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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 090.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 31, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-090.01


SSTV Transmissions from ISS Set for April 1-2, 2019

Cosmonauts on the International Space Station will transmit slow-scan 
television (SSTV) images on April 1 – 2 as part of its International
MAI-75 experiment, aimed at combining the efforts of universities and 
radio amateurs in Russia and the US to develop technology and technical 
tools that enable students to communicate and collaborate with cosmonauts 
and astronauts.

SSTV images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz using a Kenwood TM-D710 
transceiver. It’s expected that images will be transmitted using the PD-
120 SSTV format. Transmissions are scheduled on both days from about 1400 
to about 1900 UTC. Listen to the ISS when it is over Russia using the 
R4UAB WebSDR.

[ANS thanks R4UAB for the above information.]

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AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode Changes

As reported by a number of users, the transponder on AO73/FUNcube-1 
appears to be being affected by its many months in continuous sunlight.  
The transponder is presently not working as intended and will therefore 
not be activated again for the time being. 


We believe that the problem has occurred due to the higher than 
anticipated on-board temperatures. We anticipate that the situation may 
be resolved when the spacecraft starts to experience eclipses again at 
the end of April.

The spacecraft will therefore remain in education mode until that time 
with the usual high-power telemetry downlink active.

In addition to the telemetry, Fitter messages also remain available. 
Any schools or colleges that would like to have their message transmitted 
from space should contact operations@funcube.org.uk with their request, 
giving at least two weeks' notice.

[ANS thanks Graham, G3VZV for the above information.]

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AMSAT Academy to be Held Prior to Hamvention Thursday, May 16, 2019

Come joins us the day before Hamvention for AMSAT Academy – a unique 
opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working the FM, 
linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit.

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 
PM, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, located at 
6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio.

Registration Fee includes:

 - Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced
   amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most
   accomplished AMSAT operators.
 - Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019
 - Edition ($15 value)
 - One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
 - Pizza Buffet Lunch.
 - Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub
   and Eatery in Fairborn.

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May 10, 
2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds or cancellations.

Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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ARISS Out-of-this-Word Auction Starts April 8, 2018

The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will 
auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction.

Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC 
Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts!  Or, you could be top bidder on a 
special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook!

You could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-
built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater, improved 
packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams will enjoy. The 
new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the 
ISS.  You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing 
ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole 
communities—and inspiring students about science, technology, 
engineering, math, and radio!

For complete information see: 
https://www.amsat.org/out-of-this-world-auction-sponsored-by-ariss/

Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 
UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

[ANS thanks ARISS-US for the above information.]

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International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students 

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is 
seeking proposals from April 1, through May 15, 2019, from US schools, 
museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working 
individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew 
member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 
2020 and June 30, 2020.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning 
opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more 
through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program 
connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between 
NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay 
League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space 
agencies. The program's goal is to inspire students to pursue interests 
and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
and in Amateur Radio. 

Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS 
program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One 
educator wrote, "Many of the middle school students who took part in and 
attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school 
as a result of that contact."  Educators are setting up ham radio clubs 
in schools and learning centers because of students'
interest. 

ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of 
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting 
education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, 
wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio 
science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to 
talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM- related questions. 
ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who 
can assist with equipment for a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for 
students. 

The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 
15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go
to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com 

Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be 
offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at
9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to 
https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]

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India Space Research Organization to Launch AMSAT India APRS Satellite 
with Twenty-Eight Other Satellites on April 1, 2019

India will launch an electronic intelligence satellite, for the Defence 
Development and Research Organisation along with twenty-eight private 
satellites at 9.30 AM on April 1. 

According to ISRO, The PS4 will host three payloads in this mission. The 
three payloads include:
 
 - Automatic Identification System (AIS) from ISRO
 - Automatic Packet Repeating System (APRS) from AMSAT India
 - India and Advanced Retarding Potential Analyzer for
   Ionospheric Studies(ARIS) from Indian Institute of Space Science 
   and technology (IIST).

The ISRO will launch the satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota, 
over 100 km north of Chennai.  The satellites would be launched from 
onboard the space agency's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 
(PSLV) C-45, 

Reports inform that the whole flight sequence will take about 180 minutes 
from the rocket's lift-off slated at 03:57Z on April 1, 2019.

[ANS thanks Latestly.com for the above information.]

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AMSAT India Requests APRS Reports

An APRS payload from AMSAT India will be flown on PSLV C45 as reported 
above. The launch is scheduled on April 1, 2019 at 03:57 UTC.
The prelaunch TLE are also available for download on 
http://www.amsatindia.org.
 
The payload will be powered on approximately over Sweden, Norway, 
Denmark, Finland, Poland and Moscow. They request stations at these 
locations to report the first signals on 145.825 MHz from the payload. 
They also request the Amateur Radio fraternity worldwide to use the 
payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. 

