Archive for August, 2012
Revolutionary microsatellite set for ISS launch
Japan Times – Takushi Tanaka can’t wait for a microsatellite his project team developed for a unique mission to be released from the international space station in September
Indonesian space programme to launch local-made satellite
The Jakarta Globe – Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space is set to launch its very first locally-produced satellite, Lapan A2
Australia’s one and only typewriter inventor
The Canberra Times – Alfred Herman Traeger is best known for his development of the pedal-powered radio; a vital element in the success of the Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service, a two-way network that was ”the heartbeat of outback life”
The radiation belt storm probes
NASA Science News – Since the dawn of the Space Age, mission planners have tried to follow one simple but important rule: Stay out of the van Allen Belts
Smartphone and Kinect satellite presentations at Guildford
AMSAT-UK – Dr Chris Bridges recently appeared on the nationwide TV channel Sky News discussing why space is cool; on 15-16 September he will be giving two presentations to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
Amateur radio operators formed chain of communication during Irene
Greene County Daily Mail – When all systems fail, the amateurs are king
