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02/19/2013 | International Space Station Experiences Loss of Communications with Ground Control
At approximately 9:45 AM EST (1445 UTC) on Tuesday, February 19, the International Space Station experienced a loss of communication with the ground.
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01/30/2013 | NASA to Honor Fallen Astronauts this Friday
On Friday, February 1 -- the 10th anniversary of the Columbia accident -- NASA will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia with a Day of Remembrance. Flags across the agency will be flown at half-staff in their mem
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12/12/2012 | Catch the Geminids and Chat with NASA Meteor Experts
The annual Geminids meteor shower, scheduled to reach its peak on December 13 and 14, is slated to be the most intense shower of the entire year. This is also prime time for amateurs who enjoy bouncing their VHF signals off the ionized trails of these spa
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12/05/2012 | NASA Now Accepting Applications for Hosting a Real-Time Conversation with ISS Crewmembers
NASA is now accepting proposals from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations -- individually or working together -- to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between May 1, 2013 and November
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11/14/2012 | Digital Edition of December QST Now Available
The digital version of the December QST is now available to ARRL members. The digital version includes many features not available in the print version.
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09/12/2012 | Three Hams Return to Earth this Weekend; Watch Live on NASA TV
After spending 125 days in space, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba,KE5DAR, Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka, RN3DT and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, RN3BS (both of the Russian Federal Space Agency) will begin their voyage home to Earth this weekend.
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09/10/2012 | ARRL Welcomes NASA Astronaut Lee Morin, KF5DDB, to 2012 National Convention
NASA Astronaut Lee Morin, KF5DDB, will be a special guest at the 2012 ARRL National Convention at Pacificon -- held October 12-14 -- in Santa Clara, California.
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08/06/2012 | Mars Rover Curiosity Successfully Lands on Red Planet
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) confirmed that the rover Curiosity -- after a 36 week space flight -- landed successfully on Mars at 10:32 PM PDT on August 5 (0532 UTC August 6). Built by JPL and launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, the 2000 pound m
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