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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
January 11, 2010
1. ARISS Featured at Marconi Commemoration Event
On Thursday, January 7, students attending the University of Rome "Tor
Vergata" Marconi Commemoration Event in Rome, Italy participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with
on-orbit astronaut Jeffrey Williams, KD5TVQ. The contact was facilitated by
telebridge station W6SRJ in California. An audience of 200 watched as eleven
questions were asked and answered. After the contact, Princess Elettra
Marconi, daughter of Guglielmo Marconi and Mr. Dieter Isakeit of ESA ESRIN
(European Space Research Institute) Corporate Communication Office &
Communication and Knowledge Department, sent greetings to the ISS crew.
Presentations were given by ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis as well as Mr.
Augusto Cramarossa, Italian Space Agency, Head of Strategy, National and
International, Mr. Massimo Pucini, Deputy Mayor of Moteporzio Catone town
and Mrs. Marina Ruggeri, Director Department of Electronics Engineering -
University "Tor Vergata."
2. ISS Ham Debrief Held
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session
was held with Expedition 20/21 crew members Nicole Stott, KE5GJN and Robert
Thirsk, VA3CSA on Tuesday, January 5. The feedback provided by the
astronauts will help ARISS update program procedures.
3. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On January 8, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1691 reported on two ARISS
related items. The first news article under Ham Radio in Space was about
the ARISS debrief that was held with astronauts Robert Thirsk and Nicole
Stott. The second item covered the Marconi Commemoration Event held at the
University of Rome on January 7. To view the stories "ARISS Debriefing
Session Held" and "ARISS Helps Celebrate Marconi Event," see:
ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
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