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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-146\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* First picture from ESTCube-1 ham radio CubeSat\n* NEE-01 Pegasus 910 MHz TV Camera in Action\n* Ecuador Pegasus CubeSat fears over space debris crash\n* Argentinian CubeSat CubeBug-1 was also hit by space debris.\n* NASA History Program Office Fall 2013 Internships\n* Registration for the 5th European CubeSat Symposium (3-5 June 2013)\n* NASA Seeks Academic Partners for SmallSat Technology Collaboration\n* Satellite Applications Catapult Hackathon\n* Amateur Radio Satellites for Emergency Communications\n* NASA looking for far-out ideas\n* Update: Museum Ships Weekend Special Event Station KK5W Satellite\n  Operations\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-146.01\nANS-146 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 146.01\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nDATE May 26, 2013\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-146.01\n\n\nFirst picture from ESTCube-1 ham radio CubeSat\n\nThe first picture taken\nby the amateur radio CubeSat ESTCube-1 in space has been released.\n\nESTCube-1 was launched from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 7 at 0206\nUT on an ESA Vega rocket into a 704 km orbit.\n\nThe hard work of the first two weeks has paid off and the CAM team,\nleaded by the University of Tartu Computer Technology graduate\nstudent Henri Kuuste has this to say: The camera works perfectly and\nso do all the other subsystems, needed for taking the photo. The\nfirst image was captured on May 15 over the Mediterranean Sea,\nshowing the sea, Sahara desert, and Tunisia.\n\nOn Monday, May 13 the whole ESTCube-1 team was invited to the\nreception of the rector of University of Tartu to celebrate the\nsuccess of the satellite. Watch the video (in English) at\nhttp://www.uttv.ee/naita?id=17163\n\nESTCube-1 was built by students at the University of Tartu. The main\nmission of the satellite is to test electric solar wind sail\ntechnology, a novel space propulsion technology that could\nrevolutionize transportation within the solar system. It will deploy\na 10 meter conductive electrodynamic tether and the force interacting\nwith the tether will be measured.\n\nThe technology is based on the electrostatic interaction between the\nelectric field generated by the satellite and the high-speed\nparticles being ejected from the Sun. A spacecraft utilizing this\nmethod would first deploy a set of electrically charged wires, which\nallow to generate an electric field over a large area. This area\neffectively forms a \"sail\" that can be pushed by the charged\nparticles by being diverted by it and therefore transferring momentum\nto the craft.\n\nESTCube-1 uses these frequencies:\n437.252 MHz - CW beacon, callsign ES5E/S\n437.505 MHz - 9600 bps AX.25 telemetry, callsign ES5E-11\n\nElectric solar wind sail\nhttp://www.electric-sailing.fi/\n\nEstCube on Facebook\nhttps://www.facebook.com/estcube/\n\nEstCube website\nhttp://www.estcube.eu/en/home\n\nWiki EstCube-1\nhttp://tinyurl.com/WikiESTCube-1\n\n[ANS thanks Southgate Amateur Radio News for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNEE-01 Pegasus 910 MHz TV Camera in Action\n\nNEE-01 Pegasus (Pegaso) the first of two HD TV CubeSats built in\nEcuador launched on a CZ-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Space Center on\nFriday, April 26 at 0413 UT.\n\nThe 1U CubeSat 10x10x10 cm) was built in Ecuador and carries a 0.9\nwatt output 720p HD TV transmitter on 910 MHz (an amateur radio band\nin some countries).\n\nEarthCam has teamed up with the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency to\ndeliver what EarthCam describe as an amazing viewing experience from\nan orbiting satellite. You can view the NEE-01 Pegasus SpaceCam\nonline at http://www.earthcam.com/world/ecuador/ecsa/\n\nNEE-01 Pegasus (Pegaso)\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2013/04/25/nee-01-pegasus-hd-tv-cubesat/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nEcuador Pegasus CubeSat fears over space debris crash\n\nBBC News is reporting that at 0538 UT on Thursday, May 23 Ecuador’s\nnew NEE-01 Pegasus 910 MHz CubeSat collided with debris from a S14\nSoviet rocket launched in 1985.\n\nThe satellite was some 1,500 km east of Madagascar at the time of\nthe impact. Pegasus, launched less than a month ago, is the first 1U\nCubeSat to carry a HD TV transmitter and deployable solar panels. The\nbasic satellite is just 10 by 10 by 10 cm but, when deployed, the\nsolar panels have a span of 70 cm.\n\nRonnie Nader with Elisse Nader and CubeSat Ecuador’s first Astronaut\nRonnie Nader is quoted as saying “Pegasus could be damaged or\nspinning out of control, but because it’s still in orbit, we have\nhope“.