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Subj: ARISS Status 31 May 2004
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 158.03 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. June 6, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-158.03
1. Erie Planetarium Contact Successful
The first ARISS contact of Expedition 9 took place on Tuesday, May 25 at
18:01 UTC. The contact was performed via the telebridge station, VK5ZAI, in
Australia. During his very first amateur radio contact, Mike Fincke, KE5AIT,
answered 18 questions asked by the students who gathered at the Erie
Planetarium in Erie, Pennsylvania. The contact was very successful and the
children applauded and thanked Mike for his time. The ARRL ran a web story
on the event entitled, "ARISS School Group Contact a First for Astronaut,
Expedition 9." An audio link is provided within the article. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/05/27/8/?nc=1
2. Upcoming School Contact
Walton Central High School in Walton, New York has also been scheduled for
an ARISS contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. The contact will take place on
Wednesday, June 2 at 17:57 UTC. It will be performed via the telebridge
station, NN1SS at GSFC.
3. Expedition 8 Crew Debriefing
The Expedition 8 crew was interviewed by Sergej Samburov, RV3DR, from the
ARISS Russian team on Wednesday, May 12. Expedition 8 commander Mike Foale,
KB5UAC, returned to the U.S. on May 24, and is scheduled for a crew
debriefing with the ISS Ham Technical Team (USA) on Friday, June 4 at 2:15
p.m. ET. The half hour session will allow the team to ask for
recommendations to improve school contacts, to ask technical questions
concerning the radio systems and to determine computer availability on the
ISS.
[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]
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