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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/GD3I34URPER5QK72VV4EOY3JBAIYFCR6/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CADDbS5DMw2Kh419vSeJknOtrwnqRuD+UEMUixgOz=07NaLk0_A@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "GD3I34URPER5QK72VV4EOY3JBAIYFCR6", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/GD3I34URPER5QK72VV4EOY3JBAIYFCR6/?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": "[ans] ANS-215 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2020-08-02T00:00:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-215\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS\npublishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on\nthe activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who\nshare an active interest in designing, building, launching and commun-\nicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.\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:\[email protected]\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:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* ISS MAI-75 SSTV Activity Planned For Aug 4-5\n* AMSAT Awards Update\n* How Many Satellite Awards Have Been Issued?\n* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2020\n* First Demonstration Of Orbit Control On A 1U CubeSat\n* Burns Fisher, WB1JF, Featured Speaker at AMSAT SA Symposium\n* NASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts' Return from ISS on SpaceX\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-215.01\nANS-215 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 215.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE 2020 August 02\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-215.01\n\n\nISS MAI-75 SSTV Activity Planned For Aug 4-5\n\nRussian cosmonauts will transmit amateur radio Slow Scan Television\n(SSTV) images from the International Space Station (ISS) during August\n4-5 on 145.800 MHz FM (likely using PD-120).\n\nOn July 9, ESA Education had Tweeted: “We are expecting the ISS to\ntransmit pictures in the next weeks for the 45th anniversary of the\nApollo-Soyuz test project. This is a perfect opportunity to try this\nactivity for yourself!”\nhttps://twitter.com/ESA__Education/status/1281140713237946370\n\nApollo–Soyuz was the first international space mission, carried out\njointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in mid-July 1975.\n\nAn announcement made July 27 on the ARISS SSTV Blog says: The final\ncrew schedule for the week of Aug 3-9 was released recently and it\nshowed a MAI-75 activity scheduled for Aug 4 and 5. This is soon after\nthe Space X Demo-2 undock so changes to that event could impact the\nschedule.\n\nThe current dates and times of the planned activity are as follows:\nAug 4 (12:25-18:10 UTC) is setup and day 1 operations.\nAug 5 (11:15-18:45 UTC) is day 2 operations and close out.\n\nThis is the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment that is active\nfor orbital passes over Moscow, Russia. It has traditional been PD-180\nor PD-120 and transmitting on 145.800 MHz.\n\nSource ARISS STV Blog http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/\n\nThe ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld\nwith a 1/4 wave antenna will be enough to receive it. Many FM mobile\nand base station rigs can be switched been wide and narrow deviation\nFM filters. For best results you should select the filter for wider\ndeviation FM (25 kHz channel spacing). Handhelds all seem to have a\nsingle wide filter fitted as standard.\n\nThe space agency ESA has released a video ‘How to get pictures from the\nInternational Space Station via Amateur Radio’ along with a collection\nof Tutorial videos explaining how to receive ISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV)\npictures for different computers and mobile devices\nhttps://amsat-uk.org/2020/07/08/esa-promote-amateur-radio-iss-sstv/\n\nRead the Raspberry Pi article Pictures from space via ham radio\nhttps://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/\n\nISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office\n is closed until further notice. For details, please visit\n https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAMSAT Awards Update\n\nHere are the awards issued in the last two months.\n\nThe AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award is given to any operator for\nhaving made their first contact:\n\nAnthony Rizi, NR1Z\nEdward Hartzel, W3HMK\nJames Brooks, KB3EFH\nVilanova University ARC, W3YP\nRobin Shelley, G8VVY\n\n------\n\nThe Oscar Satellite Communications Achievement Award is for working 20\ncontacts on any satellite:\n\nAnthony Rizi, NR1Z, #628\nAngus Alexander, KJ7KOJ, #629\n\n------\n\nThe AMSAT Sexagesimal Satellite Communications Achievement Award is\ngiven for 60 satellite contacts:\n\nStephan Greene, KS1G, #187\nCasey Tucker, KI7UNJ, #188\n\n------\n\nThe AMSAT South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award is\nfor 25 different stations on Phase 2 (LEO) satellites:\n\nAnthony Rizi, NR1Z, #US230\nCasey Tucker, KI7UNJ, #US231\nAngus Alexander, KJ7KOJ, #US232\n\n------\n\nThe Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement Award\nis awarded for the submission of 1,000 satellite contacts on OSCAR-6\nor later satellites:\n\nW4AMI Award (1,000-4,000)\n\nMitchell Whitman, N4DCW, #110\nMark Johns, K0JM, #111\nDavid Hoffman, KL1XI, #112\nPhillip Sauvey, AK7DD, #113\nDennis Love, N7EGY, #114\nKell Bodholt, KI7UXT, upgrade to 2000\n\n\n------\n\nAMSAT Rover Award is based on a point system and is awarded to those\nwho put grids on the air away from their home QTH:\n\nRover Call\n===== ========\n#054 N0TEL\n#055 AK7DD\n#056 KE0WPA\n\n\n------\n\nGridMaster Award is presented to those who confirm QSOs with all 488\ngrids in the Continental U.S.:\n\n\nGridMaster Call\n========== ========\n#11 KO4MA\n#12 N4UFO\n#13 W5CBF\n\nTo see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org and click on\nServices then Awards.\n\n[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for\nthe above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHow Many Satellite Awards Have Been Issued?\n\nWhen Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, was asked\nby a ham last week how many awards he has issued, his response was,\n\"You know, I really had no idea.\" Paige took over doing the AMSAT\nawards in May, 2001. Most of the awards have computer records. However,\nthe Satellite Communicator Club award, he did not start keeping track\nof until 2003.\n\nSo, you ask, how many awards has he issued? Paige says,\n\"Satellite Communicator 407+ but my records only go back to 2003\nSouth Africa Satellite Communication Achievement 167\nAMSAT Satellite Communication Achievement 273\nSexagesimal (60 QSOs) 64\nCentury (100 QSOs) 24\nW4AMI (1,000 QSOs) 81\nW4AMI endorsements (each additional 1,000 QSOs) 66\nW4AMI 5000 (5,000 QSOs) 25\nRover 55\nGridMaster 13\n\nand if I added correctly, it comes out to 1,165 plus whatever Satellite\nCommunicator awards were issued in 2001 and 2002. That's a lot of\ncertificate paper, a lot of ink and a bunch of envelopes and stiffeners\nto get them safely to their owners.\"\n\nDo you have one on your wall? If not, maybe you should submit for one\nor more so that one day I will hit 2,000 or 3,000 who knows. Visit the\nawards page at https://www.amsat.org/awards-2/\n\n[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for\nthe above information]\n\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\n\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2020\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the\nARRL for the period July 1, 2020 through August 1, 2020.\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nWOW! Long list this month!\n\nCALL July August\n\nW7QL 478 510\nWI4T 301 461\nN7EGY 405 456\nPS8ET 350 434\nAF5CC New 425\nN9FN 303 403\nHP2VX 351 377\nWB7VUF 319 370\nKC9UQR 301 332\nW4ZXT 252 327\nWA9JBQ 326 326\nW4DTA 263 275\nAK7DD New 255\nN1PEB * 138 255\nK4RGK 175 214\nVE6WK New 207\nS57NML 179 205\nAC9O 108 204\nYV1DIG 146 200\nAA4FL 181 187\nN3CAL 160 171\nWD9EWK (DM23) 137 152\nN7AME 128 148\nWB7QXU New 140\nK3HPA 102 128\nVE2NGO 100 128\nHB9WDF New 114\nN5EKO 102 108\nKP4RV 100 105\nXE1R New 105\nKB9STR New 104\nN2ZN New 103\nIK1IYU New 101\nKF6JOQ New 101\nN5MIG New 101\nLU3FCA New 100\nM0KDS New 100\nN6RVI New 100\n\n* For some reason, this call dropped off the list from February to now.\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at W5RKN\nat W5RKN dot com. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf\nlistings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions\nare possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned.\n\nThanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely\non the birds. They are doing most of the work!\n\n[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFirst Demonstration Of Orbit Control On A 1U CubeSat\n\nThe University Wuerzburg Experimental Satellite 4 (UWE-4) successfully\nused its propulsion system in order to conduct orbit control. The 1U\nCubeSat, developed and built at the Chair for Robotics and Telematics,\nis equipped with the electric propulsion system NanoFEEP which has been\ndeveloped by TU Dresden.\n\nSeveral manoeuvres have been performed within 11 days between June 23\nand July 3, 2020 such that the altitude of the CubeSat was reduced by\nmore than 100 meters, compared to an average of 21 meters with natural\ndecay. This marks the first time in CubeSat history that a 1U CubeSat\nchanged its orbit using an on-board propulsion system.\n\nAs chance would have it, the team of UWE-4 received a conjunction data\nmessage (CDM) in the morning of July 2, 2020 from the United States Air\nForce’s 18th Space Control Squadron. A conjunction of UWE-4 with a non-\noperational Iridium satellite (ID: 34147) in the morning of July 5,\n2020 with a minimum range of about 800 meters was a threat to the\nsafety of UWE-4. An analysis has shown that the altitude of UWE-4 would\nalready be below the Iridium satellite at the time of conjunction. Thus\nthe on-going altitude lowering manoeuvre could only improve the situa-\ntion and can be considered as a collision avoidance manoeuvre. No furt-\nher CDMs have been issued regarding this possible conjunction. An anal-\nysis of the orbit of the two spacecraft after July 5, 2020 results in\na closest approach of more than 6000 meters.