[ans] ANS-111 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin

 
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Date: April 20th 2019

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-111

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites

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In this edition:

  • Reminder: May 14 Deadline to Order Tickets for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
  • First Ham in Space, AMSAT Life Member, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
  • AMSAT VP for Human Spaceflight Programs Explains   Operations Onboard the ISS
  • Seats Still Available for AMSAT Academy
  • Amateur Radio Cubesats Aboard Cygnus Launch: BIRDS-3, Swiatowid,   KrakSat, EntrySat
  • Australian CubeSat to use 76 GHz
  • 2M0SQL Releases Pass Recorder Version 1 5
  • FUNcube Data Warehouse URL Change
  • Upcoming Satellite Operations
  • AMSAT-India's ISS Demonstration and Outreach Success
  • NASA Hosts University Students to Discuss Future of Space Exploration
  • SpaceDaily com Reports Virgin Orbital Adds Guam to Launch Sites
  • Satellite Shorts From All Over

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Reminder: May 14 Deadline to Order Tickets for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet

TAPR has announced that the after-dinner speaker at this year's TAPR/AMSAT Banquet on Friday, May 17th will be Dr P J Erickson, W1PJE, from the MIT Haystack Observatory Dr Erickson will will give a presentation entitled “New Frontiers in Human Understanding of Geospace: Radio Explorations of Near-Earth Space from Top to Bottom Through Joint Amateur – Scientist Partnerships ”

Tickets for the 2019 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet are $40 and can be purchased at https://www amsat org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/

Tickets must be purchased by 18:00 EDT / 22:00 UTC on May 14th

[ANS thanks TAPR for the above information]

First Ham in Space, AMSAT Life Member, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK

It is with great sadness that the ARISS team recognizes the passing of our great friend and colleague Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL (SK) Owen Garriott died at his home in Huntsville, Alabama on April 15, 2019

A passionate amateur radio operator and ionospheric physics research- er, Owen inspired the amateur radio community to reach for the stars His multi-decade vision to bring amateur radio with him as part of his journey in space was realized in 1983 on the STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia mission, where hams the world over for the first time heard a fellow ham call CQ from space As the first to operate ham radio in space, Owen blazed a trail that has enabled countless people from around the world to experience what it is like to journey into space and explore our universe As a result, he inspired the international amateur radio community to extend his modest ham station on STS-9 into an international human spaceflight ham radio program that has spanned the Space Shuttle, Mir Space Station, and International Space Station

A member of the U S Astronaut Hall of Fame, Owen Garriott was a pioneer and innovator in all his endeavors…including amateur radio Selected as a NASA scientist-astronaut in 1965, Garriott was the science-pilot for Skylab 3, the second crewed Skylab mission Sky- lab was the first U S space station, housing 3 different crew expeditions from May 1973-February 1974 Owen  spent approximately 60 days on Skylab, doing solar physics research, human physiological research and conducting 3 spacewalks to repair Skylab and extend its research capabilities

Owen’s next flight into space, as part of an international crew on the STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia mission, cemented amateur radio’s future as part of the human spaceflight experience STS-9 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on November 28, 1983 Onboard Columbia was an internationally developed space laboratory, Spacelab-1, which pioneered  international spaceflight research with over 70 separate experiments---a precursor to the research currently being accomplished on the International Space Station (ISS) Onboard also was a Motorola 2-meter handheld radio with a window mounted antenna to facilitate ham radio contacts between W5LFL and hams on the ground On December 1, the third day of his mission, Owen donned his headset and made history by communicating with Lance Collister, WA1JXN, in Frenchtown, Montana In W5LFL’s own words, here is an excerpt of his first contact: “W5LFL in Columbia is calling CQ and standing by Go ahead Hello WA1JXN, WA1 Juliet X‐ray November, this is W5LFL I picked up your signals fairly weakly I think our attitude is not really the best as yet, but you're our first contact from orbit WA1 Juliet X‐ray November, how do you read? Over ”

Owen’s ham contacts on STS-9 were trailblazing for many reasons They represented the first ham radio contact from a human in space to someone on Earth They allowed the general public to directly listen and communicate with an on-orbit crew where, prior to this, only NASA mission control personnel or heads of State (U S Presidents, etc ) could talk to astronauts from space And the mission also demonstrated that a group of volunteers could successfully build a ham radio station for a human spaceflight vehicle and get it formally approved by a space agency

