AMSAT & ISS amateur radio news

May 26, 2013 TopSpacer

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 146 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – May 25, 2013:

* First picture from ESTCube-1 ham radio CubeSat
* NEE-01 Pegasus 910 MHz TV Camera in Action
* Ecuador Pegasus CubeSat fears over space debris crash
* Argentinian CubeSat CubeBug-1 was also hit by space debris.
* NASA History Program Office Fall 2013 Internships
* Registration for the 5th European CubeSat Symposium (3-5 June 2013)
* NASA Seeks Academic Partners for SmallSat Technology Collaboration
* Satellite Applications Catapult Hackathon
* Amateur Radio Satellites for Emergency Communications
* NASA looking for far-out ideas
* Update: Museum Ships Weekend Special Event Station KK5W Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

Science and Technology

Sci-Tech: Review of alternative nuclear fusion power approaches

May 25, 2013 TopSpacer

Brian Wang reviews the status of several innovative fusion power projects: Nuclear Fusion Summary – Prospects for breakthrough commercial reactors 2018-2025 -NextBigFuture.

Astronomy, Space participation

Amateur variable star observers solve dwarf nova mystery

May 25, 2013 TopSpacer

Observations by members of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) have helped to solve a mystery regarding the SS Cygni variable star and correct a measurement made of it with the Hubble telescope:

Uncategorized

Carnival of Space #303 – Everyday Spacer

May 25, 2013 TopSpacer

Pam Hoffman’s Everyday Spacer blog hosts the latest Carnival of Space.

Rockets, Space Systems

Video: Morpheus lander v1.5b tethered test

May 25, 2013 TopSpacer

Project Morpheus test fired their new lander vehicle today while it was on a tether:

This is the first tether test of the v1.5b Morpheus vehicle. We had a good ignition and climb. However, as the vehicle attempted to stabilize itself it exceeded the internally set boundary limit causing a soft abort.