The 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting lifts off at 1:00pm Central Daylight Time / 18:00 UTC on Friday, October 20th. If you are not joining us in Dallas this year, we are pleased to offer a live stream of the Symposium sessions on AMSAT’s YouTube channel
The Symposium schedule and direct livestream links for each day follow. All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5). The sessions start at 18:00 UTC on Friday and 13:00 UTC on Saturday.
Friday, October 20th
1:00 – 1:15 Welcome
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President
1:15 – 1:45 A Survey of Small Satellite Propulsion Systems
Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, AMSAT Assistant VP Engineering
1:45 – 3:00 AMSAT Engineering Update
Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT VP Engineering
Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, AMSAT Assistant VP Engineering
Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO, AMSAT Board of Directors
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:15 PACSAT Update and Demonstration
Bill Reed, NX5R, PACSAT Project Manager, et al
4:15 – 5:00 Break-Out Session
Member Services
Saturday, October 21st
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President
8:15 – 9:00 CubeSatSim Update and Demonstration
Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT VP Educational Resources
9:00 – 9:30 ThinSat Project for High Schools
Nick Pugh, K5QXY, and Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD
9:30 – 10:00 AMSAT Youth Initiative
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP Development
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 10:45 Amateur Radio Spectrum Use in the Lunar Environment
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS-NA Executive Director
10:45 – 11:15 Amateur Satellite Secondary Payloads
Drew Glasbrenner, AMSAT Board of Directors/VP Operations
11:15 – 11:35 AMSAT-HB Update
Michael Lipp, HB9WDF, President, AMSAT-HB
11:35 – 12:00 TBD
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 ARISS Update
Dave Taylor, W8AAS, AMSAT US Delegate to ARISS International
1:45 – 2:15 40th Anniversary of Hams in Space & 2024 Anniversary Event
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS-NA Executive Director
2:15 – 2:45 Planned Non-AMSAT Amateur Satellites
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President
2:45 – 3:15 Space Qualified Antennas
Kent Britain, WA5VJB
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM AMSAT Annual General Meeting & Awards Ceremony