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Oasis Brightstowe students talk to Tim Peake

Posted: 19 Feb 2016 01:09 PM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/19/oasis...-to-tim-peake/

Seema talking to astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS

BBC TV news has reported on the successful amateur radio contact between
astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS on the ISS and students at the Oasis Academy
Brightstowe GB1OAS. The contact took place on Friday, February 19, 2016 and
the students were able to question Tim about life in space.

One of those asking a question was 15-year-old Seema who came to the UK
from Afghanistan in 2013 joining Oasis Academy Brightstowe in February
speaking hardly any English. By the autumn term of 2013 she had achieved
enough to move into top sets in all her subjects. Her aim is to be the
first female Afghan astronaut, Tim told her it was a wonderful idea and
ambition and that she should follow her dreams.
HamTV dish antenna at Goonhilly Credit Frank Heritage M0AEU

As well as the two-way voice amateur radio contact the students were able
to see Tim Peake via a Digital Amateur Television (DATV) HamTV transmission
from the International Space Station on 2395 MHz.

This transmission was received at an amateur radio station installed by
British Amateur Television Club (BATC) and AMSAT-UK members at Goonhilly
and streamed to the school via the web. There was an additional mobile DATV
receiver at the school, developed by volunteers from BATC, which received
the ISS amateur TV transmission directly.

Watch the BBC TV News report at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-35612764

A list of the questions asked by the students is at

http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/14/tim-p...y-brightstowe/
Principia Mission Patch

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Oasis Academy Brightstowe student Emily speaking to Tim Peake