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Subj: ARISS Status Update
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 235.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
August 21, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-235.03
- Tennesee Schools Contact Successful
Good Shepherd School and St Paul School, both located in Tennessee,
experienced a successful contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on Tuesday,
August 10 at 1340 UTC.
Over two hundred people watched as students from both schools asked 13
questions of the astronaut. Five TV stations, 3 radio stations, and 4
newspapers covered the event. The Tullohoma News ran a story on the
contact. See "Hello, Space Station, Tullahoma's on the line," at:
http://tinyurl.com/6xp7z
The ARRL also ran an article covering the event. See: "Space Station
Tour Providing Lots of Reading Time, Astronaut Tells Youngsters," at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/08/13/4/?nc=1
- Upcoming School Contacts
Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum in Bloomington,
Illinois has also been scheduled for an ARISS contact. It has been
planned for Monday, August 16, at 1805 UTC.
- Astronaut Receives Call Sign
Swedish ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang prepared for his Amateur Radio
license exam with the help of Nick Lance and Kenneth Ransom at JSC. He
took and passed his test and on August 11, he received his new call
sign, KE5CGR. Christer will now be able to participate in the ARISS
Program. Congratulations!
- Monroe Elementary School Spreads the Word on ARISS
Students from Monroe Elementary School, in Santa Barbara, California,
spoke with Mike Foale, KB5UAC, on December 17, 2003. The school is now
circulating a videotape at ham radio events which covers their
experiences with the ARISS Program.
- ARISS Paper Referenced
The September issue of ARRL's monthly journal, QST, contained an article
about radio antennas needed for radio contacts with the International
Space Station. The author referenced a resource item written by ARISS
team members Frank Bauer, Lou McFadin, Will Marchant and Carolynn
Conley, entitled, "2001: An Amateur Radio Space Odyssey on the
International Space Station."
[ANS thanks the ARISS Team for the above information]
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