\n\nHe had said earlier that it could take up to 48 hours to ascertain\npossible damage using radar.\n\nRead the BBC News story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-\namerica-22635671\n\nMay 23, 0700 UT: Ronnie Nader posted “Survived the event, but we are\nalmost sure of side impact with particles, tomorrow [May 23 ECT?] we\nwill see the state of Pegasus, but we are still in the sky, still\nhave Pegasus”.\n\nMay 23, 1600 UT: Ronnie Nader tweeted “Now we are sure that there\n[was] particle impact“.\n\nThe BBC report that the Ecuadorian Government contributed $700,000\ntowards the launch costs of the 1U CubeSat. It was launched on April\n26, 2013 into a 660 km orbit on a CZ-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Space\nCenter.\n\nEducational outreach is an important part of the project. The\nEcuadorian Space Agency EXA is partnering with schools in Ecuador as\npart of the ASTERIA Program, in which students will use the satellite\nin their curricular and extra curricular activities.\n\n902 – 928 MHz is an amateur radio allocation in some countries.\n\nNEE-01 Pegasus 910 MHz TV Camera in Action\nhttp://tinyurl.com/o94oqbu\n\nNEE-01 Pegaus HD TV CubeSat\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2013/04/25/nee-01-pegasus-hd-tv-cubesat/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nArgentinian CubeSat CubeBug-1 was also hit by space debris.\n\nOne of the companions of PEGASUS, the Argentine satellite CubeBug-1\nalso reported changes in the tilt of its orbit and confirmed at least\n1 particle impact. The Argentine team reported a slight change in the\ninclination of the orbit of the NEE-01 PEGASUS product of this\ncollision, however to the issue of this newsletter we can not confirm\nthis information to make more measurements, if this is confirmed\ncould slightly alter satellite overpass schedules on Ecuadorian\nterritory, the Space Operations Directorate EXA works to adjust the\nnew orbital calculations and check the magnitude of this change.\n\nThe Space Operations Directorate EXA is analyzing the data collected\nat each step of the satellite to determine if you can recover the use\nof the satellite and will have a report ready to expose to the media\non Monday May 27 at 10h00 in the ECU911 Samborondon.\n\nCubeBug-1, NEE-01 Pegasus and TURKSAT-3USAT (Mode J Linear\ntransponder) were all deployed from the same launch vehicle on April\n26.\n\nSee the EXA report at http://www.exa.ec/bp52/\nGoogle English http://tinyurl.com/q8wdql2\n\n[ANS thanks M5AKA and Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana for the\nabove information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA History Program Office Fall 2013 Internships\n\nThe NASA History Program Office is seeking undergraduate and graduate\nstudents for fall 2013 internships. The History Program Office\nmaintains archival materials to answer research questions from NASA\npersonnel, journalists, scholars, students at all levels and others\nfrom around the world. The division also edits and publishes several\nbooks and monographs each year. It maintains a large number of\nwebsites on NASA history.\n\nStudents of all majors are welcome to apply. While detailed prior\nknowledge of the aeronautics and space fields is not necessary, a keen\ninterest and some basic familiarity with these topics are needed.\nStrong research, writing and editing skills are essential. Experience\nwith computers, especially hypertext markup language, or HTML,\nformatting and social media (Twitter and Facebook) is a plus.\n\nIntern projects are flexible. Typical projects include handling a\nvariety of information requests, editing historical manuscripts, doing\nresearch and writing biographical sketches, updating and creating\nwebsites, creating Twitter and Facebook entries, and identifying and\ncaptioning photos.\n\nApplications for fall 2013 internships are due June 1, 2013.\n\nFor more information, visit http://history.nasa.gov/interncall.htm\n\nIf you have questions about this opportunity, please contact Bill\nBarry at bill.barry at nasa.gov.\t\n\n[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nRegistration for the 5th European CubeSat Symposium (3-5 June 2013)\n\nThis is a final reminder for you to register at reduced rate for the\n5th European CubeSat Symposium to be held on 3-5 June 2013 at\nBrussels, Belgium.\n\nKindly keep in mind that the registrations that will be received\nafter 27 May will be charged at a higher rate.\n\nThe preliminary programme and all other details are published at the\nweb site www.CubeSatSymposium.eu\n\n[ANS thanks Cem O. Asma, PhD for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA Seeks Academic Partners for SmallSat Technology Collaboration\n\nNASA is seeking small spacecraft technology project proposals from\nU.S. colleges and universities that would like to collaborate with\nagency researchers.