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Pine View students speak live with astronaut Suni Williams during ham-radio contact
Summary
Students at Pine View School in Osprey held an approximately 11-minute live ham-radio conversation with NASA astronaut Commander Suni Williams aboard the International Space Station, part of an ARISS contact organized with local amateur radio clubs and school staff to support STEM learning.
Students at Pine View School in Osprey, Florida, spoke live with NASA astronaut Commander Suni Williams during an amateur-radio contact that lasted about 11 minutes and linked the school's auditorium to the International Space Station.
"Students at Pine View today, you are making history," said Dr. Steven Covert, principal of Pine View School, as the program began. The contact was arranged through the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program with technical support from the Tamiami and Fort Myers amateur radio clubs and school staff.
The event combined a short technical briefing, prepared student questions and a live question-and-answer segment. Marie Rosander, Pine View's science teacher who led the school's NASA Space Club,…
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