Principia Mission
ISS contacts for 10 schools
It has just been confirmed that all ten shortlisted schools will be receiving a contact with Tim Peake via amateur radio from the ISS. Obviously there is a lot of work to be done to finalise the preparations, but it is exciting news for the schools and their local clubs. The planned schedule for the […]
ISS school contact video released
A 92-minute video containing the Sandringham School GB1SAN and Tim Peake GB1SS amateur radio contact is now available on the ARISS UK Team channel on YouTube. The contact took place Friday, 8 January and was led by Jessica, M6LPJ. The video includes the presentations given to the students by ARISS UK’s Ciaran M0XTD, Head Teacher […]
Students speak to Tim Peake in space
History made as Sandringham School pupils make amateur radio call to British astronaut Tim Peake The contact took a short while to happen but then every one in the room could hear Tim Peake from the ISS replying to the call from Year 10 pupil Jessica Leigh, M6LPJ. Other pupils lined up to ask their […]
BBC Report on historic ISS contact
A full report on the day’s events at Sandringham School in St Albans, including video footage, is now available on the BBC website. Pupils make radio call to Tim Peake
School Buildathon before ISS contact
On Tuesday, 5 January, RSGB Board Director Steve Hartley, G0FUW organised a buildathon at Sandringham School in conjunction with Verulam Amateur Radio Club (VARC) It was part of the space festival #SANDspace build-up to the amateur radio contact at the school with Tim Peake on Friday morning. Twenty-four pupils worked in pairs to build 12 […]
Tim Peake school contacts
Tim Peake will speak to school pupils via amateur radio during the Principia mission ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) is working with the UK Space Agency to give a number of UK schools the opportunity to speak directly to Tim Peake, the first British ESA astronaut, during his mission on board the […]
