ARISS CONTACT WITH
An International Space
Station school contact was planned with participants at Centre scolaire de
Berlaymont in
The contact was a success. ARISS telebridge groundstation W6SRJ, operated by
Tim W6MU and Bill KH6GJV, did an excellent job. Audio quality was excellent.
Belgian astronaut
Frank De Winne answered 25 questions and exchanged greetings with the students
and the audience.
An mp3 audio recording
of the space talk will be appended to this Bulletin, archived at
www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm
ARISS is an
international educational outreach program partnering the participating space
agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT
and IARU organizations from participating countries.
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of
Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International
Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur
Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science,
technology and learning.
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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman