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ANS 160 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – June 6, 2013:
* Fox-1 Receives IARU Frequency Coordination Letter
* _Reminder_: Deadline for AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Approaching
* AMSAT Field Day 2013
* AMSAT Online Satellite Pass Predictions Webpage Restored
* 2013 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT Forum Presentations Now on YouTube.com
* New Video on Ham Radio Satellite SO-50 on FM handheld
* South Africa Radio Amateur of the Year Awards 2013 Nominations Closes June 10
We are still at a cusp when CubeSats are few– a couple dozen in a year, spread out across the world– but growing. I predict that, in three to four years, most universities and colleges will have CubeSat capability, much as most are starting to teach app development or 3d printing– fields that were also new half a decade ago, but are rapidly reaching the level of commodity and even necessity.
describes the building of the new test stand VTC 3 and what it will be used for testing. Peter Madsen describes the idea behind and the progression of the Copenhagen Suborbitals testing facilities. He also describes the next generation of rockets and what is in the pipeline from the rocket engine department.
