl/bluedv/ for the Windows software, or the Google\nPlay Store for Android.\n\nDavid also created an application called Peanut, that does the same for a\nsmall but directed set of systems on DMR, YSF, and DSTAR, where you don't\nneed a radio or an AMBEserver to access these networks. Unfortunately,\nthere is not an iOS solution for this at this time, but it works very well\nfor the Windows and Android environments.\n\nNow, since 2M0JUM has created a link from his XLX606 DSTAR reflector to the\nAMSAT DSTAR reflector, you can use the PEANUT app, and connect to XLX606,\nand you will be liked into the AMSAT network. Early testing looks like DMR\nand YSF are going to DSTAR fine, but DSTAR back is showing the callsign\ndata, but the audio is not coming through. From the Peanut app, it's\nworking BOTH ways just fine.\n\nI hope this adds some new functionality that others can use to help us all\nstay better in touch while chasing these great satellites across the skies.\n\n[ANS thanks Walter Holmes, K5WH, for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!\n To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on\nOctober 15, 1972, this year's coin features\nan image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.\n Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help\nKeep Amateur Radio in Space!\n https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n2022 AMSAT Board of Directors Election\n\nThe nomination period for the 2022 Board of Directors Election ended on\nJune 15, 2022. The following candidates have been duly nominated:\n• Mark Hammond, N8MH\n• Bruce Paige, KK5DO\n• Paul Stoetzer, N8HM\n\nIn accordance with our Bylaws, we must hold an election, even though we\nhave three nominations for three open Director positions. As such, we will\nhost electronic voting on our Member Portal this year, at no cost to the\norganization. Voting is now open and will close on September 15, 2022.\n\nWhen you click on the poll link, you will see your ballot (poll question).\nAfter choosing from the possible options, click the Submit button to cast\nyour vote. Unlike many online polls, the results of all votes cast, up to\nthe point of your vote, will not be displayed. AMSAT members can only vote\nonce. If you click the poll link again after already voting, a vote\nsubmitted message will be displayed. As three seats on the Board of\nDirectors are up for election this year, all three candidates will be\nseated on the Board when the voting period concludes on September 15, 2022.\n\nIf you need assistance logging into your membership account to vote, please\nfollow this link: https://bit.ly/3ATZFrV\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President and Acting\nSecretary, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nCall for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting\n\nThis is a repeat of the first call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT\nSpace Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the\nCrowne Plaza Suites hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.\n\nProposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic\nof interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative\ntitle of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted\nby October 14 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and\npapers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org\n\n[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the\nabove information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,\n and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through\n AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards\n Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.\n https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nURESAT Project Receives Award From the Salvatore Association 009\n\nURESAT, the URE satellite project managed by AMSAT EA in collaboration with\nuniversity students, Vocational Training students and with financial and\ntechnological support from companies in the space sector, has been chosen\nby the Salvatore Association 009 to receive the award that said\norganization gives annually to projects and initiatives related, generally,\nto art and art in sport.\n\nAlthough this space project is far from these activities, it has been the\naspect of its social function, as it is an open public satellite for voice\nand data communications, and educational, of this activity, which has\ntipped the balance in its favour. URESAT and other previous AMSAT EA\nsatellite projects, involve a large number of students, both from\nprofessional training centers and universities, from different branches:\naerospace, computer science, electronics, mechanical engineering, etc.\n\nThe prize consists of an economic amount donated by the friends of the\nAssociation and that will be used to cover part of the costs of developing\nand launching the satellite, expected for January 2023.\n\nThe Association promotes under the name of Salvatore 009 a group of friends\nwho with love and similar affinities help with their work, with their ideas\nand with their money to pay for art and sports in general; especially those\nthat this family member and friend Salvador practiced for years.