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12/12/2011 | 50th Anniversary of OSCAR 1
On December 12, 1961 the very first Amateur Radio satellite reached orbit.
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11/29/2011 | AMSAT Announces End of OSCAR 51 Mission
According to AMSAT, the popular OSCAR 51 satellite has reached the end of its mission.
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10/13/2011 | AMSAT to Celebrate 50 Years in Space at Annual Space Symposium
The AMSAT 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, November 4-6 in San Jose, California. This year’s Symposium coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1, the first Amateur Radio satellite. The Symposium will feature prese
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08/13/2011 | ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Opens Horizon of Learning Opportunities
This summer, the ARRL offered five sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI). Veteran instructors Miguel Enriquez, KD7RPP, and Nathan McCray, K9CPO -- along with new initiates Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and Matt Severin, N8MS -- led the inst
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08/03/2011 | ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS
After a delay of almost four hours, cosmonauts Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS, and Alexander Samokutyaev, successfully deployed Amateur Radio’s newest satellite: ARISSat-1/KEDR. The deployment -- originally scheduled to occur at 1457 UTC on Wednesday, August 3 --
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12/16/2010 | US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, Tweets News of his New Subcommittee Chairmanship
Greg Walden, W7EQI, has been named to chair a congressional subcommittee starting in January.
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11/20/2010 | Hams Invited to Listen for New Satellites
Amateurs have an opportunity to monitor three new research satellites.
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10/26/2010 | ARISSat-1 “Suits Up” for February 2011 Launch
Earlier this year, astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) had to discard two surplus Orlan space suits. With the loss of the suits, those involved with AMSAT and Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) were at a loss.
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