{"id":242760,"date":"2016-09-10T10:47:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T14:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=30676"},"modified":"2016-09-10T10:47:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T14:47:49","slug":"inspiring-the-next-stem-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=242760","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring the next STEM generation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Susan Buckle UK Space Agency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The UK Space Agency’s Astronaut Flight Education Programme Support Manager<\/span> Susan Buckle<\/a> will be giving a presentation at the RSGB Convention<\/a> on Saturday, October 8.<\/p>\n

Along with Ciaran Morgan M0XTD<\/a> she will talk about the ten UK ARISS<\/a> amateur radio school contacts with astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS during his Principia mission on the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

These contacts have inspired thousands of young people and introduced them to amateur radio in a new and exciting way.<\/p>\n

The full schedule and booking information for the convention are available at http:\/\/rsgb.org\/convention <\/a>Twitter hashtag #RSGBconv2016<\/a><\/p>\n

An RSGB video celebrates these historic school contacts and the range of linked activities the schools have enjoyed.<\/p>\n

Beginning with the exhilaration of the launch, it follows the competition for schools to host the ARISS contacts, and showcases the variety of science, technology, engineering, maths (STEM) and arts activities that helped pupils to understand more about space and amateur radio.<\/p>\n

The contacts themselves, often led by newly-licensed pupils, were the successful culmination of many months of work and anticipation.<\/p>\n

Watch GB1SS: schools speaking to Tim Peake
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