Owen spent decades attempting to carry out ham radio on one of his missions, employing gentle assertiveness and steadfast patience to realize his dream In 1965, when NASA was considering Owen for a planned lunar flight on Apollo 18, 19 or 20, Project MOONRAY was proposed by the Project OSCAR team Project MOONRAY would support amateur radio operations from the surface of the moon This init- iative was scuttled when Apollo lunar expeditions ended at Apollo 17 Prior to his flight on Skylab, AMSAT submitted a proposal to NASA called SKYLARC (Skylab Amateur Radio Communications) Unfortunately, this proposal was turned down But, as they say, the 3rd time was a charm on STS-9 and ham radio is now a human spaceflight reality Also, it should be noted that an AMSAT/ARISS International team is pursuing Owen’s plans to fly ham radio to the moon via several lunar proposal initiatives, including the Lunar Gateway

Owen inspired legions of amateur radio operators, world-wide, to sup- port human spaceflight amateur radio endeavors and for countless individuals to become ham radio operators This includes his son, Richard, W5KWQ, who together with Owen became the first multi- generational American ham radio operators to communicate from space

On behalf of the ARISS International Team, we would like to extend our sincere condolences to the Garriott family, including Owen’s son Richard, W5KWQ and Owen’s wife Eve As Owen has inspired the amateur radio community to reach for the stars may we wish Owen Garriott God- speed and a wonderful journey amongst the stars

Ad Astra!

73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO ARISS International Chair AMSAT V P for Human Spaceflight Programs

[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair / AMSAT Vice President for Human Spaceflight Programs for the above information]

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    AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign     to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades     on ISS The upgrades are necessary to enable students to     continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio      We have reached a great milestone with $24,130 raised     or about 16% towards our goal This would not have been          possible without your outstanding generosity!!

          For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:

     https://fundrazr com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

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AMSAT VP for Human Spaceflight Programs Explains Operations Onboard the ISS

As a result of the recent SSTV event onboard the ISS, a large number of questions arose The questions mainly centered on the crew's ability to troubleshoot equipment and make adjustments to the station

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair and AMSAT VP for Human Spaceflight Programs posted a thorough explanation of how Amateur Radio fits into the operation of the ISS and the astronauts ability to service and operate it

Frank says, "Please remember that ARISS is not the prime activity on ISS There are over 300 international experiments currently operational on ISS on this expedition I just heard in a tele- conference last week that that number will go to about 500 experiments in the next 1-2 years

"Because of the vast number of experiments going on at the same time, we can only occasionally get suggestions to the crew to make changes to our payload Any work arounds on any experiment/payload will compete with the crew's already fully booked schedule Several ARISS team members, particularly our teammate in Russia, were out of pocket this past weekend Our Russian colleague was informed of the issue early-on and acknowledged the issue But he also needs to get tied into Mission Control That is difficult from afar And even if we ask for a change, it is challenging to get the crew time to make this happen Especially if it is outside the flight planning stage

"Once we have the Interoperable Radio System on ISS, we plan to augment our radio system with a ground commandable capability We have already developed a concept for this capability Once in place, we will be able to do many things with our radio without crew intervention, including mode changes to support SSTV, APRS, Voice Repeater, etc This capability will also be important if we fly ham radio on the Lunar Gateway, which will not have crew on it 24/7

"Please note that to keep ARISS alive and implementing new capabilities requires a great deal of funding As an example, ARISS currently has two individuals on travel to NASA Johnson running tests for the interoperable radio system This is one of three travel trips required to get the radio system ready for flight Each one of these trips will cost ARISS about $3000 in travel--- nearly $10,000 for these three testing events Also, this past week, we spent $1,100 to transport the HamTV that was returned from ISS back to Italy to undergo troubleshooting to potentially repair the anomaly we experienced on ISS

"We have a Fundrazr activity right now to prepare the Interoperable Radio System for Launch We need $150,000 by the end of this year and are well short of our goal right now If you really want to see improvements in the ISS radio system from where it is today, please strongly consider donating to ARISS Push the donate button at www ariss org You can donate at several levels and even a little at a time on a monthly basis At some donation levels, your callsign and name will be included on the interoperable radio system that will fly to ISS!

