AMSAT in the News

Phase 3D Integration Lab adjusts its mission:

The Phase 3D satellite was moved out of the Integration Lab earlier this year to begin its journey to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. [AMSAT-NA photo]

AMSAT Phase 3D Integration Laboratory Manager Lou McFadin, W5DID, says now that Phase 3D is at the launch site in French Guiana, the Lab's mission will change somewhat. "We have cleared out much of the laboratory and taken down our clean room," McFadin said, adding that much of the support equipment for Phase 3D has been put into temporary storage.

McFadin says the Lab still has Phase 3D work to do, however. Ground support equipment that AMSAT borrows from individual hams still needs to be shipped to French Guiana to support the launch site integration and testing, he explained. Other equipment will remain in place until Phase 3D is safely in orbit and everything has been verified.

The Lab also will have a role in preparing some of the ham radio hardware that will be flying to the International Space Station in August. For additional details, visit http://www.magicnet.net/~phase3d/. The site has recently been updated.


AMSAT 2000 symposium set:

Recent and future development in Amateur Radio satellites will be presented in Portland, Maine, October 27-29, 2000, during the 18th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting.

The 2000 Symposium Chairman is George Caswell Sr, W1ME.

Details are available at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/symposium or from w1me@amsat.org. For more information on AMSAT-NA, visit http://www.amsat.org.

--AMSAT News Service

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