\n\nSmall spacecraft, or smallsats, represent a growing field of space\nresearch and operations in which universities often have led the way\nin technology development. Smallsats, some of which are as small as a\nfour-inch cube, are not expected to replace conventional spacecraft,\nbut sometimes can provide an alternative to larger, more costly\nspacecraft. Smallsats can serve as platforms for rapid technology\ntesting or specialized scientific research and exploration not\notherwise possible. Smallsats also can be developed relatively quickly\nand inexpensively, and can share a ride to orbit with larger\nspacecraft.\n\nNASA expects to competitively select approximately 10 proposals. Each\nteam will form proposal partnerships with researchers from any of\nNASA's field centers. Awards for each project will include as much as\n$100,000 ($150,000 for teams of more than one school). Proposals\nsubmitted in response to this NASA cooperative agreement notice are\ndue June 5, 2013.\n\nIn addition, NASA will fund the time for NASA employees to work with\neach selected team. Project funding is for one year with the potential\nto continue for a second year. Proposed projects could include\nanything from laboratory work to advance a particular spacecraft\ntechnology to flight testing of a new smallsat. For example, projects\nmight focus on a technology area such as propulsion, power or\ncommunications, or on a smallsat capability, such as formation flight\nor satellite rendezvous.\n\nDetails of the opportunity and instructions for submitting proposals\nare provided in a Cooperative Agreement Notice that is available\nonline at http://tinyurl.com/cb3mqdw.\n\nFor additional information on the Small Spacecraft Technology Program,\nvisit http://www.nasa.gov/smallsats.\n\nThe Small Spacecraft Technology Program is part of NASA's Space\nTechnology Mission Directorate, which is innovating, developing,\ntesting and flying hardware for use in NASA's future missions. For\nmore information about NASA's investment in space technology, visit\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/spacetech.\n\nQuestions about this opportunity should be directed to Rachel Khattab\nat [email protected].\n\n[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Applications Catapult Hackathon\n\nThe Satellite Applications Catapult is hosting a Satellite\nApplications Hackathon event on the weekend of 8-9 June 2013. It will\ntake place at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.\n\nThe two-day ‘technology development’ event is part of a series of\nactivities to help generate innovative ideas and solutions in\nresponse to several challenges set by the Catapult or its associated\npartners. Hackathons offer an innovation platform to enable people to\nwork together to solve challenges using space technologies, and\nexploit the benefits for both space and other markets sectors, eg.\ntransport, healthcare, natural resources, etc.\n\nThe Hackathon is open to anyone who would like to participate –\nsoftware developers, engineers, technologists, scientists, designers,\nartists, educators, students and entrepreneurs – anyone who has a\npassion to help change the world.\n\nTo register for the Hackathon, please go to\ncatapulthackathon.eventbrite.co.uk or email\[email protected].\n\nFor more Information visit\nhttp://sa.catapult.org.uk/event/catapult-hackathon/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAmateur Radio Satellites for Emergency Communications\n\nGrupo de Radioaficionados para Operaciones Satelitales (GROS)\nCoordinator Raydel Espinet CM2ESP comments on the use of amateur\nradio satellites for emergency communications and describes how an\namateur satellite was used in a Civil Defense exercise on May 18-19,\n2013\n\nAbout the topic of satellites and emergencies I think satellites are\nan option very important to consider when there is no more available.\nIn case of HF propagation blackouts or poor conditions and when local\nVHF and UHF repeaters fails, satellites can bring help, specially\nfrom light weight battery run portable stations.\n\nHere in Cuba we do every year an emergency rehearsal exercise named\n“Meteoro” which is organized by Cuba’s Civil Defense to simulate\ncatastrophes and other actions relevant to the upcoming hurricane\nseason.\n\nThis weekend (May 18th and 19th) was held the 2013 Exercise, like\nalways Cuban Ham Radio Operators are invited to participate as an\nimportant asset during emergencies. But by first time ever on the\nCivil Defense National Headquarters were is installed amateur station\nCO9DCN we do a short and simple satellite demonstration to the Civil\nDefense authorities.