The following is a press release from HamSCI: HamSCI – The Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation is preparing for a...
Space
Satellite imagery is in the news right now, but not all satellite constellations are the preserve of governments. Satellogic operates...
In this edition: * Fram2 Mission Blends Polar Orbit, Amateur Radio, and Private Spaceflight * Spectrum’s Fiery Debut Marks Bold...
Amateur radio operators in Australia will play a small but important part in receiving pictures from the first space flight...
Rabea Rogge, LB9NJ/KD3AID, a private astronaut on the crew of the Fram2 mission, has conducted the first amateur radio contacts...
Solar activity is likely to be moderate (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) witha slight chance for X-class flares through April 5. The geomagnetic...
Radio waves travel fast, and they can bounce, too. If you are able to operate a 25-meter dish, a transmitter,...
When the AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) amateur radio satellite was launched in 1974, its expected lifespan was about five years. The...
Scheduled to launch on Monday March 31st, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry the Fram2 mission to space. Comprised...
The Dwingeloo Radio Telescope has successfully bounced a radio signal off Venus and back to Earth. Transmitting at 1299.5 MHz,...
On Wednesday, March 26, around 2130 UTC a Major Storm occurred. Atone point, the Planetary A Index was 49, and...
On December 17, 2024, at 1:49 p.m. EST, students at Sally Ride Elementary School in Orlando, Florida, made live radio...
March 23, 2025 In this edition: * January/February 2025 Issue of The AMSAT Journal is Now Available * Fram2Ham SSTV...
Open Research Institute (ORI) has begun an ambitious effort to bounce radio signals off Venus and back to Earth. A...
Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an isolated M1.5/1nflare on March 19 at 2040 UTC from Region AR4031. Regions...
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander’s first look at the solar eclipse as it began to emerge from its Mare Crisium landing...
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at minor storm levels for March 18, and then from March 27 and...
ANS-075, March 16, 2025 In this edition: * Amateur Satellites Finally Launch After Delays * NASA’s SPHEREx, PUNCH Missions Launch...
SpaceX secured permission March 7 to provide direct-to-smartphone satellite services at higher power levels to improve connectivity beyond the reach...
The International Space Station (ISS) is currently scheduled for retirement in 2030, but Elon Musk has called for an earlier...
Something that you generally don’t expect as a North-America-based enthusiast, is to listen in on Russian military communications during their...
AMSAT NEWS SERVICEANS-068In this edition:Another Batch of CubeSatSim Kits Available Soon in AMSAT Store GOLF-TEE Advances: Flight Software and Bus...
As part of the payloads on the Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 (BGM1) that recently touched down on the Moon,...
Saying farewell is hard, and in the case of the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft doubly so, seeing as how...
Spaceweather.com is reporting "A Hole In The Sun's Atmosphere" thatshould reach Earth on March 9 and 10. Solar activity has...
