Created in 2013 as the new interpretive film for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) public Visitor Center, this 24-minute production explores the synergies of technology and human curiosity that power the world’s most productive radio telescope. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster (star of the film “Contact,” which was based on the novel by Carl Sagan and filmed at the VLA), the program depicts many of the people whose diverse efforts enable the VLA to be a cutting-edge resource for astronomers and humanity worldwide.
For more information about the VLA, where we welcome visitors at no charge, visit public.nrao.edu. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
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ANS 279 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – October 5, 2013:
* AMSAT SYMPOSIUM – Procrastinator ALERT!!
* Space News in October CQ Magazine
* Cubesat Spaceport Coming to Jacksonville, Florida
* AMSAT-DL Satellite Symposium
* Two Ham Astronauts Depart NASA
* High altitude Ham Radio balloon to study comets
* Amateur Satellites in World Radio Online
* YURI UT1FG/MM ALERT!
* AMSAT Journal Call for Articles
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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ANS 272 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – Sept.28 2013:
* Vandenberg Falcon 9 Launch Rescheduled for 29 September
* E. Mike McCardel, KC8YLD Appointed AMSAT VP-Educational Relations
* 2013 Symposium Commemorative Shirt Order Deadline
* September/October AMSAT Journal is Ready
* Chesapeake VA Club Conducts Demos in Support of STEM Education
* New AMSAT Shirts and Hat Rolled Out for 2013
* Successful ARISS Contact in Italy
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ANS 265 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – Sept. 13, 2013:
* 2013 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Election Results Announced
* Final Call for Papers for the 2013 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium
* NASA Internship Opportunities for Spring 2014
* PSK-31 Transponder Needed for Launch Opportunity
* Dutch Amateur Radio Satellite User Day – September 28, 2013
* AMSAT-DL Satellite Symposium October 5
* AMSAT-SM compares FUNcube Dongle Pro+ and RTL SDR’s
* Australian ham radio BLUEsat satellite in the press
* Canadian ConSat-1 CubeSat
* ISS Ham Video launch campaign
* Amateur Radio in Space: Radio Amateurs Headed to, Return From ISS
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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ANS 258 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – September 14, 2013:
* Secondary Payloads On Board for First Vandenberg Falcon 9 Launch
* Radio Amateur in Crew Increment Headed to ISS in Late September
* Australia’s Own BLUEsat Ready for Launch
* ARISS Ham Video – EST and Simulations
* Upcoming ARISS Contacts