More details about this unique project is available at 
http://www.amsatindia.org.  

[ANS thanks Nitin, VU3TYG Secretary, AMSAT India for the above 
information.]

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GRCon19 to be Held September 16-20, 2019

GNU Radio Conference Call for Submissions

GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and 
remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal 
processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to 
presenting GNU Radio's vibrant theoretical and practical presence in 
academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and hobbyists, GNU 
Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus.

Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which 
landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference selected 
Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference
2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration, astronomical 
research, and communication.

Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research and 
development from space exploration has had and continues to have far-
reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols.

We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to present 
your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems at GNU Radio 
Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code!
Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read it.

Submitting

You may make one or more submissions under the following categories for 
presentation at GRCon. In addition to submitting a presentation, you may 
submit a paper to the Technical Proceedings of GRCon19. You do not need 
to submit a paper to the Proceedings in order to present at GRCon.

Talks are 20-30 minutes long, including 5 minutes reserved for questions. 
Each presentation should be a slide-deck that can be shared publicly 
(PDF) after the conference. For presentations that are technical in 
nature, talks that present real-world development / testing will be 
favored over simulation-only work.

Tutorials are 40 minutes long, and should have an educational or "How-To" 
approach. If slides are used, they should be publicly shareable (PDF) 
after the conference. Demonstrations or "real- time examples" are 
welcome!

Posters can display any type of material that you believe is interesting 
to the community, and while most posters are technical, they don't have 
to be. There is no poster template, so you can create whatever layout you 
would like. Poster easels will be provided.

To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated conference 
submission site at:
https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php

Dates

First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be 
immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019 Space 
permitting.

If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have content 
that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over, please write 
grcon@gnuradio.org

If your submission is accepted, you must register for the conference or 
your talk will be dropped from the schedule.

Please note that submitting a paper to the Technical Proceedings is not 
required to submit a Talk, Tutorial, or Poster, but is strongly 
encouraged. You also do not need to attend the conference to publish in 
the Technical Proceedings.

[ANS thanks GNURadio.org for the above information.]

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This Month in AMSAT  History

While celebrating our Golden Jubilee, it's fun to take a look back at the 
past fifty years.  Here's a peek at some news items from the archives of 
"The "AMSAT Journal", aka "Amateur Satellite Report" aka "AMSAT 
Newsletter" and "Orbit" as it has been named over the years.

March/April 2009

- Bill Tynan, W3XO recalls events of AMSAT's first decade.
- Owen Garrett, W5LFL writes about two generations of hams in space 
   as a father-son pair to travel in space.
- Barry Baines, WD4ASW reports that a team of AMSAT volunteers 
   removed equipment from what was the AMSAT Integration Lab.
- Gould Smith, WA4SXM describes the software and electronics developed 
   for first CW and FM signals for SuitSat-2.

March/April 1999

- Keith Baker, KB1SF things about how AMSAT's early experimenters 
   did not realize how their MICROSAT and UoSat designs would spawn 
   a new billion-dollar industry.
- SUNSAT-OSCAR 35 is successfully launched.  After many months of 
   delays, a Delta II rocket carried the South African satellite 
   into orbit.
- Bob Bruninga, WB4APR describes how students worked six weeks 
   through Christmas vacations for prepare NATsweb Sat for orbit. 
   Last minute Technology Export License requirements posed by the 
   State Department cost the project its free ride.

March/April 1984

- Shigetake Morimoto, JA1NET et al describe JAS-1, Japan's first 
   amateur radio satellite.
- Harold Winard reports how AX.25 specification opened a new world of
   digital communications to ground-based and space-faring 
   experimenters. Development of Layer 3, the networking layer, 
   lies ahead.
- Harold Price, NK6K extensively describes the sleepless nights and 
   sweat that went into the construction on UoSat-B to meet a fresh
   launch opportunity.

March, 1980

- Joe Kasser, G3ZCZ looks forward to the new era in amateur satellite 
   communications with the upcoming launch of AMSAT Phase III 
   satellites when QSO's between stations in Europe, the USA and 
   Japan will become commonplace.
- Gregory Roberts, ZS1BI tells us to point our antennas skyward and
   comb the satellite frequencies for a new style of rare DX.
- Dick Jansson, WD4FAB introduces us to some interesting ideas for
   70cm antenna techniques.

1979

- President Perry Klein, W3PK celebrates AMSAT's accomplishment in 
   its first ten years.  Membership has grown from 250 to 4,300 
   members in 75 countries.
- Britain's first amateur spacecraft will be built at Surrey 
   University with features that will depart from those of the OSCAR 
   series.  Construction will take two years and $300,000.
- Pat Gowen, G3IOR instructs us how to build a real-time tracker for
   RS satellites with two pieces of still cardboard.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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AmazonSmile for AMSAT!