"Thanks for all your interest and support to ARISS I hope this helps explain a little about what is happening on ISS "

[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair and AMSAT VP for Human Spaceflight Programs for the above information ]

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Seats Still Available for AMSAT Academy

Come join us the day before Hamvention for AMSAT Academy – a unique opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working the FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00am to 5:00pm, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio

Registration Fee includes:

  • Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced   amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most   accomplished AMSAT operators
  • Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019 Edition  ($15 value)
  • One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
  • Pizza Buffet Lunch
  • Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub   and Eatery in Fairborn

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85 00 Registration closes May 10, 2019 No sign ups at the door No refunds, No cancellations

Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store https://www amsat org/product/amsat-academy-registration/

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information ]

Amateur Radio Cubesats Aboard Cygnus Launch: BIRDS-3, Swiatowid, KrakSat, EntrySat

Masa, JN1GKZ, reports from Tokyo, Japan that the Cygnus NG-11 resupply mission to the ISS, launched on Wednesday, April 17 will also deliver three cubesats of the BIRDS-3 constellation by the Kyushu Institute of Technology

Three additional cubesat missions aboard the Cygnus launch include Swiatowid, KrakSat, and EntrySat

BIRDS-3 Cubesats

All of the BIRDS-3 cubesats have been coordinated for operation on the same downlink frequency of 435 375 MHz Each will transmit a CW beacon and 9k6 GMSK telemetry downlink JAXA's J-SSOD-11 deployer in the the Kibo module will deploy the BIRDS Project ("BIRDS-3") cubesats at a later date

Cubesats from three countries are represented in the BIRDS-3 constellation:

  • NepaliSat-1 (Nepal) http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=618   http://tinyurl com/ANS-111-KathmanduPost (Nepali press report)

  • Uguisu (Japan) http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=617

  • Raavana-1 (Sri Lanka) http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=616

The main mission of the constellation is to provide ciphered short messages in its beacon on 435 375 MHz giving the opportunity for the amateur radio community to decipher the messages through the publicly available key that will be provided in the BIRDS-3 official website: http://birds3 birds-project com/document/amateur/

Stations who are able to successfuly decipher the message will be recognized on the BIRDS-3 website and will also receive a special BIRDS-3 QSL card

BIRDS-3 will also have a remote Data Collection Mission based on low powered LoRa modulation for demonstration of remote data col- lection and processing onboard each CubeSat The collected data will be published on the BIRDS-3 website in an open format Amateur radio stations contributing to receiving this data will be given a special QSL card, unique from the amateur message deciphering mission showing the nature of data collected

Other objectives of the BIRDS-3 mission include: + An imaging mission for public outreach and awareness + Earth Magnetic Field measurement + COTS component investigation + Active Attitude Stabilization as precursor to active pointing   control for future CubeSat missions

Swiatowid

http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=609 https://satrevolution com/

V/U FM transponder (no activation information at this time) Uplink:     436 000 MHz Downlink:   145 850 MHz Telemetry:  435 500 MHz 1k2 AFSK with AX25 format            2435 000 MHz 1 Mbps 2GFSK

KrakSat

http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=608 https://www kraksat pl/space/

Downlink:  435 500 MHz 9k6 and 1k2 AFSK with AX25 format

EntrySat

http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=334

A 3U CubeSat which will measure thermosphere parameters during the orbital phase (alt > 200 km), and study satellite re-entry during the re-entry phase (alt < 200 km)

Uplink:   Amateur FM relay - frequency unpublished at this time Downlink: 436 950 MHz voice and 9K6 packet

[ANS thanks Masa, JN1GKZ, the IARU, and the BIRDS-3, Swiatowid,  KrakSat, EntrySat teams for the above information]

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Australian CubeSat to use 76 GHz

The IARU Satellite Coordination Panel has announced the amateur radio frequencies for the Australian CubeSat CUAVA-1 which will utilize several frequencies:

  • Downlinks: 437 075 MHz, 2404 000 MHz, 5840 MHz and 76 800 GHz
  • Uplinks: 145 875 MHz, 2404 000 MHz and 5660 000 MHz
  • http://www amsatuk me uk/iaru/finished_detail php?serialnum=671

At press time launch is expected in July 2019 from Japan into a 400km orbit

CUAVA-1 is a 3U CubeSat and the first CubeSat project of the new University of Sydney ARC Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and their Applications (CUAVA), whose primary aim is the education and training of people, mostly PhD students, for the space sector

This mission addresses issues of radio technique interesting to the radio amateur community in the following ways:

  • Global radio amateur participation in mission and data down   linking to receive and decode the spacecraft beacon and down-   linked data, with subsequent transfer to an internet database

