SUCCESSFUL ARISS CONTACT WITH COLLEGE JEAN XXIII,
An International Space Station school contact had
been planned with participants at Ecole & College Jean XXIII,
The VHF radio contact was performed between onboard station NA1SS and ground
station F0CUQ, operated by Julien Malghem. Signals were excellent and 18
questions, prepared by the students, could be answered by NASA astronaut Mike
Fincke, KE5AIT.
The ground station had been set up by Christophe
Candebat, F1MOJ, president AMSAT France.
The audio of this contact was broadcast on EchoLink
and several press media were present:
- La Gazette
Ariegeoise
- Le Petit Journal
- France 3
- Ariege News
The event will also be covered by more media (audio
reportage and photos):
- La Depeche du Midi
- Radio
Transparence
- Radio Montaillou
- Sud Radio
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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS-Europe chairman