The myPocketQub project
Work on the myPocketQub project is continuing and we are still recruiting helpers for construction and design tasks on the satellite we’re aiming to launch in October. Below is a summary of the latest news from the www.mypocketqub.com website.
NB. To visit the site and to get involved you’ll need to email the committee (committee@ukseds.org) with your email address and name and we’ll sign you up! Don’t forget you can also follow the project updates on twitter:
And discuss the project on the forums.
Space rocket launch vehicle!
Thanks to the nice people at ISC Kosmotras we now have some cool rocket launch pictures and technical specifications on the Launch Systems > Space Rocket page – spasiba!
Radio programming interface
We have just received more information about the Astronautical Developments Neon-2 radio configuration program and application programming interface (API). You can find the details on the radio page.
Ground control training
Would you be interested in being part of the myPocketQub.com ground control team? If so, you will need an amateur radio license. In the United Kingdom, at a minimum, this needs to be a Foundation License – ideally it should be an Advance License. For other countries see here. Don’t have one? The CubeSat Cookbook, UK SEDS and TADARC have kindly organised a weekend to get potential myPocketQub.com ground controllers the necessary licences on the 26th and 27th June 2010. This is going to be a crash course, so you will need to study beforehand and you will receive some intensive training on the day before taking the Foundation Practical and Theory Exams and the Intermediate Practical Exam over the weekend. If you enjoy tinkering with electronics or enjoyed Physics GCSE/O Level then you should pass with no trouble (and some hard work). Interested? Contact mission.control@mypocketqub.com before Friday 11th June 2010 for get on the list (subject to availability).
First sounding rocket mass model test
The myPocketQub Mass Model made its first flight at Big EARS this weekend. See how it did on the flight report page here.