  • Transmit recent images over the terrestrial footprint

  • Training for student round station setup and operation

  • Radio wave propagation studies for the ionosphere, thermosphere,   and lower atmosphere to examine multiple effects on the propag-   ation and absorption of radio waves and microwaves

  • Studies involving the electron number density as a function of   position, time of day, and space weather events using the radio   occultation of GPS signals and their associated refraction and   attenuation

  • Communication Protocols Modulation techniques will be investigated   for the high-speed communications experiment including QPSK, 16-QAM   and CPFM If successful, this technology for wavelengths below 10 cm   will increase the data transfer rates by at least 4 orders of magni-   tude while also decreasing the sizes of antennas and the associated   spacecraft

  • Radiation effects on electronic components in the Low Earth Orbit  (LEO) environment

  • Attitude and position determination reception and analysis of GPS   signals by the onboard GPS receiver will determine the spacecraft’s   attitude and location as a function of time to determine the satel-   lite’s orbit

More information on CUAVA-1 can be found at https://www cuava com au/ https://twitter com/Arc_Cuava

[ANS thanks the IARU and the CUACA-1 cubesat team for the above information]

2M0SQL Releases Pass Recorder Version 1 5

Pass Recorder is a small application that records audio from satel- lite passes based on tracking data it receives from the commonly used SatPC32 application Pass recorder will sit in the background waiting for a pass to be above 0 degrees and record the audio to a wav file which you can use for logging purposes or just for storing passes to listen to later for enjoyment

SatPC32 tracking software setup for DDE via the DIVOptions SQF file is required Make sure this has been completed before starting to install Pass Recorder Recordings are stored within the active users’ profile in Documents/Satellite Recordings, you can set your favourite cloud backup tools to access this folder or keep it for private usage

Version 1 5 released on April 15, 2019 includes bug fixes and adds the following functionality:

  • User selectable sample rate which allows you to reduce the   audio quality to improve file size

  • Allows you to select the save location of audio files

  • Added Limited support for WXTrack

The download files, additional information, and installation instruct- tions are available on Peter's web page: https://www 2m0sql com/pass-recorder/

[ANS thanks eter Goodhall, 2M0SQL for the above information]

FUNcube Data Warehouse URL Change

The FUNcube Team announced as part of the migration of the FUNcube Data Warehouse migration to a new server a new URL is being used They are now redirecting all dashboard data submissions to: http://data amsat-uk org (there is no need to change your dashboard settings)

Looking forward,  all information at http://warehouse funcube org will no longer be updated The Leader Board scores will be merged at: http://data amsat-uk org/ranking

You will be able to search for your site name (or callsign) and order the columns by clicking on the column header Features as showing the color coded age of submitted data will be added soon

If you have lost your Dashboard credentials please visit: http://data amsat-uk org/recover-authcode

AMSAT-UK reminds FUNcube telemetry stations to keep an eye on their FUNcube Dashboard Summary Update page Each satellite carrying a FUN- cube payload has a dedicated dashboard AMSAT-UK has updated the one page summary (FUNcube Dashboard Summary v2) of those dashboards, their current version number and a dedicated download link: https://funcube org uk/2019/01/21/funcube-dashboard-summary-update/

Hope you like the new site and and feedback will be welcome

[ANS thanks the FUNcube Team and Dave Johnson, G4DPZ for the above  information]

Upcoming Satellite Operations

  • GB5SM will activate Saint Mary's Island, Isles of Scilly, between   April 20-27 Operators are Steve, G4EDG; Jeff, G4ELZ; and Pete,   G4GSA on 160-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and maybe also via   satellites QSL via LZ1JZ (d), LoTW or ClubLog OQRS Locators   include IOTA EU-011 and WLOTA 0408 (via DXNL 2141)

  • Omar, XE1AO, April 21-23   Will be on vacations in Acapulco Guerrero grid EK06, if family   activities allow it I will try FM satellites at night as XE1AO

  • Central and Northern Maine (FN53, FN54, FN55, FN56, FN57, FN65,   FN66< FN67) – April 26-28, 2019 Join Matt, W1PY and Sean, KX9X   as they team up for a weekend of ham radio through the Pine Tree   State! Follow them as they activate the Potato Field grids of   central and northern Maine for the satellite community, and hit   some state parks on HF for the Parks on the Air and WWFF commun-   ities There will also be spontaneous activations of curious   roadside attractions as they roll through Grids to be activated   on satellite:  FN53 – 54 – 55 – 56 – 57 – 65 -66 – 67 A special   effort will be made to activate the grid intersection of FN56-57-   66-67 in the potato field north of Caribou Detailed satellite   operations schedule to be announced ASAP For more information,   check out https://t co/2irvAUBvAu and keep an eye on Sean’s   Twitter feed https://twitter com/SeanKutzko

