Curiosity – Image Credit NASA
George Boorer ZL3PN has been interviewed on Radio New Zealand because his name and amateur radio callsign is encoded on a chip aboard the Mars Rover Curiosity.
ZL3PN on Radio New Zealand (and Mars)
Tag Archives: Amateur Radio
Earth Images from amateur radio CubeSat HORYU-2
The HORYU-2 Team
The amateur radio CubeSat HORYU-2 has been successfully sending back images of the Earth.
RSGB Amateur Radio Books used by Korean Satellite Pioneer
RSGB VHF-UHF Manual and Radio Communication Handbook used by Korean satellite pioneer Sungdong Park
The RSGB amateur radio books VHF-UHF Manual and the Radio Communication Handbook were referenced by Korean satellite pioneer Sungdong Park when he made the first Korean satellite KitSAT-OSCAR-23 in early 90’s.
ESA – Towards a new educational CubeSat initiative
Vega Amateur Radio CubeSats PW-Sat, Masat-1 and Robusta
ESA’s Education Office is inviting the CubeSat community to send their notifications of interest for a new initiative involving the development of educational picosatellites and the provision of deployers and launch services. The call closes on 7 September 2012.
The Next Frontier: Vermont in Space
This video presentation describes a CubeSat with an Ion Drive that in 2013 could travel to the Moon.
VK1ALR Interview – Mission to make Curiosity count
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex 70m Dish – Image Credit NASA
Prior to the Curiosity Mars landing this morning Aug 6, The Canberra Times interviewed radio amateur Len Ricardo VK1ALR, operations manager at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, who will be providing a communications link for the Mars Curiosity Rover.
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