\n\nSalvador has always participated with a great spirit of improvement and\nnon-profit in many disciplines that essentially represent the values of\nsport in any part of the world. Another virtue that characterized him was\nhis love for art and his ability to identify interesting projects in life,\nas well as his innate talent to create and his imagination to develop them\nwith optimism, confidence and joy. Sport and art share those values that\ncharacterized him: they favor personal development and self-esteem. They\nalso help to become more independent in life, create self-discipline,\nfoster fighting spirit and teamwork.\n\nAMSAT-EA and URE thank the Salvatore 009 Association for this award, of\nwhich we feel very proud.\n\nThe URESAT-1 satellite itself is based on the previous experience of the\nGENESIS, EASAT-2 and HADES missions, in which numerous students from\nSpanish universities participated, and will incorporate many improvements\nthat have been identified thanks to the results of these projects. The\ndesign is estimated to be 90% new. Among the novelties, a new 32-bit\non-board computer stands out, which allows the available functionalities to\nbe increased, including the SDR processing carried out and which results in\nhigher speeds of transmission and re-transmission of data, as well as an\nincrease in the surface of solar panels, which translates into more energy\nand higher transmission power. The antenna deployment mechanism has also\nbeen improved, increasing its reliability.\n\nURESAT-1 will incorporate a repeater for FM voice and FSK data, as well as\nCW beacons, pre-recorded voice, FSK telemetry and an SSTV camera that will\ntransmit live images and pre-loaded photos in analog SSTV format.\n\nThe launch of URESAT-1 is scheduled for January 2023 aboard a SpaceX\nFalcon-9, from Cape Canaveral in the United States.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA for the above information, and apologizes for any\nerrors in translation]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n SAVE THE DATE\n\n The 40th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting\n is scheduled to be held in Bloomington, MN on Oct 21 - 23, 2022.\n\n More information will follow in future editions of ANS.\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nOperating Tips for FM Satellites\n\nRecent abuses on AO-91, and continued bedlam on FM satellites generally,\nhave raised a growing number of complaints among operators and control\nstations. Here are some tips to help everyone enjoy these satellites and\navoid being labeled as a bad actor:\n\n1. LISTEN! These satellites are almost always busy when over populated\nareas. If you aren't hearing activity on the downlink, it is unwise to make\na \"blind\" call on the uplink frequency. Getting into the satellite is often\neasier than hearing it. Make certain you copy the downlink before\ntransmitting.\n\n2. NO CQs. FM satellites have a single channel and many stations are\nattempting to use the channel in a limited time. There is no time for\ncalling CQ, or for repeatedly announcing your own call. Instead, listen for\nstations already active on the pass, and when you have an opportunity, make\na call to a specific station you wish to work.\n\n3. BE COURTEOUS. If Station A calls Station B, give Station B at least a\nmillisecond or two to answer, and let them complete their brief QSO. Avoid\ninterrupting or jumping on top of a contact in progress. Give priority to\nrovers or other special stations that many are anxious to contact.\n\n4. BE WELCOMING. Make an effort to make calls to unfamiliar callsigns\nyou've not yet worked before. Let newcomers have a chance, rather than\nshutting them out to say hello to stations you greet everyday.\n\n5. DON'T BE A LID! Do \"testing,\" whistling, or \"hello\" someplace else.\nModes other than FM voice have no place on these satellites. If you wish to\nexperiment with FT modes, please feel free to do so on AO-109, but\ndefinitely NOT on an FM satellite.\n\n(ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AO-91 Control Operator, and Mark\nJohns, K0JM, for the above information)\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?\n Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff\n from our Zazzle store!\n 25% of the purchase price of each product goes\n towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space\n https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nChanges to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 28\n\nTwo Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps\nin the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical\nmodel of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly\nupdates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin\nfiles are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if\nnew high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/\n\nThe following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from\nthis week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:\n\nQIKCOM-1 NORAD Cat ID 42983 (decayed form orbit on 7/26/2022 per\nSpace-Track).\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNASA’s Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, Retiring After 18 Years As An Astronaut\n\nNASA has announced the retirement, on July 31, of Astronaut Shane\nKimbrough, KE5HOD. The retired U.S. Army colonel spent a total of 388 days\nin space, landing him fifth on the list of record holders for cumulative\ntime in space for all NASA astronauts. He was the fourth person to fly on\nthree different spacecraft – the space shuttle, Soyuz, and SpaceX Crew\nDragon – and he performed nine spacewalks during his three spaceflights.\n\nKimbrough was recently the commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the\nInternational Space Station, the second long-duration mission for the Crew\nDragon spacecraft, and the longest spaceflight for a U.S. human spacecraft.\nThroughout the mission, Kimbrough and the Expedition 65 crew performed more\nthan 250 scientific investigations designed to benefit all of humanity and\nhelp future exploration.\n\nShane’s expertise and leadership has been a huge asset to me personally and\nthe astronaut office for many years. He has been a mentor to many\nastronauts, and it has been an absolute pleasure and honor to serve with\nhim,” said Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in\nHouston.\n\n“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as a NASA astronaut for the\npast 18 years,” Kimbrough said. “I am honored to have been able to fly on\nthree different spacecraft and to spend time at the International Space\nStation. I’ve worked with the best of the best in orbit and on the ground\nand am grateful for those that have supported me and my family. I’ve wanted\nto be an astronaut since I was a little kid watching NASA astronauts go to\nthe Moon. To accomplish three spaceflights and nearly 400 days in space in\nmy career is truly a dream come true.”\n\nKimbrough was born in Killeen, Texas, and graduated from The Lovett School\nin Atlanta in 1985. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace\nengineering from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, in\n1989, and a Master of Science degree in operations research from the\nGeorgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta in 1998. Kimbrough was selected\nas an astronaut candidate by NASA in May 2004.\n\n[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nARISS NEWS\n\nAmateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between\namateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with\nastronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The\ndownlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.\n\nUpcoming contacts:\n\nSwiss Guide and Scout Movement, Bern, Switzerland, direct via HB9JAM. The\nISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled crewmember\nis Samantha Cristoforetti, IZØUDF. Contact is go for: Wed 2022-08-03\n12:23:28 UTC 43 deg. Watch for Livestream at:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq64C8qJD-okYt-b_nwKUjA Also available on\ntheir web radio at https://www.mova.ch/it/radio\n\nUfa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD. The\nISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember\nis Oleg Artemiev. Contact is go for Sat 2022-07-30 14:05 UTC.\n\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html\n\nThe latest list of frequencies in use can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html\n\nKjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, continues to be making general contacts on the\ncross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so inclined,\nall they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and\ntalk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors\nfor the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur\n Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to\n be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.\n\n Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nVE3FU / VO2AC: July 25 to August 8 will be on vacation in VO1. I’m hoping\nto activate the following grids: GN07, GN08, GN09, GN18, GN19, GN29, GO10,\nGO11, & GO21. I’ll be VO1FUA. Holiday style. Linears and FM. I’ll do my\nbest to post on Twitter before each pass.\n\nW3IPA: DM42 vacation planned for Jul 30- Aug 6th will be on FM passes\nvacation style. I will be close to DM41 so might be able to work a\ngridline. Will post more updates closer to that week!\n\nN8MR: Will be in EN57 with frequent roves to EN56 and EN67 Aug 6-13.\nListening for EU, Car, SA CA. Prefer linear sats, FM sats possible. Sked\ndepends on wx, etc.\n\nEA7TN: Will be operating FM sats from FK58sr as HI7/EA7TN from July 21st to\n29th. Holiday style, just an FT-4X and an Arrow from the beach.\n\nEA4NF, Philippe will be operating as 8P9NF on LEO Satellites from BARBADOS,\nin the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the most easterly of the\nCaribbean Islands. Philippe will operate using his portable LEO sat station\n(Yaesu FT818ND+Yaesu FT817ND) and Arrow antenna added to a Walkie Kenwood\nTH-d7 and a whip antenna to cover short, mid and long distances on both\nmodes (FM & SSB)\n\nAD0HJ is heading out again!: Will be attending a work training event during\nthe week of August 1st in Hesston, KS. Look for me to activate several grid\nsquares via satellite on my trip down there and back. Pass schedules posted\non Twitter and on the http://hams.at website. Grids: EN11/21, EN10/20,\nEM18/19, EM16/17.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through\namateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,\nconventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\n2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention\nFriday, October 7th, 2022 to Sunday, October 9th, 2022\nEvent Center at Archer\n3921 Archer Pkwy\nCheyenne, Wyoming 82007\nhttps://wyhamcon.org/site\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Mainstream news media have widely reported the recent statement by Yury\nBorisov, the new head of Roscosmos Space Corporation, that Russia plans to\nwithdraw from the International Space Station after 2024. However, ESA\nDirector General Josef Aschbacher tweeted, \"Not surprised to hear Borisov\nstating Russia would pull out of ISS *after* 2024 (nothing new) and that\nRussia will continue to meet current obligations (good news). I count on\ngood common sense. The ISS is the only realistic (well-equipped) space\nlaboratory – for years to come.