Archive - Aug 2009
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August 22nd
ISS Radio Report
August 21st
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
Upcoming ARISS contact with Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, on 24 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:30 UTC.
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over parts of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch.
Flanders has five public observatories involved in the discovery of the wonderful world of astronomy. Urania is one of them. During antiquity, Urania was the Astronomy Muse. Today, Urania is trying to inspire people with astronomy and side sciences such as meteorology and astronautics. You can thus choose between a whole range of activities and services: lessons for beginners and experienced, guided tours of the observatory, an extended documentation center, various publications, stargazing evenings, conferences, Urania Mobile (Flanders' first mobile observatory) and the astroshop.
Upcoming ARISS contact with Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia on 24 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:19 UTC.
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
Tenison Woods College is a reception to year 12 Catholic, Co-educational College. Over 1200 students attend Tenison from the South East Region of South Australia, and it is the biggest Catholic College in the area.