\n\nLowering the altitude of a spacecraft in low earth orbit (LEO) is\nequivalent to a reduction of its lifetime, since satellites in LEO\nusually burn up during re-entry due to the friction with the Earth’s\natmosphere. Thus, this experiment is a concept demonstration of a de-\norbiting manoeuvre shown at the smallest class of spacecraft in LEO.\nToday, there is no commitment to carry a propulsion system for space-\ncraft. However, due to the vastly increasing number of satellites in\nmega constellations such obligations are being discussed in the space\nagencies of several space faring countries. The experiment of UWE-4\npresents a de-orbiting solution for the fraction of space debris of\noperational but unused satellites of today and for the mega constella-\ntions of tomorrow.\n\n[U.S. regulations make the ability to de-orbit a requirement for HEO\namateur satellites in the future -- Ed.]\n\nStay tuned for more updates on UWE-4 and the upcoming launch of NetSat,\na formation flying nano-satellite mission from the Center for Telema-\ntics which is expected to be launched September 2020!\n\nKind regards, The UWE-4 Team\n\nUWE-4: First NanoFEEP thruster ignition\nhttps://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/04/uwe-4-first-nanofeep-thruster-ignition/\n\nUWE-4 435.600 MHz\nhttps://bit.ly/39FdrPt\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nBurns Fisher, WB1JF, Featured Speaker at AMSAT SA Symposium\n\nAMSAT of South Africa (AMSAT SA) has converted its annual Space Sympo-\nsium into a live online event to take place from 08:00z to 17:00z on\nSaturday 22 August with a lunch break to have your sandwiches at home.\n\nBurns Fisher, WB1JF, IHU Software Engineer and key volunteer in the\nconstruction of the Fox1 series of satellites, will join the symposium\nfrom the USA with two presentations. In one of his papers Burns will\npresent a small, easy-to-deploy telemetry station called Fox-in-a-Box,\na good way for amateurs to get started in satellite telemetry collec-\ntion with a modest investment.\n\nThere will be features about AMSAT OSCAR 7, the longest operating ama-\nteur satellite, as well as about SATNOGs and how to track and decode\nthousands of small satellites in orbit with simple hardware/software\nrequiring minimal outlay. Dr. Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, and his team will\npresent the latest developments in the AfriCUBE project.\n\nTo book, visit www.amsatsa.org.za. Members of the SARL or AMSATSA and\nmay register before 15 August for a cost of only R30. Non-members may\nregister prior to this date for a cost of R100 (approximately $6 U.S.)\nbut the AMSAT SA website only offers instructions for registration via\npostal mail. Contact AMSAT SA to explore other possible options.\n\n[ANS thanks SARL News and JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, for the above informa-\ntion]\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\n\nNASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts' Return from ISS on SpaceX\n\nNASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during,\nand following the return of the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with\nthe agency's astronauts Robert Behnken, KE5GGX, and Douglas Hurley from\nthe International Space Station.\n\nThe duo arrived at the orbiting laboratory on May 31, following a suc-\ncessful launch on May 30 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Ken-\nnedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nNASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:34 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 1, for un-\ndocking of the Dragon \"Endeavour\" spacecraft from the space station and\n2:42 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, for splashdown, which will be the first re-\nturn of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft carrying\nastronauts from the space station.\n\nCoverage on NASA TV and the agency's website will begin at 20.30z on\nAug. 1, with a short farewell ceremony on station and resume at 21.00z\nwith departure preparations through splashdown and recovery at one of\nseven targeted water landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of\nMexico off the coast of Florida.\n\nWatch at https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public\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\nARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools\nand the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancella-\ntions or postponements of school contacts.\n\nThe most recent contact was with the American School of Rio de Janeiro,\nRio de Janeiro, Brazil, Multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS on Thursday,\n2020-07-30 at 16:41:42 UTC. The scheduled astronaut was Chris Cassidy,\nKF5KDR. The contact was successful, and the recording may be found at\nhttps://youtu.be/MSyfzEHYwrE\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team men-\ntors for 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\nQuick Hits:\n\nDo you need Hawaii? NH7WN on AO-7 Most days. Reach out for a schedule.\n\nEN57, EN56, EN67, 8/2 – 8/8:\nN8MR, will be in EN57 from August 2nd through August 8th. He may also\nactivate EN56 and 67. Roving will be holiday style.