You're participation does make a difference:

Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a quarterly 
donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com. 

To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of:
$3,615.82 to Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
$124,651,081.04 to all charities
Thank you for supporting Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation by shopping 
at smile.amazon.com. You can track your impact throughout the year at 
your My Impact page.

[ANS thanks Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO for the above information.]

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Microwave Update Conference October 3-5, 2019 in Lewisville, TX

The North Texas Microwave Society would like to invite you to the annual 
Microwave Update Conference to be held October 3rd through the 5th 2019 
at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Lewisville (Dallas) 
Texas. 

Microwave Update is the premier microwave conference of the year and was 
initially started by Don Hilliard W0PW (SK) back in 1985. This is the 
ideal conference to meet fellow microwave enthusiasts and share ideas and 
techniques that will help you conquer your next microwave band. 

A full slate of speakers already includes Rex VK7MO, Tony Emanuele K8ZR, 
Rick Fogle WA5TNY, Paul Wade W1GHZ, Joe Jurecka N5PYK, Doug Miller K6JEY, 
Greg McIntire AA5C, Steve Kostro N2CEI, Kent Britain WA5VJB, Bob 
Stricklin N5BRG, Barry Malowanchuk VE4MA, Tom Williams WA1MBA, Tom Apel 
K5TRA, Tom McDermott N5EG and Al Ward W5LUA. If you are interested in 
speaking, please let them know.

Topics will include small dish EME, microwave propagation, parabolic dish 
feed horn design and construction, SSPAs, circuit design, latest 
microwave devices, software defined radios and digital modes just to name 
a few.

Friday morning will be dedicated to antenna gain measuring led by WA5VJB, 
noise figure testing led by W5LUA and phase noise analysis led by AF8Z 
and KC4YOE.

We still have several surplus electronics and mechanical places in the 
DFW area that may still be worth a visit on Thursday. Those would include 
Tanner Electronics in Carrollton, Altex Electronics in Carrollton, and 
CDC Surplus in Richardson. Other places that would also handle walk-in 
business and be worth a visit include Texas Towers, Ham Radio Outlet and 
Fry's Electronics.  A complete list is available at www.ntms.org.  

On Thursday afternoon, we plan to have a workshop lead by Tom McDermott 
N5EG on GNU Radio.  GNU Radio is a development and simulation environment 
used to create and test software design radio applications. This is a 
powerful learning tool and GNU Radio can be used to implement working 
radio applications.

Topics to be covered during the workshop will include:

 - Installation of the GNU Radio package in Windows.
 - Review of GNU Radio capabilities and core concepts.
 - Review of important GNU Radio modules, building a project, 
   implementing and running projects involving hardware.
 - Use of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) graphical environment.
 - Demonstration of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) application with 
   Ettus radio.

The attendee is encouraged to bring their 64-bit laptop with Windows 10. 
The focus will be on Windows but GNU radio works well in Linux also. Tom, 
N5EG has a good deal of experience working with GNU radio and 
communication systems. He has made presentations on the topic at the ARRL 
TAPR Digital Communication Conference. Tom will also have other speakers 
assisting him with the workshop.

The workshop has been tentatively scheduled on Thursday afternoon from 3 
PM until 6 PM.

The plan is to have an informal program for the spouses which will 
include local shopping and sightseeing in the Lewisville, Grapevine and 
greater DFW area on both Friday and Saturday.

The Saturday night banquet speaker will feature Rex VK7MO who has 
activated over 100 grid squares on 10 GHz EME in both Australia and New 
Zealand. Rex will show us some of the beautiful places he has visited and 
talk about his adventures to some of the more remote places down under. 
This should be a real treat for hams and spouses.  

Kent Britain WA5VJB will coordinate the publishing of the proceedings by 
the ARRL. We are always looking for additional papers for the 
proceedings. You don't have to be a presenter to have your paper 
published in the proceedings. If you have an article on your latest 
microwave related project that you would like published, please send your 
article to Kent WA5VJB at wa5vjb@flash.net

Hotel registration has been setup. The hotel link is: 
https://tinyurl.com/ans-090-hilton

The conference rate for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night is $104 per 
night for a King which includes breakfast. The rate on the same days for 
a Double Queen is $114 per night including breakfast. The rate for 
Wednesday night is $129 per night for a King including breakfast and $132 
for a Double Queen. The hotel charges a higher rate on Wednesday as they 
have a lot of business travelers. We encourage everyone to register for 
the hotel as early as possible. 
If your plans change and you can't attend, you have until September 30th 
to cancel without any cancellation fee. Special room rate will be 
available until September 13. If you book without using the link above 
please mention North Texas Microwave Society so we can get credit for the 
room nights as this is required for us to keep conference registration 
rates as low as possible. The Group Code is "MICRO". If you have any 
problems with booking the hotel rate please contact w5lua@sbcglobal.net.

