OR4ISS - ARISS amateur radio station onboard the International Space Station - Part of the Belgian contribution of AMSAT-ON and UBA in the ARISS international project. With the radio amateur station on board the ISS, talks are maintained between students and astronauts to promote STEM studies. The talks (In the form of question and answer) are sometimes visually supported by HamTV broadcast.
Sep 23
Under the enthusiastic leadership of Patriek De Temmerman ON8PDT, the school has been working on this project for a whole school year. It was the central theme of the School’s Open Day and space and the ISS were linked to many courses. The contact was a direct operated by ground station ON4OB (UBA section ODE), Tuesday …
Jun 13
On Friday, June 13th 2009, in the afternoon primary school students got the opportunity to speak with astronaut Frank De Winne. The direct link with the International Space Station was made with the help of radio amateurs. Frank De Winne answered 22 questions on a range of subjects. The children wanted to know more about what …