  • California (DM15) – April 27, 2019   Dave, AD7DB, will be in DM15 in the high desert town of North   Edwards CA, just outside Edwards AFB Planned passes are AO-91,   AO-92 and SO-50 More exact details on Twitter:   https://twitter com/ad7db as the time approaches

  • Huatulco, Oaxaca State, Mexico (EK15) – May 2-5, 2019   XE1R will activate the rare Oaxaca State grid EK15, May 2-5   This will be a portable FM-only activation using the call sign   XE1R/XE3 Keep on eye on his Twitter feed for further updates   https://twitter com/XE1R

  • Northern Border Security Check (Minnesota to Washington)   April 29 to May 4 or 5th, 2019 - Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his   semiannual rover trip to activate rare and somewhat rare grids   Alex will fly into Minneapolis and drive back home to grid CN88,   activating as many ENx8,ENx7,DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible   along the route The hope is to hit many corners and lines Alex   will be on both linear and FM birds As always, activations and   route details will be posted to his Twitter @N7AGF at   https://twitter com/N7AGF Alex will also be on APRS at   https://aprs fi/N7AGF-10 In areas of limited cell service,   he’ll be using inReach Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid   requests, route suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot

  • Northeast North Dakota (EN06/EN07/EN08/EN16/EN17/EN18) – May 2-5   Mitch, AD0HJ, is heading out to the Grand Forks, ND Hamfest on   May 4th, but also just goofing off for a few days in the general   area Mitch will be limited to working the FM Satellites only   (SO-50, AO-91, AO-92) Plans are to work EN17/18 on May 2, EN07/08   on May 3, EN17/18 again on May 4 (day of hamfest), and then EN06/16   on May 5 A full pass schedule will be viewable on the Twitter   announcement   https://twitter com/KE4ALabama/status/1116524856781230080, and   up-to-date pass info on Mitch’s Twitter feed   https://twitter com/AD0HJ

  • Southwest South Dakota (DN83++) – May 19-23, 2019   Clayton, W5PFG, will be operating from DN83 on all FM/SSB satel-   lites holiday-style, May 19-23 Open to schedules with EU In   the days proceeding he’ll be on from DN91 and in the days follow-   ing from DN74, DN71, potentially DN70, and lastly DM99 Twitter   @w5pfg

  • Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) – May 31 to June 2   Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Satur-   day, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd Pass list to come in   next few weeks

  • Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019   Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland   Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15,   IP25 July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19 There’s   a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on   Twitter shortly prior https://twitter com/K0FFY_Radio

Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat org

[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]

AMSAT-India's ISS Demonstration and Outreach Success

Rajesh, VU2EXP, who is a Regional Coordinator for AMSAT-INDIA, reported on his successful event to spread awareness of Amateur Radio, Satellites & ARISS activities in India during an April 12 presentation and live SSTV demonstration during the latest ARISS SSTV event The session also included a visible ISS pass

More than 50 students & citizens assembled to hear a brief talk on Amateur Radio, ISS, OSCAR Satellites, Life of Astronauts, ARISS SSTV event, Student Outreach Program SSTV signals on 145 800 MHz were recorded for two images After the pass the recordings were decoded using MMSSTV The images were shared with the students as a souvenir

A leading newspaper, Divyabhakshar, published an article Google translate can be used to read the original article in Gujarati: http://tinyurl com/iss-sstv-demo-news

[ANS thanks Rajesh, VU2EXP, who is a Regional Coordinator for  AMSAT-INDIA for the above information]

NASA Hosts University Students to Discuss Future of Space Exploration

MEDIA ADVISORY M19-031  April 18, 2019 Access the press release with live URL links at: http://tinyurl com/ANS-11-NASA-STEM-PressRelease

NASA is giving university students an opportunity to interact with agency leadership, including NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, as well as astronauts abroad the International Space Station, dur- ing a live event 2 p m EDT Monday, April 29, at the agency’s head- quarters in Washington

The event, intended to inspire the next generation of STEM explorers skilled in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website It also will stream live on Facebook and Twitter Viewers can submit ques- tions during the event using the hashtag #askNASA

