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Subj: ARISS Status 28 October 2003
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 306.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 2, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-306.04
* Ourense, Spain School Contact Successful
The Ourense, Spain school contact on October 23 was very successful. A group
of 75 children and 25 parents gathered at Ceip Seixalbo school as ESA
astronaut Pedro Duque answered sixteen questions in Spanish using the ARISS
radio system. All nationwide radio, TV broadcasters, and newspapers were
present.
* ARRL Article on New Ham Crew
ARRL posted an October 17 Web story entitled "New Two-Ham ISS Crew Set to
Head into Space." See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/10/17/2/?nc=1
* ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer Presents Paper at AMSAT Space Symposium
AMSAT-NA's Annual Meeting and Space Symposium was held on October 18-19,
2003 in Toronto, Canada. ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO,
presented a paper describing the capabilities of the new Phase 2 hardware.
For more information go to:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/AMSAT03.pdf
and
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/10/22/2/?nc=1
* ARRL Article on Five Hams in Space
ARRL ran an October 21 Web story entitled "Five Hams Now Aboard
International Space Station" about the three ham radio operator-astronauts
that arrived at
the ISS over the weekend to join the Expedition 7 crew. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/10/21/100/?nc=1
* ARRL Celebrates Anniversaries of Ham Radio in Space
Rosalie White wrote an article commemorating the 20th anniversary of Amateur
Radio in space (on Spacelab-1) and the 15th anniversary of Amateur Radio on
Mir which was published in the November issue of ARRL's monthly journal,
QST.
* Recent ARISS School contacts
Ceip Seixalbo school Ourense, Spain
2003-10-23 13:32 UTC direct via ED1ISS with Pedro Duque ED4ISS
The local AR club EA1URO has dedicated a website to the ARISS contact with
Ourense: http://www.radioaficionados.info/duque.html
Verbum Casa das Palabras Vigo Spain
2003-10-26 12:07 UTC with Pedro Duque ED4ISSMore information is available on
the ARISS-Europe website for the Pedro Duque contacts:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
[ANS thanks Carol Jackson and Charlie Sufana for the above information]
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