The Estonian student Cubesat project ESTCube successfully reached orbit via a Vega rocket this week:
Paul Gilster writes about the E-sail propulsion concept, developed by Pekka Janhunen of Finland, which will be tested by ESTCube: To Ride the Solar Wind.
Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.
ANS 125 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – May 5, 2013:
* AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM – Save the Date November 1 – 3
* First Call for PApers – AMSAT Space Symposium
* AMSAT Booth is Moving at Dayton, but not very far!
* Call for Papers: 2013 Digital Communications Conference
* Help Wanted: AMSAT News Service Rotating Editor Positions Available
* NASA and Amateur Radio operators piece together the PhoneSat picture
* Conferences and Events related to Space Sceduled in May
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
Here’s a report on the Estonian cubesat project ESTCube, which will test the E-sail propulsion concept from Pekka Janhunen of Finland: Electric Space Sail to Get Its First Test – IEEE Spectrum.
The 10th Annual Spring [CubeSat] Workshop 2013 took place last week. The agenda (pdf) included a vast array of CubeSat projects, technologies, and applications. You can watch the talks on line: Videos of presentations – CubeSat Workshop 2013.
This item via 2013 CubeSat Workshop – KentuckySpace Blog.
Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.
ANS 118 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – April 27, 2013:
* CubeBug-1 Reaches Orbit
* Istanbul Technical University’s TURKSAT-3USAT Launched
* Antares Successfully Launches from Wallops Island, Virginia
* PhoneSats Mission Complete
* 16 Year-old UK student to Work on KickSat Sprite
* Merritt Island High School StangSat Team Wins Best Presentation