Archive - Jun 15, 2009
ARISS status June 15, 2009
Topics in this report
1. ARISS Contact with Tongfu Primary School, China
2. Successful ARISS Contact with Italian School
3. Belgian Students Speak with Frank De Winne
4. Astronaut Training Status
5. Australia Journalist Takes Interest in ARISS
6. ARISS on Twitter
7. ESA Press Release on Frank De Winne's ARISS Contacts
8. ARISS International Meeting
1. ARISS Contact with Tongfu Primary School, China
Youth attending Tongfu Road No. 1 Primary School in Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, June 11. Astronaut Michael Barratt, KD5MIJ answered 19 questions put to him by the students as an audience of approximately 465 people looked on. Extensive media coverage included seven television stations, three radio stations and ten newspapers.