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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
March 29, 2010
1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Walnut Creek Elementary School in Azle, Texas on Monday, March
29 at 15:08 UTC. Students researched and created models of selected space
objects and gave presentations of their work to the class. Retired Lockheed
employees and members of local radio clubs gave demonstrations of satellite
communications to the youth. The school recently formed an amateur radio
club and students have enjoyed learning what radios can do.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with Scuola Primaria De Gasperi in Noicattaro, Bari, Italy on
Tuesday, April 6 at 10:47 UTC. This is a public primary school with an
enrollment of 700 students, ages 6 - 11. To prepare for the contact,
students have studied the principles of radio communications and space
missions.
2. Expedition 23 Astronaut Speaks with Japanese Youth via ARISS
On Thursday, March 25, Expedition 23 astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP
participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact with Shiogama Daini Junior High School students from
Shiogama, Japan. To prepare for the session, students compiled fifteen
questions about life and work in space. Through their science classes, they
learned about astronomy and communication via radio waves. Some students
continued their training and studied for their amateur radio license exams.
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