\n\nDM97/98 & EM08/09, 8/29 & 8/30:\nSuper Rover @AD0DX is heading out for the Kansas QSO party and N0E.\nMore to come.\n\nMajor Roves:\n\nAD0HJ, is heading out again for the South Dakota Super Rove Part I\nRove Map: Grids DN74, DN75, DN84, DN85, DN94, DN95, EN04, EN05, EN14,\nEN15, EN16, and EN17. July 31st through August 7th. See the Twitter\npost at https://twitter.com/AD0HJ/status/1284669314637930499 to get\npasses and times.\n Then as if that isn’t enough, there is more: South Dakota Super Rove\nPart II Rove Map: Grids DN73, DN82, DN83, DN92, DN93, EN02, EN03, EN12,\nEN24, and EN25. August 17th through August 21st.\n\nPlease submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overnfor, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nWant to see AMSAT in action or learn more about amateur radio in space?\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating\nthrough amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meet-\nings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\nDue to COVID-19, many hamfest and events around the United States have\nbeen cancelled or postponed. While we make every effort to ensure the\ninformation contained below is correct, there may be some that we\nmissed. We wish all of you safekeeping and hope to be at a hamfest\nnear you soon.\n\nA copy of the AMSAT hamfest brochure is available for download from:\nhttps://bit.ly/2ygVFmV This color brochure is designed to be printed\ndouble-sided and folded into a tri-fold handout.\n\nTo include your upcoming AMSAT presentation and/or demonstration,\nplease send an email to ambassadors (at) amsat (dot) org.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL/TAPR\n Digital Communications Conference (DCC), September 11 - 13. Due to\n the coronavirus pandemic, this year's conference will be held online.\n Papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings; authors do\n not need to participate. Submit papers by August 15 via email to Maty\n Weinberg, KB1EIB. (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information)\n\n+ AMSAT-UK has announced the OSCAR Satellite QSO Party, aimed at en-\n couraging radio amateurs around the world to get on the air and make\n contacts via satellite during summer in the Northern Hemisphere.\n While points are given per contact, AMSAT-UK says the OSCAR Satellite\n QSO Party is not a contest. The event starts at 0000 UTC on August 1\n and continues until 2359 UTC on September 22.\n (ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information)\n\n+ W5KUB's high-altitude balloon went down around July 21 between Green-\n land and Norway after 72 days aloft and more than three trips around\n Earth. \"It got stuck in the Arctic for several weeks, making loops,\"\n Tom Medlin, W5KUB, said. \"We are getting ready to launch W5KUB-21,\n an SBS-13 balloon with lithium polymer (LiPo) battery. Testing on\n ground is showing that we are getting 24-hour tracking. We hope to\n launch that in the next week or two.\"\n (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information)\n\n+ NASA's latest rover, Perseverance, launched to Mars on July 30 carry-\n chips with 10.9 million names submitted by people all over the world.\n Anyone can sign up to send their name on a future Mars mission at\n https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/\n (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)\n\n+ Kerry Banke, N6IZW, was featured in an article published in the La\n Mesa Courier newspaper of La Mesa, Calif. on July 24. The article\n highlighted Kerry's association with ARISS, particularly his work on\n the new special power supply that converts the space station power\n to the levels that are required by ham radio equipment aboard the\n ISS. See the full story at https://lamesacourier.com/space-radio/\n (ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, for the above information)\n\n+ NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for\n Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon\n flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA?s Commer-\n cial Crew Program. Crew-2 is targeted to launch in spring 2021. NASA\n astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as space-\n craft commander and pilot, respectively, for the mission. JAXA (Japan\n Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, and\n ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG, will\n join as mission specialists.\n (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)\n\n+ The 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference, SmallSat 2020, is going\n virtual, August 1-6, 2020. Admission is free of charge at:\n https://smallsat.org/conference/registration\n (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)\n\n+ The public disclosure copy of AMSAT's 2019 IRS filing (Form 990) has\n been posted to the AMSAT website at:\n https://www.amsat.org/audit-and-other-financial-reports/\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 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,\nThis week's ANS Editor, Mark D. Johns, K0JM\n\nk0jm at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }