Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut and First Amateur in Space: Owen Garriott, W5LFL Scientist-Astronaut-Amateur Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL, science pilot of the Skylab 3 mission, is stationed at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) console in the Multiple Docking Adapter of the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. From this console the astronauts actively control the […]
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ARISS Contact with Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon on Monday, May 27 Other May 27 contact: Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Update: the ARISS contact was a success! May 27, 2019 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI, will connect with students from Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and answer their questions, live from the International Space Station […]
ARISS Contact with Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife on Monday, May 27 Other May 27 contact: Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Update: the ARISS contact was a success! May 27, 2019 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI, will connect with students from Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and answer their questions, live from the International […]
ARISS Contact with Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife on Friday, May 3
The following exciting announcement is from the Mildred Hall School website as shown above: “Mildred Hall School is excited to announce that its students will be connecting with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, May 3, 2019. The event will start at the school at 11:30 am MT, followed […]
Amateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut and First Amateur in Space Scientist-Astronaut-Amateur Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL, science pilot of the Skylab 3 mission, is stationed at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) console in the Multiple Docking Adapter of the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. From this console the astronauts actively control the ATM solar physics […]
ARISS contact with L’École internationale de Saint-Sacrement in Quebec City Contact on Thursday, April 18 was a success!
An International Space Station school contact that was planned with participants at École internationale de Saint-Sacrement in Quebec City on Wednesday, April 17 has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 18. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:04:24 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will […]
More ARISS SSTV Transmissions Scheduled
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: ARISS-Russia is planning to transmit slow-scan television (SSTV) images from the International Space Station. Transmissions will begin on April 11 at approximately 1800 UTC and run continuously until approximately 1800 UTC on April 14, 2019. A computer in the ISS Russian Segment stores […]
ARISS Contact in Winnipeg: Shaftesbury High School on Wednesday, April 10
An International Space Station (ISS) school contact has been planned between participants at Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba and astronaut David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. A telebridge contact via VK6MJ is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10 at 10:57:13 am local time MST (15:57:13 UTC) and the scheduled ISS call sign is NA1SS. The ARISS Mentor on site […]
ARISS contact with the 58th Hamilton Scout Group: Saturday, April 6
An official countdown can be found on the 58th Hamilton Scout Group’s website An International Space Station (ISS) school contact has been planned with participants at the 58th Hamilton Scout Group and the scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. The ISS call sign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS and it will be a direct contact […]
ARISS Contact with Ulluriaq School in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec: Thursday, March 28
Post-contact report: the contact was a success! Pre-Contact Event Promotion: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ulluriaq School in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec on Thursday, March 28. Kangiqsualujjuaq is an Inuit village located on the east coast of Ungava Bay located 950 miles northeast of Montreal. The contact will be a […]