The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program
(ARISS) is looking for hams interested in volunteering as ground support crew
members and technical mentors. According to the AMSAT News Service, ground
support teams set up actual contacts between schools and other selected
locations for contacts between students and astronauts aboard the International
Space Station. Technical mentors serve as liaisons between NASA and the ground
support teams. More information is available online at <http://www.arrl.org/ARISS-volunteers>.
Hams interested in volunteering may e-mail <ARISS.Recruit@verizon.net>.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
ARISS Looking for Volunteers
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program
(ARISS) is looking for hams interested in volunteering as ground support crew
members and technical mentors. According to the AMSAT News Service, ground
support teams set up actual contacts between schools and other selected
locations for contacts between students and astronauts aboard the International
Space Station. Technical mentors serve as liaisons between NASA and the ground
support teams. More information is available online at <http://www.arrl.org/ARISS-volunteers>.
Hams interested in volunteering may e-mail <ARISS.Recruit@verizon.net>.