\" (ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above\ninformation)\n\n+ Congress has passed the first NASA authorization bill in more than five\nyears, formally extending operations of the International Space Station and\nbacking NASA’s Artemis exploration effort. The House passed on a 243–187\nvote July 28 the “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors\n(CHIPS) and Science Act,” a day after the Senate passed the bill on a 64–33\nvote. President Biden has stated he supports the bill and will sign it into\nlaw. The bill was primarily a vehicle for supporting domestic manufacturing\nof semiconductors, but one portion of the bill included NASA authorization\nlegislation. That portion, released last week, extends NASA’s authorization\nto operate the ISS from 2024 to 2030. It also formally authorizes a “Moon\nto Mars Program” that includes the Artemis campaign. (ANS thanks SpaceNews\nfor the above information)\n\n+ SpaceX and NASA have delayed the launch of the next U.S. crew flight to\nthe International Space Station from early September to no earlier than\nSept. 29, allowing time for ground teams to replace an interstage on the\nmission’s new Falcon 9 booster after it was damaged during transport. The\nFalcon 9 booster stage, riding horizontally on a truck and trailer, struck\na bridge during the trip from SpaceX’s factory in Hawthorne, California, to\nthe company’s test facility in McGregor, Texas. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now\nfor the above information)\n\n+ ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZØUDF, checked off a number of\n\"firsts\" when she completed her first ever spacewalk on Thursday, July 21,\nconducted alongside cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev. Not only was it a first for\nher, but this spacewalk was also the first conducted by a European woman,\nand the first conducted by a European in a Russian Orlan spacesuit from the\nInternational Space Station. The pair of spacewalkers worked on a number of\ntasks over the course of their seven-hour EVA, including deploying ten\namateur radio nanosatellites by hand, and installing the European Robotic\nArm (ERA) on the newest Space Station’s laboratory module, Nauka. (ANS\nthanks the European Space Agency for the above information)\n\n+ Just two weeks after the first release of imagery, the James Webb Space\nTelescope (JWST) is reshaping astronomy, according to an article at\nhttps://bit.ly/3Sd5XZF. Meanwhile, the larger micrometeoroid that hit the\nJWST in May caused damage to one of the mirror sections and a very slight\ndecrease in image quality. Alone, this isn’t an issue, but it was more\ndamage than was expected by micrometeoroid models, and so is worrying if it\nmeans that either the telescope is more susceptible to damage than\nanticipated, or the debris environment is unexpectedly harsh. (ANS thanks\nThe Orbital Index for the above information)\n\n+ China launched their Wentian research lab module on Sunday, July 24, the\nsecond of three modules that will form the completed Tiangong space\nstation. The first stage of the Long March 5B rocket which launched Wentian\ncould reenter the atmosphere around July 31. Experts at the Center for\nOrbital and Reentry Debris Studies (CORDS) have been closely tracking the\n53.6-meter-tall stage, which is thought to have a mass of around 23 metric\ntons. The most likely scenario is that the stage reenters over the oceans.\nThere is however a “non-zero probability of the surviving debris landing in\na populated area — over 88 percent of the world’s population lives under\nthe reentry’s potential debris footprint,” CORDS reported. “A reentry of\nthis size will not burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, and the general rule\nof thumb is that 20–40 percent of the mass of a large object will reach the\nground, though it depends on the design of the object.” (ANS thanks Space\nNews for the above information)\n\n+ Think inflation is hard on *your* wallet? NASA just bought a Falcon Heavy\nlaunch for the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope in 2026 for $255 million. By\ncomparison, the Europa Clipper Falcon Heavy launch only cost NASA $178\nmillion almost exactly one year ago! (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the\nabove information)\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJoin AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:\n\n* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).\n* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate.\n* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status\nshall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary\nyears in this status.\n* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.\n\nContact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.\n\n73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!\n\nThis week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM\nk0jm at amsat dot org\n\n\n", "attachments": [ { "email": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/ZDVVQY2CATUJT2S5LDLJQRADWBGMEE3N/?format=api", "counter": 2, "name": "attachment.html", "content_type": "text/html", "encoding": "utf-8", "size": 28729, "download": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/ZDVVQY2CATUJT2S5LDLJQRADWBGMEE3N/attachment/2/attachment.html" } ] }