ISS COMMANDER MIKE FINCKE KE5AIT TALKS WITH “SAN GIUSEPPE”
SCHOOL
The students had been involved in the preparation of
this ARISS event in different ways. The training of the students comprised
educative activities related to space under guidance of the teachers’ team,
listening ARISS contacts during the weeks before the ARISS event.
Mr. Michele Mallardi, IZ7EVR, the contact coordinator
for this ISS contact, decided in favour of a direct contact. Before the contact
ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF introduced the event with ARISS
presentation by VoIP conference. The questions were read by the pupils. The
contact site was located in the school, where an audience of more than 250,
students, parents, teachers, visitors and the mass media could follow the
contact.
At
Commander Mike Fincke answered 20 questions. The
sequence of the questions finished 2 minutes before LOS has allowed to
thank astronaut for the participation and invite him to this school. The
astronaut sent greetings, speaking in Italian, at the
beginning and at end of the contact. Thanks Mike! The signal from the ISS was
loud and clear all the time.
Some local media and newspapers covered the event.
Congratulations
to the “San Giuseppe” team!
Photos and an mp3 audio file will be attached to this
News Bulletin, archived at
http://www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm
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Francesco
De Paolis, IK0WGF
ARISS
mentor
