{"id":18674,"date":"2019-05-06T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18674"},"modified":"2019-05-06T12:34:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:34:58","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-may-6-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18674","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; May.6.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CubeSat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/world-scout-jamboree-gearing-up-for-significant-amateur-radio-presence\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Scout Jamboree Gearing Up for Significant Amateur Radio Presence<\/a> &#8211; Amateur radio enthusiasts aim to introduce scouts to ham radio activities including satellite communications:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cThe goals of the Amateur Radio station at the World Scout Jamboree are to introduce Amateur Radio to Scouts and Scout leaders through hands-on participation in two-way communication with other stations across the globe. This activity will also serve as the Amateur Radio voice of the Jamboree,\u201d the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/k2bsa.wstearns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/WSJ-Amateur-Radio-Vision-V1.pdf\"><strong>World Scout Jamboree Amateur Radio Exhibit Operational Vision document<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0states. Other facets of Amateur Radio at the Jamboree will include Amateur Radio direction finding (ARDF), Amateur Radio satellite contacts, and a scheduled Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with an ISS crew member.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AMSAT<\/strong><\/a><strong> news<\/strong> on student and amateur CubeSat\/smallsat projects: <a title=\"[ans] ANS-313 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Currently Scheduled for November 19th Launch\" href=\"https:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2019\/001104.html\">ANS-125 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call for Nominations &#8211; AMSAT Board of Directors<\/li>\n<li>Buxton and Glasbrenner Address CubeSat Developers Workshop<\/li>\n<li>AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved<\/li>\n<li>Es&#8217;hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019<\/li>\n<li>First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins<\/li>\n<li>Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop<\/li>\n<li>VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019<\/li>\n<li>CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference<\/li>\n<li>World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites<\/li>\n<li>Fifty Years of AMSAT History &#8211; What Happened in May<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>ARISS News<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Shorts from All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And a note about a veteran AMSAT:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over 44 years old, AMSAT-OSCAR 7 is the oldest satellite in any service that is still operational and in use. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nM2TzEElN0\">https:\/\/t.co\/nM2TzEElN0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AMSAT (@AMSAT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMSAT\/status\/1123313246805663744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Misc. CubeSat\/SmallSat info<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/beanie-babies-the-invention-of-cubesat-and-student-designed-and-built-satellites-115354\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beanie Babies, the invention of CubeSat and student-designed and built satellites &#8211; The Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luminary-labs.com\/insight\/small-form-factor-big-innovation\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Small form factor, big innovation &#8211; Luminary Labs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>CubeSat projects, companies, etc:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/space-tech-startup-speqtral-seed-round\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spacetech startup SpeQtral raises $1.9m seed funding -TechInAsia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/industrynewstimes.com\/225\/clyde-space-discloses-deal-to-produce-and-operate-ais-cubesats-for-orbcomm\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clyde Space Discloses Deal To Produce And Operate AIS CubeSats For Orbcomm \u2013 Industry News Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceintelreport.com\/has-france-come-around-to-newspace-10-companies-in-washington-this-week-make-the-case\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Has France come around to NewSpace? 10 companies in Washington this week make the case &#8211; Space Intel Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Earth Observation with smallsats:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecnmag.com\/news\/2019\/05\/leap-forward-estimating-crop-water-use\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Leap Forward in Estimating Crop Water Use &#8211; ecnmag.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/new-eyes-on-wildfires\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Eyes on Wildfires &#8211; Eos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Deep space cubesats:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Safety\/Hera\/Hera_s_CubeSat_to_perform_first_radar_probe_of_an_asteroid\">Hera\u2019s CubeSat to perform first radar probe of an asteroid &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Safety\/Hera\/Hera_s_APEX_CubeSat_will_reveal_the_stuff_that_asteroids_are_made_of\">Hera\u2019s APEX CubeSat will reveal the stuff that asteroids are made of &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Smallsat hardware:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newelectronics.co.uk\/electronics-technology\/satellites-downsize-for-bigger-constellations\/214605\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Satellites downsize for bigger constellations &#8211; NewElectronics.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Events:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atpi.eventsair.com\/QuickEventWebsitePortal\/cubesat-miniaturised-propulsion-workshop\/website\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workshop on Propulsion4CubeSats<\/a> &#8211; June.7.2019, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/interactive.satellitetoday.com\/via\/satellite-2019-show-daily-day-1\/industry-leaders-preview-satellite-the-worlds-most-iconic-satellite-show\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SATELLITE 2019 Show Daily &#8211; Day 1 &#8211; Industry Leaders Preview SATELLITE: The World\u2019s Most Iconic Satellite Show | Via Satellite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1426220057\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1426220057&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=811d54246d72bdb81bf217376d6a29e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Moon Rush: The New Space Race<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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Amateur radio enthusiasts aim to introduce scouts to ham radio activities including satellite communications: \u201cThe goals of the Amateur Radio station at the World &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18674\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; May.6.2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4Rc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3537,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3537","url_meta":{"origin":18674,"position":0},"title":"AMSAT and ISS amateur radio news","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS. 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