\n\nThe short demo was just a simple “hello” exchanged between CO6CBF\n(Hector) in Cienfuegos Province and CM2ESP/Portable (Raydel) in the\nHeadquarter’s backyard. Hector had done previous years demos for his\nprovince’s civil defense authorities, but this was the first time a\ndemo was done at the National Civil Defense Headquarters. As HF\npropagation was terribly bad that day due to the recent solar flares\nthe Civil Defense Authorities were very pleased with our short demo\nproving that satellites can be an alternative when ground and\nionospheric propagation are disrupted.\n\nThe Press publish a short report about the amateur radio importance\non emergencies and there is also a short mention in paragraph three\nof the very first satellite contact.\n\nThe news report can be found at\nhttp://www.ain.cu/2013/mayo/19ya-meteoro_reduccion_desastres.htm\n\nIt is in Spanish only, but Google translator works fine\nhttp://tinyurl.com/navmyoh (Google Translation)\n\nOn the picture featured on the news report from the Cuban News\nAgency you can see CO9DCN Club Station (Defensa Civil Nacional –\nNational Civil Defense) being operated by CO2OT in digital modes and\nCO2JC in voice communications. The satellite demo was done portable\non the backyard on Sunday at 14:10 UTC during a SO-50 pass, the press\narrived one hour after the satellite pass so unfortunately there is\nno photo available.\n\n[ANS thanks Raydel, CM2ESP for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA looking for far-out ideas\n\nNASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA's Innovative Advanced\nConcepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II proposals for\ncontinuation of promising studies selected during the first phase of\nthe visionary program.\n\nThe NIAC program funds cutting-edge concepts with the potential to\ntransform future aerospace missions, enable new capabilities, or\nsignificantly alter current approaches to launching, building, and\noperating aerospace systems.\n\n\"Creating the technologies needed to keep our explorers -- robotic\nand human -- alive and well is a terrific challenge, and these\ntransformative concepts have the potential to mature into the\nsolutions that enable our future missions,\" said Michael Gazarik,\nNASA's associate administrator for space technology in Washington.\n\n\"NASA's early investment and partnership with creative scientists,\nengineers and citizen inventors from across the nation holds the\npotential to pay huge technological dividends and help maintain\nAmerica's leadership in the global technology economy.\"\n\nNIAC's Phase II opportunity continues development of the most\npromising Phase I concepts. These are visionary aerospace\narchitecture, mission, or system concepts with transformative\npotential, which continue to push into new frontiers, while remaining\ntechnically and programmatically credible. NIAC's current portfolio\nof diverse efforts advances aerospace technology in many areas,\nincluding science, aeronautics, robotics and manufacturing.\n\nRecent NIAC Phase II studies have included a concept for \"printable\nspacecraft,\" which could be manufactured using additive manufacturing\ntechnology that creates 3-D objects from computer designs. Spacecraft\nelectronic components could be \"printed\" layer upon layer on flexible\nmaterials, advancing the functionality and availability of components\nneeded for space missions. Another study is examining the feasibility\nof using high temperature superconducting magnets as a potential form\nof radiation shielding in space.\n\n\"Phase II proposals are especially exciting because they can provide\nthe opportunity to bring real breakthroughs one step closer to\nimplementation,\" said Jay Falker, NIAC program executive at NASA\nHeadquarters.\n\nNASA will be accepting NIAC Phase II proposals of no more than 20\npages in length until July 9. Selection announcements are expected\nlater this year. This solicitation is open only to current or\npreviously awarded NIAC Phase I concepts. Complete guidelines for\nproposal submissions are available on the NIAC website at\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/niac.\n\nNASA expects to initiate approximately five new Phase II studies\nthis year. The number of awards will depend on the strength of\nproposals, availability of appropriated funds and selected mix of\nPhase I and Phase II awards. Selected proposers will receive as much\nas $500,000 over two years to further analyze and develop their\ninnovative concepts.\n\nNIAC is part of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, which\nis innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use in\nNASA's future missions. To view the NASA NIAC Research Announcement\nfor this solicitation and for more information about the agency's\nSpace Technology Mission Directorate, visit: http://go.usa.gov/R1N\n\n\n[ANS thanks Southgate Amateur radio News for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpdate: Museum Ships Weekend Special Event Station KK5W Satellite\nOperations\n\nThe Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club (BVARC) will participate in the\nMuseum Ships Weekend Event on June 1-2, 2013 from Pelican Island\n(IOTA NA-143) near Galveston, Texas.  