UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS
The ARISS UK Operations team are delighted to announce that the final ARISS Schools contact of the Principia Mission will be between The King’s School in Ottery St Mary, Devon and Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space Station.
The date and time has now been confirmed as Monday, May 9 at 0926 GMT (10:26 am BST). Not only will this be the final ARISS Principia contact with Tim Peake, but it will also be a scheduled HamTV contact.
The contact should be receivable on 145.800 MHz FM over the British Isles and Western Europe and webcast on the ARISS Principia website.
The King’s School
http://www.thekings.devon.sch.uk/
https://twitter.com/KingsSchoolOSM
In episode 10 of the TX Factor show Mike Marsh G1IAR returns to his old school in Ottery Saint Mary, Devon to learn how science lessons have changed since he was a lad, see
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/27/hamtv-at-goonhilly-in-tx-factor-show/
ARISS Principia https://principia.ariss.org/
UK ARISS shortlisted schools https://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/03/all-uk-ariss-shortlisted-schools-are-now-scheduled/
Listening to the ISS on a handheld radio https://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/10/listening-iss-on-handheld/
Get press publicity by receiving ISS school contacts
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/10/press-publicity-receiving-iss/
What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio
Find an amateur radio training course near you https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/
A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see
http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-amateur-radio/alex-discovers-amateur-radio-2/
ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crew members on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crew members on ISS can energize youngsters’ interest in science, technology, and learning.
ARISS Principia https://principia.ariss.org/
