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<H1>Phase-3E News</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Achim Vollhardt, DH2VA</STRONG>, reported in detail
at the Annual General Meeting 2010 from <STRONG>AMSAT-DL</STRONG> about the
joint feasibility study by AMSAT-DL and DLR for lunar and Mars missions.
Based on this study is the already flown AMSAT P3D satellite structure.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The board members spent two weeks in the CEF (Concurrent
Engineering Facility) of DLR in Bremen. Despite different views on the technical
project management assessed Dr Achim Vollhardt cooperation with the staff of the
DLR as very constructive and mutually very useful.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The results of the study were presented in early May 2010
in a final presentation at the DLR in Cologne. In the presence of
representatives of the DLR program Directorate, <STRONG>Peter Guelzow,
DB2OS</STRONG>, and <STRONG>Hartmut Paesler, DL1YDD</STRONG>, in cooperation
with DLR representatives presented the results of the study. The results have
been received by all participants very positive, a further cooperation with the
DLR is assessed positively by both sides and sought. For the first time the
technical feasibility of our Mars mission became confirmed by an independent
side.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Peter Guelzow sees the results of the study and the
dialogue with politicians as an important foundation to the completion of P3E
and as a strong argument for future negotiations with potential donors and
launch operators.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>At the Symposium was the telemetry and command operations
with the new IHU3 for P3E the topic of <STRONG>Mario Lorenz, DL5MLO</STRONG>.
There was great progress in the advancement of the IHU3-board computer. IPS is
running and now Mario is working intensively on the implementation of turbo
codes on the IHU3. Using a live demo, he demonstrated the operation of the IHU3
and the IPS operating system and the robustness of the turbo codes.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Because of some contacts at the political level and funding
efforts were other concrete work on P3E something pushed into the background. At
the invitation of the coordinator for air and space of the Federal Republic
Germany, the Parliamentary State Secretary Peter Hintze, met the Board members
Peter Guelzow, Hartmut Paesler and AMSAT-DL member Wilfried Knauer the Ministry
of Economy and Technology in Berlin to a two-hour information session
together.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>See also:<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.amsat-dl.org/"
target=_blank><FONT face=Tahoma>http://www.amsat-dl.org</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.p3e-satellite.org/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.p3e-satellite.org/</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.dlr.de/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.dlr.de</FONT></A></P>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Fonte:<STRONG>Thomas Frey, HB9SKA</STRONG> for the above
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