October 8, 2010
ARISS CONTACT WITH IRSEA, ITALY SUCCESSFUL
Tuesday, 5 October 2010 at 15:32 UTC, i.e. 17:32 local time, an ARISS contact took place with IRSEA institute at Fashion
District in Molfetta, Puglia, Italy.
This was a telebridge
contact by ARISS ground station K6DUE, operated by Dave Taylor, W8AAS.
The I.R.S.E.A. – Non Profit Institute of Research and Education, registered in Bisceglie – serves the Northern area of Bari and Foggia.
It aims at
being a link, through synergic cooperation, between the world of University Research and the
experience of trade unions,
company organizations and liberal professions as a reference in the fields of education,
development and innovative research.
An audience of more than 100 students, teachers, visitors and media assisted to the event. Before the
contact, ARISS mentor Michele Mallardi,
IZ7EVR introduced the event and ARISS activities with a presentation.
US astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC answered 5
questions, providing lots of interesting
details.
Local media and newspapers covered the event. The
audio and video of the event was
distributed by echolink and webcast on
http://www.cittadellamediterraneadellascienza.it/
Congratulations to ARISS Puglia
team!
Photos and an audio recording will be appended to this News Bulletin, archived at
www.aris-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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Francesco De Paolis
ARISS Mentor
