NASA Satellite Reaches Orbit, Begins Astrobiology Experiments

The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, or O/OREOS, nanosatellite managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center, successfully launched at 5:25 p.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, from Alaska Aerospace Corporation?s Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

NASA Satellite Reaches Orbit, Begins Astrobiology Experiments

The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, or O/OREOS, nanosatellite managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center, successfully launched at 5:25 p.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, from Alaska Aerospace Corporation?s Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Satellite Gigahertz Reallocation Plan Comments Sought by FCC

The U.S. government is seeking comments on a plan to reallocate the 42.0 to 42.5 gigahertz (GHz) sub-band from the “broadcasting satellite service” (BSS) to the “fixed satellite service” (FSS).

Satellites designed as “FSS” are geostationary communications satellites used for broadcast feeds for television and radio stations and networks, as well as for telephone and data communications. Satellites designed as “BSS” are used for radiocommunication services in which signals transmitted, or retransmitter, by space stations are intended for direct reception by the general public.

Mark Steven Williams, engineer and astronomer

Also an avid ham radio operator, Williams recently got a thrill of a lifetime when he communicated with astronaut Commander Doug “Wheels” Wheelock, who was aboard the International Space Station.

Ham-radio operator communicates with astronauts

“Welcome aboard the International Space Station,” Col. Doug Wheelock announces, his voice loud and clear over the radio.

The enthusiastic greeting is something Hanover’s Randy Schriver has heard three times recently from Wheelock, a rare treat for the long-time ham radio operator.

Ontario to Maine: Space enthusiasts track balloon to Jay

Somewhere over the Vermont-New Hampshire border, LASA VIII drifted high into the stratosphere, well beyond the range of its half-watt radio tracker. The team chasing the weather balloon, HAM radio enthusiasts and members of Lanark Space Agency of Perth, Ontario, Canada, kept chugging along at ground level.

As nomination deadline nears, past SAMMI winners continue their work (Washington)

This time of year is full of good spirit and giving back to the community, but there are certain members that stand out among their peers, these are the type of people that get nominated for the Sammi Awards.

But after the awards ceremony is over, many winners continue to toil at the same projects that earned them recognition.

QSOs with the ISS, from the ISS point of view!

Ever wonder just what the ISS hears when they try to contact stations on the ground? Commander Doug Wheelock (KF5BOC) treats us to a glimpse of the amateur radio station on board the International Space Station as he makes a pass over North America just before he returned to earth last week after spending 161 days aboard the ISS.

NASA Satellite Reaches Orbit, Begins Astrobiology Experiments

The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, or O/OREOS, nanosatellite managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center, successfully launched at 5:25 p.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, from Alaska Aerospace Corporation?s Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

NASA Satellite Reaches Orbit, Begins Astrobiology Experiments

The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, or O/OREOS, nanosatellite managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center, successfully launched at 5:25 p.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, from Alaska Aerospace Corporation?s Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

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