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17 US schools move forward to next stage of ARISS selection

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Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL), US managing partners of Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS), are pleased to announce the schools/organizations
selections for the second half of 2016

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Look up and spot the station!

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The International Space Station orbits 250 miles above Earth and travels
about 17,500 miles per hour. The space station is visible in the night sky
and looks like a fast-moving plane, but it is dozens of times higher than
any airplane and travels thousands of miles an hour faster

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Pico balloon launch from Bristol

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Richard Meadows M0SBU brings news of the launch of a pico balloon on
434.600 MHz on Sunday morning, Dec 20

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NASA orders second Boeing crew mission to International Space Station

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NASA took an important step Friday to establish regular crew missions that
will launch from the United States to the International Space Station with
the order of its second post-certification mission from Boeing Space
Exploration of Houston

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CME impact could spark auroras this weekend

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As expected, a CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 19th, and a second
CME may be approaching

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be
at low to moderate levels

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PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest

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The PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest is scheduled for 15 to 17 January 2016,
which is during the period that produces the best propagation of the year
in SA, such as all three types of Tropo, including Aircraft Scatter and the
unpredictable Sporadic-E

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UK VHF/UHF Contesting Facebook Group

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Andy 2E0IBF has started a new UK VHF/UHF Contesting group on Facebook