May, 2012
SpaceX Dragon Unbearthed from ISS Today
The SpaceX Dragon was unberthed from the International Space Station today, May 31st 2012, at 08:03 UTC ahead of it’s planned landing in the Pacific Ocean, also today at 15:44 UTC. The Dragon flew up cargo to the complex on it’s first test mission, becoming the first ever commercial vehicle to visit the Station. So far all […]
Yaesu New Product Announcements
It looks like Yaesu is getting ready to relase two more Amateur Radios. One dual band handheld, the Yeasu FT-1D and also an HF/50 mhz 100 W Transceiver the FT DX 3000. Price and Release Date for both has not been announced. FT-1D First up is the FT-1D is a C4FM FDMA 144/430 MHz […]
Amateurs Asked to Listen for HORYU-2 Satellite
The Japanese HORYU-2 research satellite was launched May 17 at 1639 UTC as part of a mission that included the JAXA climate observation satellite Shizuku. HORYU-2 was built by students at the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) and it carries the call sign JG6YBW. The satellite will conduct a variety of experiments including high-voltage power […]