The Microwave Update web page will be updated shortly and it will include 
conference registration as well as other helpful information. 
 
[ANS thanks Al Ward, W5LUA and Bob Stricklin, N5BRG Conference Co-
Chairmen for the above information.]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

* N. Michigan & S. Ontario (EN76/77/78/85/86) – March 30-April 1, 2019 
Chris, AA8CH, is hitting the road and heading North, starting March 30th.  
FM and Linears.
Rove Day 2 March 31: FM/Linears Passes throughout the day from
EN77/EN78 Start time TBD Evening passes from EN76.

Rove Day 3 April 1st: FM/Linears Passes from EN76, EN85, EN86, mid- 
morning local to midafternoon local. Possibly other grids on the way 
home. Keep an eye on Chris’ Twitter feed for possible updates:  
https://twitter.com/charliehotel10.

* EM47 – April 1, 2019
Greg, WI4T, states he has a 90% chance of activating EM47 soon.  Greg 
will be on a get-a-way with his lovely XYL around April 1st, but plans to 
sneak off for a few satellite passes.  Stay tuned to his Twitter feed for 
future announcements:  https://twitter.com/WI4T_

* Defrosting Trip (EM90, EL99) – April 7-9, 2019 Paul, KE0PBR, has plans 
to escape the Land of the 10,000 Frozen Lakes and head down to Florida, 
to enjoy a little Global Warming.  Will most likely be FM only, and 
holiday style.  Paul will post announcements on his Twitter account: 
https://twitter.com/KE0PBR

* Liechtenstein (JN47) – April 17-19, 2019 Phillippe, EA4NF, is off on 
another DXpedition.  This time, he is heading to HB0/Lichtenstein.  
Phillippe will operate under the call sign HB0/EA4NF from Leichtenstein 
and HB9/EA4NF from Switzerland (JN47s, on both FM and SSB satellites.  
QSL via LoTW.  Updated info & pass announcements (time/frequencies) 
available on Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT

* Northern Border Security Check (Minnesota to Washington) – April 29 to 
May 4 or 5th, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip 
to activate rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or 
5th (or longer depending on how things go).  Alex will fly into 
Minneapolis and drive back to my home grid CN88, activating as many 
ENx8,ENx7, DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route.  The hope is 
to hit many corners and lines.  

Alex  will be on both linear and FM birds. As always, activations and 
route details will be posted to his Twitter @N7AGF at 
https://twitter.com/N7AGF .  Alex will also be on APRS at 
https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10 . In areas of limited cell service, he’ll be 
using inReach.  Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, route 
suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot.

* Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) May 31 - June 2, 2019 
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, 
June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd.  Pass list to come in next few 
weeks.

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL  for the above information.]

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ARISS News

+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 03:00 UTC

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via 
VE3DC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled 
astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 
18:31:06 UTC 38 deg 

+ Completed ARISS Contacts

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY The ISS callsign 
was NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was David St-Jacques, KG5FYI Contact made: Thu 
2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC.

+ ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored
over 100 schools:  

 - Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

 - Francesco IKØWGF with 132 

 - Gaston ON4WF with 123

 - Sergey RV3DR with 113

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ AMSAT Argentina Announces new ISS SSTV Diploma

To obtain this diploma, radio amateurs (Argentine or worldwide) must 
receive, record and upload at least 15 SSTV images obtained as 
transmitted from ISS.  Received images must originate from at least 
two different radio operations, spanning a month or more between 
them. Images received before March 1st, 2019 do not apply.
For complete information see: http://amsat.org.ar?f=9

[ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina for the above information.]


+ AMSAT “Dinner at Ticketsö Thursday, April 1, 2019

The annual AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) “Dinner at Ticketsö
party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7
W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. 

No program or speaker...just good conversation and great company! 
A fine selection of Greek and American food can be ordered from the 
menu. Drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the 
bar. Leave room for dessert...there’s an in-house ice cream shop! 

Come as you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night 
before Hamvention.


+ Mars Calling...It could be You!

An exciting new competition is giving citizens of planet Earth the 
opportunity to get their voices to Mars in the next phase of the 
ExoMars programme. People are encouraged to submit a 30-sescond 
sound recording which will be posted on the web site.  The public 
will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite recording.  
Eleven 30-second recording will be stored on a memory chip on the 
landing platform, but only one of the recordings will be 
transmitted back to earth.  The transmission will be used as a test
of the landing platform's ability to successfully transmit telemetry.
Full information is can be seen at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ans-090-mars-calling

[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information.]

+ Rocket Lab DARPA R3D2 Launches March 28, 2019

A video of the successful launch can be viewed at:
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream/

[ANS thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information.]

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