Currently 90 ships worldwide\nare registered to participate in the event and it is expected that\nadditional museum ships will register before the event begins.  In\n2008 the BVARC satellite team was the first museum ship to use OSCAR\nsatellites.  Last year at least a half dozen museum ships joined us\non the OSCAR satellites.\n\nThis year the KK5W team will launch a balloon on Saturday morning,\nJune 1, 2013.  Previous balloons launched by the South Texas Balloon\nLaunch Team have reached an altitude of over 111,000 feet and have\ntraveled as far east as South Carolina.  This balloon will carry a\n70cm to 10m linear transponder with center frequencies of 433.500 MHz\nand 28.600 MHz.  The balloon can be tracked on\n<http://www.aprs.fi>www.aprs.fi by entering the identifier N5BPS-11\n(the USS Cavalla's wartime call sign was NBPS).  Working the balloon\ntransponder is just like working a satellite but with no Doppler\nshift.\n\nBVARC plans a full 2-day operation on the HF bands. Operation on\nOSCAR satellites is planned for daytime passes on Saturday, June 1,\n2013. The BVARC satellite and balloon team consists of AMSAT members\nAndy MacAllister, W5ACM, Allen Mattis, N5AFV, Charlie Keng, K5ENG,\nCarl Hacker, WC5WM, Thomas Krahn, KT5TK, and Mike Scarcella, WA5TWT.\n\nWe encourage any interested satellite operators to volunteer to\noperate on the OSCAR satellites if you live near a participating\nmuseum ship. Join in and be part of this worldwide event.\n\nIf you hear KK5W on during MSWE 2013 give us a call. QSL with SASE to\nKK5W, Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club, PO BOX 2997, Sugar Land, TX\n77487-2997.\n\nAdditional information:\nhttp://www.nj2bb.org/museum/index.html\n\n[ANS thanks Allen F. Mattis for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n+ Congratulations to Expedition 34 Commanader Chris Hadfield\nKC5RNJ/VA3OOG for his successful return to earth. Chris dedicated\nhimself to bringing space science to students around the world.\nNotable are the 23 ARISS contacts in which he participated.\n\nSuccessful ARISS Contacts\n\n+ Yellowknife R.C.M.P. Headquarters Yellowknife\tNorthwest\nTerritories Canada 2013-05-12 17:55 UTC\n\nA succesful International Space Station school contact was conducted\nbetween participants at Yellowknife R.C.M.P. Headquarters,\nYellowknife, NWT, Canada and Expedition 34 Commander Chris Hadfield,\nKC5RNJ/VA3OOG, on 12 MAY 2013 at approximataely 17:55 UTC. The\nduration of the contact was approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.\nThe contact was be a telebridge between NA1SS and k6DUE. The contact\nwas audible over the Eastern U.S. and adjacent areas.\n\nYellowknife is the capital city of Northwest Territories in Canada's\nnorth and has a population around 20,000.  Yellowknife is found on\nthe north shore of Great Slave Lake and on the west side of\nYellowknife Bay, near the outlet of the Yellowknife River.\nYellowknife is known as the \"diamond capital of North America\"\nbecause there are three mines near our city.\n\nThis event in Yellowknife brought in many areas of their community.\nThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment was the host for this\nevent.  Their commanding officer started the event by greeting all\nwho attended.  The event was blessed before the contact by one of the\nrespected Elders.  Students from ages 6-17 asked the questions.  They\nwere from local schools, the Side Street Youth Center, and families\nof police officers.  This was a huge celebration of our community\nconnections.\n\n+ Participants of the first phase of the qualifying round of the\nWorld \"Man will fly away, come back a hero\" in Podolsk, Russia had a\nsuccessful 2013-05-15 07:41 UTC The contact was direct via RN3DOM\nwith Expedition 35 Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS using station\ncall RSØISS\t\n\n+ Anacapa School Santa Barbara, California USA 2013-05-22 17:43 UTC\n\nA successful International Space Station school contact was\nconducted between participants at Anacapa School, Santa Barbara, CA\nand Expedition 35 Astronaut Christopher J Cassidy KF5KDR on 22 May.\nThe event began at approximately 17:43 UTC. The duration of the\ncontact was approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact was\ndirect between NA1SS and N6KTH. The contact was audible over portions\nof the west coast of the U.S.\n\nAnacapa School is an independent, co-educational, college\npreparatory day school for junior high and high school students.\nThis year they have a total of 65 students in grades 7-12.  Through\nacademic and experiential learning, they encourage students to\nintegrate critical thinking, creativity, integrity, and compassion in\norder to develop the potential of each individual in our diverse\ncommunity.