Participants at NASA Headquarters include: + Administrator Bridenstine + Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations   Mission Directorate Willliam Gerstenmaier + Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate   Thomas Zurbuchen + In addition, students will be able to ask questions during a live   Earth-to-space call with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Nick   Hague, currently serving as part of the Expedition 59 crew aboard   the International Space Station

As NASA plans a return of American astronauts to the Moon by 2024 and eventually going on to Mars, the agency is looking to the next generation of STEM explorers to help achieve its goals Going for- ward to the Moon will create new economic opportunities, a sustain- able exploration campaign, and a foundation to go on to Mars

Media interested in attending the event should contact Katherine Brown at katherine m brown@nasa gov or 202-358-1288 no later than noon, Thursday, April 25 Media interested in how local Space Grant Program colleges and universities are participating in the event should contact Colleen Fava at colleenf@lsu edu or Susie Johnson at susiej@uidaho edu

The event is hosted by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement Partners for the event include the Space Grant Consortium, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

For more information about NASA STEM engagement, visit: https://www nasa gov/stem -and- https://twitter com/nasaedu

[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]

SpaceDaily com Reports Virgin Orbital Adds Guam to Launch Sites Staff Writers, April 12, 2019 http://tinyurl com/ANS-111-VirginOrbital

Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson's small satellite launch company, announced that the Pacific island of Guam will become an additional launch site for the company's LauncherOne service This will be in addition to the Mojave Air and Space Port-the California launch site that will be home to the company's first orbital launch in the mid- dle of this year Virgin Orbit is also making preparations for future missions of LauncherOne from the Launch and Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Spaceport Cornwall in the United Kingdom, the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in Italy

The largest commercial airport on Guam, A B Won Pat International Airport, has begun the process of  seeking its launch site operator's license from the Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) Office of Commer- cial Space Transportation, in order to serve as a future launch site for Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit uses a customized 747-400 aircraft as its "flying launch pad," providing the ability to quickly transport the entire launch site to new locations around the world, launching each satellite from the optimal location This mobile approach to launch more than 450 kg to a 500 km equatorial orbit

[ANS thanks SpaceDaily com for the above information]

Satellite Shorts From All Over

  • If you missed AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM   on Ham Talk Live which aired on Thursday, April 18 at 9:00 PM EDT,   you can catch the podcast on-line at:   https://www spreaker com/show/ham-talk-live and select Episode 161   Paul presented AMSAT's plans for the 2019 Hamvention

  • Students from various schools in Park County, Colorado studied   radio communications and space operations as part of their STEAM   curriculum for almost a year before getting the chance to talk   to an astronaut on Monday aboard the International Space Station   Read the news story and watch local television coverage of the   ARISS contact at: https://denver cbslocal com/2019/04/15/fairplay-students-talk-iss-space/

  • AMSAT-UK shared - Great feature on Space by Jo Hinchliffe, MW6CYK   in issue 18 of HackSpace magazine Build your own SatNOGS satellite   ground station, Track the ISS Full magazine PDF available Free at   HackSpace Mag https://hackspace raspberrypi org/issues/18 (click on   'download free pdf')

  • The IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel typically meets   every two to three weeks The next panel meeting will be held on   22 April 2019 Coordination requests for consideration received by   20 April will be on the agenda: http://www iaru org/satellite html

  • Paul Wade, W1GHZ says he has updated his HDL_ANT antenna software so   it will run on Windows 10 (and 7) It can be downloaded from:   http://w1ghz org/software/HDL_ANT32_V4 exe  Paul also updated his   attenuator calculator program: http://w1ghz org/QEX/QEXPAD32 zip   (W1GHz via the Microwave list)

  • Watch as Bob Plank, KK4DIV demonstrates on his YouTube videos how   to build a log-periodic satellite antenna:   Part 1: https://www youtube com/watch?v=PsER1yKa9MI   Part 2: https://www youtube com/watch?v=C_yGdl-vwxA

  • 2007 OR10 is the largest minor planet in our solar system without a   name, and the 3 astronomers who discovered it want the public's help   to change that In an article published by The Planetary Society Meg   Schwamb, a planetary scientist who helped discover 2007 OR10, announ-   ced a campaign inviting the public to pick the best name to submit   to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for official recogn-   ition Vote by May 10 at: https://2007or10 name/

  • For those who have access to the Roku Channel streaming TV a new   four-part series, "Make It Work, True Stories about S T E M ",   This documentary series is about discovering your genius It is   streaming free only on The Roku Channel

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information

73 and remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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