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Monday September 9, ARISS contact scheduled with Swiss school
Written by ON4WF

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at S.A.M.T. (Scuola Arti Mestieri Trevano), Canobbio, Switzerland. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:17 UTC, which is 09:17 CEST. The contact will be a direct operated by HB9OK.

The contact should be audible in Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.800 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian by astronaut Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.

The S.A.M.T. (Scuola Arti Mestieri Trevano) school for multimedia electronics operates in the fields of electronics and computer technology (audio and video devices, computer science, telecommunications, etc.). The AFC (certificate of professional capacity) and the school’s technical qualifications certificate enable students to access university studies in the fields of Electronics, Telecommunications and Computer Technology.

Participants, aged 14-18, will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

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ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters\’ interest in science, technology and learning.