{"id":1950,"date":"2020-05-13T06:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2020-05-13T06:27:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:27:38","slug":"rac-bulletin-upcoming-ariss-contact-with-the-airdrie-space-science-club-in-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/13\/rac-bulletin-upcoming-ariss-contact-with-the-airdrie-space-science-club-in-alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"[RAC-Bulletin] Upcoming ARISS contact with the Airdrie Space Science Club in Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Second test of new\u00a0Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio on Friday, May 15<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (<\/span>ARISS<\/a>) program will be conducting a second test of its new distance-learning ARISS radio contacts with astronauts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The event will take place on\u00a0Friday, May 15, 2020 at 15:10 UTC<\/strong>\u00a0and youth members of the\u00a0Airdrie Space Science Club<\/strong>\u00a0(ASSC) in Airdrie, Alberta will speak to US astronaut Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR, onboard the International Space Station (ISS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This will be the second test of the new-style radio contact called Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio. The concept was developed for distance learning when schools closed worldwide due to COVID-19. The virus eliminated all opportunities for ARISS radio contacts at education organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new ARISS telebridge radio ground station will be used this time and will be operated by John Sygo, ZS6JON, near Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Airdrie Space Science Club<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Airdrie Space Science Club<\/a>\u00a0was formed by a group of space enthusiasts interested in advancing students\u2019 interest in model rocketry and who wanted to offer ways to help them enjoy the wonders of space science. One of those leaders was teacher\u00a0Brian Jackson, VE6JBJ, who is the Western Canada ARISS Mentor and the Chair of the\u00a0<\/span>RAC Youth Education Program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian described the new ARISS concept in this way:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDuring this pandemic, our opportunities to develop kids\u2019 interest in space has been interrupted.\u00a0This ARISS contact gets them looking back up, towards the sky, and imagining themselves as an astronaut one day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past 10 years, the ASSC has provided youth aged 10-14 the opportunity to build and launch model rockets, look at the universe during astronomy evenings, and participate in special events such as ARISS contacts and high altitude balloon launches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The group meets one Saturday every month and enjoys a short lesson in space history or construction techniques, followed by opportunities to build various model rockets. A second Saturday is spent launching those models.<\/span><\/p>\n

Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

As mentioned above, members will ask their questions to ISS Commander Cassidy via an adapted telebridge link which will use a multi-point system in which they are connected to the conference call centre from their own homes. The voice signal will be relayed through the South African ground station.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new concept requires three things:<\/span><\/p>\n