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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 347.02 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 12, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-347.02
1. Sorel-Tracy School Contact Successful
On Tuesday, November 30, 2004, students from École secondaire Fernand-
Lefebvre in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada spoke to astronaut Leroy
Chiao, KE5BRW. They were able to ask and have answered 5 questions.
An audience of approximately 300 students, teachers, and dignitaries,
including the mayor, filled the auditorium, as the contact was
broadcasted to the rest of the school via the intercom system. Radio
and television stations, and local newspapers were present. One radio
station, which is part of the National Canadian Broadcasting Network,
broadcast the contact live. Another TV station taped the event and
will use the footage on a program to be run on the Provincial
Francophone cable network. This program is expected to be rerun
several times on the network.
The Les 2 Rives ran an article entitled, "Des jeunes de l'E.S.F.L. en
contact radio direct avec des astronautes en orbite!" The article,
written in French, can be found at:
http://www.hebdos.net/drs/edition482004/articles.asp?article_id=72853
2. ARRL Article on Italy Contact
On November 19, students from three schools in Polignano-a-Mare, Italy
spoke to Leroy Chiao. The ARRL covered the contact in an article, "ISS
Expedition 10 Commander Breaks In New Ticket with School Group
Contact." See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/12/02/2/?nc=1
3. ARRL Article on Next ISS Crew
On November 30, ARRL ran a web story on the next ISS crew. Sergei
Krikalev, U5MIR, and John Phillips will make up the Expedition 11 crew
scheduled to launch in April, 2005. The article, "Russian cosmonaut-
ham to return to ISS as commander," can be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/
4. Expedition 9 Crew Debriefing
The U.S. Expedition 9 crew debriefing is scheduled for Wednesday,
December 15 at 2 pm ET. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, will speak with Kenneth
Ransom at JSC. The half hour session will allow the ARISS team to ask
for recommendations on improving school contacts, and to ask technical
questions concerning the radio systems.
5. ARISS Team Acquires Hardware
The ARISS team has purchased 5 Kenwood VC-H1 Visual Communicators. The
SSTV units will be used for testing and development.
[ANS thanks Carol Jackson, KB3LKI for the above information]
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