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UpLift-1 Mission Announced

Robert Brand — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:00:34 +0000

UpLift 1 Mission Announced. As you may have realized, I love space and I have a real desire to be involved in Do-It-Yourself space missions. This is a part of that process. I am announcing my first weather balloon project - a series that I have named UpLift for rather obvious reasons. The mission progress and outcome will be posted here as it progresses. Currently I am working with a Primary School and a Secondary College here in Sydney, Australia and I hope to include a local school in the middle of NSW. We will be streaming the launch video and of course you will be able to track the flight on the day [...]

Australian Space and Climate R3

Robert Brand — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:00:01 +0000

From July 18-20 at the Menzies hotel in Sydney, Australia will host the Climate Regional Readiness Review or “Climate R3” as it is known. The Climate R3 initiative was born out of an Australian proposal at the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) -17 that was held in Melbourne in November 2010 that was aimed at undertaking a Regional Readiness Review for Key Climate Missions. [...]

Australian Rocket Competition – Raising Funds

Robert Brand — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:58:14 +0000

Australian Rocket Competition - The down to earth Part - Raising funds for a prize. [...]

Yuri’s Night New York USA 2010

Robert Brand — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:06:11 +0000

Yuri’s Night NY 2010

Saturday, 10 April 2010 19:00 – 22:00 Location: Drom: 85 Ave. A @ 6th St., NY, NY

7pm VIP open bar, 8pm general admission: fashion show featuring space swimsuits by Keriann of ‘Evening Ladies, milinery by EdithandIvy.com, space dress by Raya, and enji Williams performs BELLA GAIA tm with [...]

Yuri’s Night, Bay Area, USA

Robert Brand — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:20:19 +0000

Yuri’s Night Bay Area – NASA Ames Research Center.

Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010

Time: 12:00 – 23:55

Location: NASA Ames Research Center

Description: A full day of creativity, featuring large and small art installations, groundbreaking technology exhibits and speakers from NASA Ames Research Center. Significant aircraft from the history of aeronautics will [...]

Yuri’s Night, Sydney Australia

Robert Brand — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:54:24 +0000

Celebrate Yuri Gagarin’s Historic Spaceflight. Yuri’s Night, Sydney Australia.

Here is the first notice that I have received of the famous Yuri’s night. I’m sure that I will receive more soon.

Beer Brewers and Space Engineers Raise Glasses to Celebrate Yuri Gagarin’s Historic Spaceflight

Sydney, NSW 12 April 2010

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(A11-40yrs) +135hrs and Apollo 11 makes Trans-earth Insertion Burn

Robert Brand — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:17:38 +0000

(A11-40 yrs) Apollo 11 Engine Burn puts them in Trans-Earth Trajectory.

After jettisoning the Eagle, the crew has settled down to some housekeeping, meals and preparations for a trans – Earth trajectory burn of the Service Module engine.

The crew spent some earlier time establishing precise coordinates and Mission Control has [...]

World Moon Bounce Day Success

Robert Brand — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:37:03 +0000

2009 World Moon Bounce Day Amazing Success!

Lots happened. An amazing number of people were literally focused on the moon. We have reports from all over the world of a great event. Let’s remember that this has been a spectacular lead event for the apollo missions 40th Anniversaries. Apollo 11′s 40th will be celebrated next [...]

World Moon Bounce Day Grows

Robert Brand — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:43:24 +0000

Number of dishes Grows for World Moon Bounce Day

Lots of dishes are now on board for the event starting 0001 UTC June 27th ( June 26th USA). Here are a few that we have permission to publish:

VK5MC, MILLICENT, SA 5280, AUSTRALIA – 10m (33ft) – 37.6S, 140.3 E

VK4AFL, BIRKDALE, QLD 4159, AUSTRALIA [...]

