Satellites

摘要

Forty years on from the launch of Sputnik 1 and nearly 36 years (De-cember 12) since the launch of the first amateurradio satellite, AMSAT-UK's total membership is little more than two per cent of licensed amateurs in UK. About one quarter of the members are in other countries. Only a small minority of UK members are currently active. The support of the remainder is much appreciated but I find the overall lack of interest in space activity puzzling.