Archive - Jul 2009
July 20th
ARISS Status July 20, 2009

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. ARISS Contact with Campus Saffraanberg Belgian Defence
3. ARISS Contact Held with Octave Chanute Air Museum
4. ARISS Contact - European Special Event
5. ARISS Student Wins Newsline Youth Ham of the Year Award
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Escola E.B.2/3 de S. Romão do Coronado in Trofa, Portugal has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, July 21 at 17:07 UTC. Local amateur radio club Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP) is collaborating with the school during this event.
Upcoming ARISS contact with Escola E.B.2/3 de S. Romão do Coronado, Trofa, Portugal

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Escola E.B.2/3 de S. Romão do Coronado, Trofa, Portugal on 21 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:07 UTC.
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and CT1HHP. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
E. B. 2,3 S. Romao do Coronado is a public school situated in Trofa, in the north of Portugal, not very far from Oporto (31 Km north). Nowadays, Trofa is basically a rural area, but is slowly becoming more surburban due to the development of industry and trade. This school is mainly attended by children aged between 9 and 15. In addition to key subjects, school tries to offer other activities (theatre, music, art…) and involve the community. The school has about 650 students.