[amsat-bb] Re: Shrewsbury School Space Experiment

[Trevor .]

A succesful launch was reported at 

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele..asp?NEWSID=6920  

73 Trevor M5AKA

--- On Wed, 29/7/09, Trevor .. <m5akayahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Trevor . <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Shrewsbury School Space Experiment
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Wednesday, 29 July, 2009, 8:18 PM
> 
> An experimental package developed by Shrewsbury School
> pupils is part of the UK-DMC2 should have been launched
> earlier this evening. 
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> The pupils experiment aims to measure variations in the
> ionosphere, which can affect the accuracy and safety of
> satellite navigation systems, and might also help to provide
> indications of impending earthquakes 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8171327.stm 
> 
> It good to see schools getting actively involved in space
> experiments. 
> 
> You can see a video of the Space Experiment Competition
> award ceremony last year at 
> 
> http://www.engineeringbritain.com/space/plugin/tag/space+experiment
> 
> 
> Martin G3YJO can be seen at 13:40 and 31:00 into the video.
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> 73 Trevor M5AKA
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