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Subj: ARISS Status - 25 Feb 2005
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.07
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 6, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-065.07
1. Houston School Contact Successful
On February 23, children from St. John˙s School in Houston, Texas spoke
with the ISS. Ten students asked Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, 15 questions while
another 400 students, teachers and parents gathered in the school˙s
auditorium. The Clear Lake and JSC Amateur Radio Clubs assisted with the
contact. The Houston Chronicle covered the event. Visit the St. John˙s
School website for photos and audio of the contact. See:
http://www.sjs.org/news/news/detail.asp?newsid=151565#
2. ARRL Article on Maine Contact
ARRL ran an article on the February 14 Rockland District High School
ARISS contact. The story, ´Pine Tree State Logs First School Group QSO
with Space Station,ˇ can be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/02/24/5/?nc=1
3. CQ VHF Article on Tulsa Contact
The quarterly magazine CQ VHF ran an article in its winter 2005 issue on
the ARISS contact with the Tulsa Air and Space Museum which took place
on December 22, 2004. To view the story, ´Patience Pays Off - Tulsa Air
and Space Museum - ARISS Contact,ˇ see:
http://www.cq-vhf.com/Wint2005Patience.html
4. ARISS International Meeting Held
The monthly ARISS International Teleconference was held on Tuesday,
February 22, 2005. The technical interchange meeting, held for the
SuitSat design and development, was discussed, as was the ISS Link -
Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP)- project. Also covered was the
U.S. backlog of schools waiting for an ARISS contact, and how the
situation might be remedied.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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