AMSAT & ISS amateur radio news

September 1, 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 244 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – August 31, 2013:
* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots Due By September 15th
* FUNcube-1 Launch Date Announced
* A Ham Radio AX.25 Open Source Soundcard Modem
* Ham Radio Satellites at Tokyo Ham Fair
* SpaceUp India 2012 Videos Now Posted
* CAMSAT (AMSAT China) to host “a big DX party”
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

Asteroids & Comets, Shopping

Deep Space Industries opens “full service space gear superstore”

August 31, 2013 TopSpacer

The Deep Space Industries asteroid mining company has opened a retail store :

Find more NewSpace related shops here.

Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Aug.31.13

August 31, 2013 TopSpacer

Here’s the latest collection of space policy items:

Multiple media, Solar Science, Space Science

The aurora shimmers at the end of summer

August 31, 2013 TopSpacer

Alan Boyle collects some great aurora imagery: Glowing reports are coming in from the aurora zone – PhotoBlog

Here is a video of aurora in Sweden:

Faint Aurora by the Lake from P-M Hedén on Vimeo.

Caption:

The 27th of august the Aurora Borealis started to play as south as Stockholm Sweden, this footage is from Vallentuna 20km north of Stockholm.
In the video you will also see airplanes landing at Arlanda airport.
All footage by P-M Hedén clearskies.se