Russell Morris a Patron for Australian Music

Robert Brand — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:05:39 +0000

Australian Singer/Writer Russell Morris Becomes a Music Patron

We are pleased to announce that Russell Morris is now supporting the Echoes of Apollo program by being a patron for modern Music within the Echoes of Apollo event. Russell has shaped the Australian and international scene in his inspiring career as both a singer [...]

Graham Smith Releases ‘For All Mankind’ – a Musical Tribute to Apollo 11

Robert Brand — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:21:56 +0000

Graham Smith grants Echoes of Apollo use of his track “Pioneers”

http://www.forallmankind.co.uk/

For All Mankind is the first album release for London based composer, Graham Smith.

“It’s an amazing story on so many levels. You’ve got the sheer scale of the Apollo program with over 400,000 people working on it, you [...]

Russell Morris and “On the Wings of an Eagle”

Robert Brand — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:27:01 +0000

Russell Morris supports Echoes of Apollo

Russell Morris fans worldwide and those that watched the movie “The Dish” will be pleased to hear that he has granted permission for Echoes of Apollo to use his track “On the Wings of an Eagle” on on our website and upcoming podcasts. The recording was a [...]

Sydney Secondary College Music Performance

Robert Brand — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:01:26 +0000

Balmain Campus, Sydney Secondary College Music Performance

Australian based Sydney Secondary College Instrumental Music Program has joined the Echoes of Apollo party. They are holding a performance on the 24th of June at their Balmain Campus in honour of Apollo 11.

They will be performing space themed music [...]

WIA to Announce Echoes of Apollo Events

Robert Brand — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:53:06 +0000

Wireless Institute of Australia will Announce EOA events this Weekend

April 12th 2009. The WIA will announce the Echoes of Apollo World EME Day / World Moon Bounce Day and also the Historic Sites HF Radio Event on Sunday their Sunday Broadcast. The information will be basic and refer those interested to the Echoes of [...]

NSS Collaboration with Echoes of Apollo

Robert Brand — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:57:10 +0000

NSS Onboard with World Moon Bounce Day

The National Space Society (NSS) has agreed to collaborate with Echoes of Apollo in World Moon Bounce Day. NSS is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. The Mission of NSS is to promote social, economic, technological, and political [...]

“This Week In Science” becomes Patron for Science Outreach

Robert Brand — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:52 +0000

Patron for Science Outreach – This Week In Science “TWIS”

Echoes of Apollo is pleased to announce that TWIS is our Patron for Science Outreach. TWIS has been an outstanding science outreach program globally and is recognized as a leader in it’s field. Both broadcast on radio and podcast [...]

WIA Offers Support for Amateur Radio Activities

Robert Brand — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:49:42 +0000

Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) Offers Support

The WIA has written to Echoes of Apollo offering support for some of the amateur radio activities in Australia and globally.

The Wireless Institute of Australia is the World’s first and oldest National Radio Society, being founded in 1910. The Wireless Institute of Australia [...]

World Moon Bounce / EME Day Gathering Momentum

Robert Brand — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:45 +0000

World Moon Bounce / EME Day Gathering Momentum.

In the last 24 hours, World Moon Bounce Day (June 27th 2009) has gathered momentum with EME amateur radio operators joining in with the growing number of large dishes from around the world. EME is often refered to as “Moon Bounce”. EME stands for Earth-Moon-Earth transmissions and [...]

Apollo Historic Sites HF Event – 18th & 19th July 2009

Robert Brand — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:57:25 +0000

Global Amateur Radio HF Event

A number of historic sites in Australia and other countries will take part in this Echoes of Apollo event. HF radio stations will be set up near sites that took part in the original support for the Apollo 11 mission. In Australia most of these will have special call signs [...]

Apollo Historic Sites HF Event – 18th & 19th July 2009

Robert Brand — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:29:54 +0000

Global HF Radio Event

Apollo Historic Sites HF Event – 18th & 19th July 2009: Apollo Historic Sites HF Event – 18th & 19th July 2009: A number of historic sites in Australia and other countries will take part in this Echoes of Apollo event. HF radio stations will be set up near sites that [...]