The last launch of the Space Shuttle era, including cockpit communication ..It almost goes wrong when the GOX Vent Hood arm, or “beanie cap” retraction
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Credit: ARISS – First ham radio contact between an astronaut and Earth
This is a video that features audio of the first ham radio contact between an astronaut and Earth. The astronaut was Owen Garriott W5LFL and
Read moreARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-08 – AA4KN ARISS PR
ARISS News Release No. 19-08 ARISS News Release No. 19-08 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn@amsat.org April 16, 2019 All, It is with great
Read moreAstronaut Owen Garriott W5LFL SSTV reception during February A.R.I.S.S. Event
NASA Astronaut Owen Garriott first Ham in Space has Passed Away
We've just received word from the family who asked us to pass along the sad news that Skylab and Shuttle astronaut Owen Garriott has passed
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About hams in space, a very interesting document. Since Space Shuttle era to our days with David KG5FYI on the mike! Credits: ARISS. http://www.ariss.org/hams-in-space.html
Read moreRussian cosmonaut brings aloha on spaceflight
By William Cole March 4, 2019 Updated March 4, 2019 6:02pm CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi thanks Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev
Read moreOwen Garriott Speaks about Amateur Radio on STS-9
Space Ham
“Since the dawn of the Space Age, amateur “ham” radio has eavesdropped on our exploration of the cosmos. From Sputnik to the International Space Station,
Read moreEarly deployment of ham radio in space (credits: ARISS)
The story of the early deployment of ham radio in space and the predecessor SAREX (Space Amateur Radio Experiment) program, as told by Frank Bauer,
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