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Pages 14-18 also have a article by Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd. (SSTL) project lead Shaun Kenyon on the recent increase in interest in NanoSats and pages 20-22 cover “The Power Of Picosatellites”.
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The video will show views of Earth and the exterior structure of the station, as seen from cameras mounted outside the ISS, and other times, activities going on inside the station.
The Earth views will usually be seen during what is the crew off-duty or sleep periods, usually from about 6 pm to 6 am GMT (1 p.m. to 1 a.m. CST.) During times when the crew is awake and working, selected video will be available, accompanied by audio of communications between Mission Control and the astronauts.
During times when the shuttle is docked to the station, the stream will include video and audio of those activities. Whenever video isn’t available, a graphical world map will be shown that depicts the station’s location in orbit above the Earth using real-time telemetry sent to Mission Control from the station.
Since the station orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes, it sees a sunrise or a sunset every 45 minutes. When the station is in darkness, external camera video may appear black, but also may provide great views of city lights below.
The streaming video is being webcast as part of NASA’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of the space station in orbit.
To find out when you can go outside and look back at the station overhead, check out NASA’s page for sighting opportunities.
The ABC Television series, “Last Man Standing” is about Mike Baxter (played by Tim Allen), a marketing executive for “Outdoor Man,” a fictitious sporting goods store in Colorado. Mike, is a “man’s man” and involved in all kinds of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating. Likewise, Mike (and Tim) has a love for all the electronics that go with these activities. Among Mike’s interests is Amateur Radio (Ham Radio). Tim's character (Mike Baxter), is KA0XTT. This is a call sign the show cleared for use on air. "XTT" is a bit of a private joke as Tim's character name on "Home Improvement" was Tim Taylor. So, ex T. T. In the show’s radio inventory is currently an ICOM IC-9100 HF radio, an IC-92AD dual band, hand-held, a Heil PR-781microphone, a Daiwa CN-801HP SWR/Power meter a Comet CAA-500 antenna analyzer and a Iambic CW Paddle.
The South Yorkshire Repeater Group monthly meeting will be held at the Three Horse Shoes in Brierley on Thursday the 8th of December 2011 at 8pm. Paid up members nominations for the forthcoming SYRG elections in 2012 are due within the next 21 days. Oh and we may even sneak in a pre Chris...
Icom is organising a weekend long D-STAR QSO Party that is to be held between 0:00 on the 11th of November to 24:00 on the 13th of November (UTC) 2011. This event differs from previous D-STAR contests that have taken place over the last few years. Instead of competing for numbers of contact...
The Great Northern Hamfest in Barnsley has now been running for 20 years. On the 18th September 2011, it will be somewhat special - as it is the 21st Birthday of the Great Northern Hamfest. To celebrate our 21st Birthday, we want you to design our limited edition pin button badge. Thi...
