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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 233.02 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 28, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-333.02
ARISS Status
November 22, 2004
1. Italy School Contact Successful
On November 19, 2004, students from two elementary schools, San Giovanni
Bosco and Gianni Rodari, and one middle school, Ponteo Sarnelli, all in
southeast Italy, experienced a successful contact with Leroy Chiao,
KE5BRW. Chiao answered 18 questions put to him while an audience of 600
students, parents and VIPs looked on. Several TV and radio stations as
well as newspapers covered the event. Congratulations to Leroy and the
ARISS team on a successful beginning for
Expedition 10!
2. Upcoming School Contacts
Westhampton Beach Elementary School in Westhampton Beach, New York has
been scheduled for a contact with the ISS. It will take place on
Wednesday, November 24 at 18:15 UTC.
Students from ‰cole secondaire Fernand-Lefebvre, Sorel-Tracy, in Quebec,
Canada will also speak to Leroy Chiao. The contact has been scheduled
for Tuesday, November 30 at 16:17 UTC.
3. ARISS Educational Outreach Committee Meeting Minutes Posted
ARISS delegate Rosalie White, K1STO, held the bimonthly Educational
Outreach and School Selection Committee Teleconference on Thursday,
November 11. The minutes have been posted to the ARISS website. See:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arissschm.htm#11%20November%202004
4. Foale Named as Administrator for Exploration Operations
ARRL ran an article on Expedition 8 crew member Mike Foale, KB5UAC.
O’Keefe has selected Foale for the position of an administrator for
exploration operations. The article, “NASA names space veteran, ham as
deputy for exploration operations,ö can be found at: http://www.arrl.org/
5. ARISS Team Thanks Expedition 9 Crew for a Job Well Done
On Wednesday, November 17, Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, presented ARRL Field
Day t-shirts and pins to Expedition 9 crew members, Mike Fincke, KE5AIT,
and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, at an informal gathering of Increment 9
support staff at JSC. The crew was appreciative, and Mike said that he
really enjoyed talking to many of the ham operators on Field Day. The
ARISS Team told Gennady how much he was appreciated for talking on the
430 MHz band.
[ANS thanks Carol Jackson, KB3LKI, for the above information]
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