Windsor-Essex Scout groups contact International Space Station [Video]

Windsor-Essex Scout groups spent their Saturday afternoon making a long-distance call to the International Space Station (ISS).

Members of 2nd Cottam, 3rd Essex and 1st Leamington Scout groups spent the day learning about the intricacies of space and methods of contact for those aboard the space station.

Shortly after 1:00 p.m., they connected with American Astronaut Sunita Williams aboard the ISS. The connection is done through the Amateur Radio telebridge network.

A team operating an amateur radio station in Casale Monferrato, Italy made the connection as the ISS moved about 28,000 kilometers per hour.

“I’ve got you loud and clear and I’m ready to talk to the Cottam Scouts in Canada,” Williams’ voice rang out across speakers at the Cottam United Church.

One at a time, select members of the scout groups posed Williams questions about space, her travels and her diet.

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