Broadcast networks to spread Australian broadcast FM and TV coverage

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To help media organisations in the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia provide quality media services, the Australian Government is establishing the Indo-Pacific Media Fund. One of the Fund's first initiatives is to support the Australian Associated Press to provide targeted training and access to news content in the Pacific.

The Strategy is underpinned by the Government's investment of over $40 million over five years in the ABC to create new content, improve digital engagement, increase ongoing support for media partners in the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia, and expand Radio Australia's FM footprint across the Pacific.

The PacificAus TV initiative is also receiving $28.4 million over five years to bolster the viability of Pacific regional media and expand access to Australian commercial television programs.

Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP said "This Strategy continues Australia's longstanding commitment to supporting a robust media sector in our region."

More Information - https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/strengthening-broadcasting-and-media-partnerships-indo-pacific

ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Adds Third Level

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ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Adds Third Level

ARRL continues to develop the highly successful ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. Much as is done with new equipment in the amateur radio hobby, a prototype is being tinkered with this week: TI3. The third phase of the program is centred around space. Teachers who have each been through the previous versions of the program are at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, to test the program.

ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, said having the experienced educators on hand to test out the new training is invaluable. “This is really about taking it a step further – providing a highly specialized form of training. We’ve developed a good program, but you never know how well something is going to work in practice until you try it.”

The educator-hams of this first cohort couldn’t be happier to experiment with it.

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Spacex Gives Details Of Spacecraft To De-Orbit ISS

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SpaceX had been awarded a contract from NASA for a spacecraft that is to deorbit the International Space Station in 2030, when its operational lifetime concludes. At a July 17th press briefing with NASA, SpaceX said it will help NASA accomplish this by creating an enhanced version of its Dragon spacecraft, known as the United States Deorbit Vehicle. It will be based on the original Dragon, but its trunk section will be redesigned and twice and long, with more thrusters. The final ISS crew will depart the station once the altitude reaches 330 kilometres, down from its present 400 kilometres as part of a natural decay in its orbit.

More Information - https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-international-space-station-us-deorbit-vehicle/