ARISS Status Report
ARISS Status
February 8, 2010
1. Astronaut T. J. Creamer Enjoys ARISS Contact with Riley Ave. Students
On Tuesday, February 2, astronaut Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI spoke with
Riley Avenue Elementary School students through an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The Calverton, New York youth
spent weeks preparing for the contact, studying space and the solar system
during Science and creating rockets and robots in Art class. The Peconic
Amateur Radio Club helped coordinate the contact and provided the equipment
used. A Riley fourth grader and newly licensed ham acted as the control
operator during the contact.
2. Principal has Good Memories of First ARISS Contact
The first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact was held between Bill Shepherd on the ISS and students attending
Burbank School in Burbank, Illinois on December 21, 2000. Recently Burbank’s
principal made the comment, “I continue to feel that the contact and the
follow-up visit were by far my best experiences as an educator,” which says
much about the program and its effect on those who participate. The school
continues to display a plaque commemorating the ARISS event in its lobby.
3. ISS Ham Debrief Held with Frank De Winne
Expedition 20/21 astronaut Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session on
Thursday, February 4. The feedback provided will help ARISS update program
operations.
4. ARISSat-1 Status Report Posted
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) posted an article on the
status of ARISSat-1. To view “Building the First US ARISSAT-1 Flight Unit
Begins,” see:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
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