SUCCESSFUL ARISS CONTACT WITH DE GASPERI SCHOOL IN
Tuesday,
6 April 2010 at 10:47 UTC, i.e.
Mr.
Michele Mallardi, IZ7EVR operated the radio contact. The questions were read by
pupils and one teacher of De Gasperi School in Noicattaro, near Bari, South
Italy. The contact site is located at ”Cittadella
Mediterranea della Scienza”, promoted by University of Bari. The “Cittadella
Mediterranea della Scienza” is a permanent structure
whose main aim is to diffuse scientific culture and related technologies.
An audience of more than 100 students, teachers, visitors and media
assiste to the contact. Before the contact, ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis,
IK0WGF introduced the event and ARISS activities with a presentation.
At
Local
media and newspapers covered the event. The audio and video of the event was
distributed by webcast on http://it.justin.tv/cittadella and
http://www.cittadellamediterraneadellascienza.it/ - about 500 contacts by
webstreaming through
Congratulations
to
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, IK0WGF
ARISS mentor
