[WIham] ARISS Contact Thursday Morning

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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Pavilhão  do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal on 01 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:20 UTC.

The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and ON4ISS.

The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe and will be covered on the Echolink AMSAT Conference Server.

The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

The „Ciência Viva“ contact is ESA selected and takes place in the National Museum of Science and Technology in Lisbon, the name is Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva.

The Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva is an interactive science and technology museum that aims to make science accessible to all, stimulating experimentation and exploration of the physical world by holding science and technology awareness-raising projects for the Portuguese people.

The ARISS contact at Ciência Viva will be a major event within the nationwide celebrated Space Week from October 4 to 10.

These students participating in this event are aged 14 to 16 and come from different schools in Amadora, one of the main satellite cities in the outskirts of Lisbon. They have been working in Space projects for two years now, and they are highly motivated to do science-related activities.

AMRAD, the AMSAT-CT of Portugal, is coordinating the ARISS contact.

73,
John - AG9D
ARISS Operations Team

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