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Parkside Students Talk To The Astronauts Via Amateur Radio

Monday, March 5, 2018, 10:12 a.m.

Article Source: Nick Hart

This coming Monday, March 5, 2018, students at Parkside Middle School in San Bruno will have an opportunity to talk directly with astronaut Scott Tingle on board the International Space Station through amateur radio. The contact will be helped by members of the San Bruno Amateur Radio Volunteers, the Millbrae Amateur Radio Club, and the students' own Parkside Radio Club, in cooperation with NASA and ARISS. The International Space Station will take about 10 minutes to pass over beginning at 10:12 am Pacific Time. Students have been preparing their questions to ask the astronaut.

Parkside is one of just 13 educational organizations in the United States to have an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact this season after the proposal was accepted by NASA. It should be an exciting experiment with plenty to inspire continuing interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

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