via Hackaday: Polaris Dawn, and the Prudence of a Short Spacewalk
For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the…
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Via the RSGB: Propagation News – 13 October 2024
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via Hackaday: Catching The BOAT: Gamma-Ray Bursts and The Brightest of All Time
Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent…
via Hackaday: A Space Walk Through ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) might not be breaking news, but this February, National Geographic…
via Hackaday: Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving Measure
The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium…
Via AMSAT: ANS-280 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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Via AMSAT: MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122)
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via Amateur Radio Daily: SSTV Experiment via ISS October 8-14
ARISS will be conducting Expedition 72 – Series 21 SSTV Experiment from the International Space…
Via AMSAT: ANS-273 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1336 – Full Version
Release Date: October 5, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
via Hackaday: The Universe as We Know It May End Sooner Than Expected
The ‘Sombrero Potential’ as seen with the Higgs mechanism. One of the exciting aspects of…
Via AMSAT: ANS-266 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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Via AMSAT: Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
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via Hackaday: Watch NASA’s Solar Sail Reflect Brightly in the Night Sky
NASA’s ACS3 (Advanced Composite Solar Sail System) is currently fully deployed in low Earth orbit,…
via Hackaday: Voyager 1 Completes Tricky Thruster Reconfiguration
After 47 years it’s little wonder that the hydrazine-powered thrusters of the Voyager 1, used…
Strong (G3) Geomagnetic Storms are Likely on 16 September 2024
Periods of G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storms are likely on 16 Sep 2024 due to coronal…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 – Full Version
Release Date: September 14, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 – Truncated 1-hour version
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via Hackaday: Orion Ceases Operations, Future of Meade Unclear
There was a time when building a telescope was a rite of passage for budding…
Via AMSAT: ANS-252 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 – Full Version
Release Date: September 7, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 – Truncated 1-hour version
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via Hackaday: Your Name In Landsat
We’re guessing most readers can cite things from their youth which gave them an interest…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 – Full Version
Release Date: August 31, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….