GB1SS: schools speaking to Tim Peake
Sandringham students talk to Tim Peake GB1SS using amateur radio – BBC TV screenshot The ten school contacts with Tim Peake on the ISS during his Principia mission have inspired thousands of young...
View ArticleHam Radio – A golden age of opportunity
Rupert Goodwins G6HVY Broadcaster and technology journalist Rupert Goodwins G6HVY writes about amateur radio on the Technology and Gadget website ARS Technica. He highlights the STEM work carried out...
View ArticleRadio amateurs invited to 10 Downing Street
Jessica Leigh M6LPJ with Tim Peake GB1SS – Credit Richard Found Radio amateurs were invited to a reception at the UK Prime Minister’s residence to celebrate the successful mission of UK astronaut Tim...
View ArticleAmateur Radio Space Communications at Raspberry Pi event
Seema talking to Tim Peake GB1SS Pete Sipple M0PSX from Essex Ham will be giving a talk about the Tim Peake GB1SS amateur radio school contacts at the Southend Raspberry Jam on Saturday, August 20. The...
View ArticleInspiring the next STEM generation
Susan Buckle UK Space Agency The UK Space Agency’s Astronaut Flight Education Programme Support Manager Susan Buckle will be giving a presentation at the RSGB Convention on Saturday, October 8. Along...
View ArticleSandringham students’ Amateur Radio project success
Sandringham students used amateur radio to talk to Tim Peake GB1SS on the ISS The Watford Observer newspaper reports that Sandringham School students’ amateur radio communication project gave them the...
View ArticleRadio ham awarded space achievement honour
Astro Pi Logo Cornwall Live reports that radio amateur David Honess M6DNT has been awarded a prestigious space achievement honour for his Astro Pi work with the Tim Peake GB1SS Principia mission. David...
View ArticleSpaceX launch ham radio transceiver to ISS
UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS trained to use the Ericsson VHF transceiver for his ISS mission The CRS-10 mission carrying vital amateur radio equipment to the International Space Station...
View ArticleCQ Magazine honours Britons involved in Astro Pi project
David Honess M6DNT with both ISS Astro Pi computers Radio amateurs David Honess, M6DNT, and Tim Peake, KG5BVI / GB1SS, have been inducted into the prestigious CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The CQ...
View ArticleTim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS inspired 2 million young people
UK PM Theresa May and Tim Peake with some of the young people involved in Principia mission A new report has found more than 2 million young people in the UK engaged with education and outreach...
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