\n\nThe Anacapa Near Space Exploration Club - KK6BBL was founded in 2010\nby Anacapa students.  The first team designed and built Anacapa\nAmateur High-Altitude Balloon 1 (AAHAB-1), which launched on May 22,\n2011, returning stunning still images from an altitude of 91,122 feet\nover the California Central Coast.  In 2012, a second team consisting\nof new and returning crew members built off of the success with a\nsecond near space probe, AAHAB-2.  Team AAHAB-2 set even more\nambitious goals including a live Amateur Television video downlink,\nhigh-definition recording, radiation sensors and live APRS telemetry.\nOn May 5, 2012, AAHAB-2 returned to Earth after a project record-\nbreaking flight peaking at more than 111,814 feet above the surface!\nThis year a new group of students are busy preparing for the ARISS\ncontact, developing new designs and earning their Amateur Radio\nlicenses.\n\nFollowing the success of the two balloon probes and their acceptance\ninto the ARISS / TFS program last summer, they decided to make space\nexploration the focus of their annual Synthesis Unit for the 2012-\n2013 school year.  This means that all of the students at Anacapa\nhave spent many hours over the past few months taking an in-depth\nlook at the space program's past, present and future by doing\nindependent research and hearing from expert speakers like NASA\nAstronaut Rick Linnehan who visited us in January.  Students are\npresently in the process of finalizing the Synthesis product which is\na report of their findings.\n\nOther areas schools were asked to join them on the day of the\ncontact so they might share this \"million dollar moment.\"\n\n+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-05-25 21:00 UTC\n\nATR International Youth Forum - “Growth points”, Altai Krai\nBelokuriha, Russia Contact is a go for Tue 2013-06-04 21:15  UTC\n\nARISS is requesting listener reports for the above  contact.  Due\nto issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully  understood at\npresent, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these  contacts.\nARISS thanks everyone in advance for their  assistance.\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, David AA4KN and Charlie AJ9N  for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ SPUTNIX is granted a license for space activity\n\nSPUTNIX has been granted has been granted a license by the Russian\nFederal Space Agency for engaging in space activity, namely: creating\nand modernizing small automatic space vehicles for scientific and\ncommercial purposes.\n\nSPUTNIX_is_granted_a_license_for_space_activity_999.html\n\n+ The three planets converging in the Western skyy just after sunset\nMay 25-28 are Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.\n\n+ NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready For Flight\n\nNanosatellites now have their own mass transit to catch rides to\nspace and perform experiments in microgravity. A new NASA-designed\nand developed satellite deployer, dubbed the Nano Launch Adapter\nSystem (NLAS), is scheduled to demonstrate the capability to launch a\nflock of satellites into space later this year.\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/povkvfe\n\n+ First precise MEMS output measurement technique unveiled\n\nThe commercial application of MEMS, or micro-electro-mechanical\nsystems, will receive a major boost following the presentation of a\nbrand new way to accurately measure the power requirements and\noutputs of all existing and future devices.\n\nThe cheap and easy to apply technique will be presented for the\nfirst time at the TechConnect World Conference 2013 by a research\nteam from Laboratoire national de metrologie et d'essais (LNE) in\nFrance. The researchers believe it will help manufacturers improve\nproduct performance, develop new functionalities, reduce energy\nconsumption of mass production, respond to market demands for\nminiaturization, and increase reliability of MEMS devices around the\nworld.\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/q9g3phx\n\n+ Plug-and-Play technology for microsatellites has been\nexperimentally confirmed\n\nSPUTNIX specialists within the work on creation of a microsatellite\nplatform TabletSat have assembled and tested the onboard control\nsystem equipment based on Space Plug- and-Play Architecture (SPA)\nspecifications. This set of open standards has been developed by the\nAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA, jointly\nwith the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL.\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/p3rzk5u\n\n+ May Edition of MilsatMagazine is available online\n\nhttp://www.milsatmagazine.com/2013/MSM_May2013.pdf\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\n",
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