ARISS CONTACT WITH PARTICIPANTS AT CAMPUS SAFFRAANBERG SUCCESSFUL
An Expedition 20 ARISS school contact was planned
with participants at Campus Saffraanberg,
The school called the International Space Station
but there was no answer from Space...
Actually, Mission Control had canceled the ARISS
school contact at the last moment, because of urgent tasks, related to the
arrival of STS-127 Shuttle.
The contact could be re-scheduled for the next
pass, at
Then, all went well. Signals were loud and clear.
Frank De Winne answered 20 questions.
Students, audience and media had been informed of
the new rendez-vous and were standing by. A lot of stress,
but a happy end.
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