Builth Wells High School Head Girl Gwen Davies talking to Tim Peake – Credit Ionwen Spowage

An amateur radio contact between students from Powys Combined Schools GB4PCS and UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS took place at 1053 GMT on Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Susan Buckle UK Space Agency Astronaut Flight Education Programme – Credit Ionwen Spowage

The video starts with an introduction by the head teacher and is followed by the schools giving presentations of their activities and studies in Space and STEM subjects.

The ARISS portion of the video starts at approximately 26 minutes with Susan Buckle from the UK Space Agency giving an introduction before handing over to Ciaran Morgan M0XTD, the ARISS Operations Lead in the UK.

The contact with Tim Peake GB1SS starts at approximately 51 minutes.

After the contact has finished, the Head Girl from Builth Wells High School, Gwen Davies, introduces Jeremy Curtis and Susan Buckle from the UK Space Agency for an explanation of the science on board the ISS and a general Q&A session with the audience.

After the Q&A session, Gwen concludes the contact with thanks to all involved and gives a traditional Welsh goodbye.

Watch Video of ARISS Contact between Powys Combined Schools and Tim Peake

News reports of Powys schools amateur radio contact with Tim Peake
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/05/news-powys-schools-tim-peake/

ARISS contact planned for Mid Wales schools
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/01/ariss-contact-planned-for-school-in-mid-wales-uk/

ARISS Principia site https://principia.ariss.org/

What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find an amateur radio training course near you https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/

A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see
http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-amateur-radio/alex-discovers-amateur-radio-2/

Beccy Bowen 2W0YLL (right) led the contact between Powys school students and Tim Peake GB1SS

Students used amateur radio to speak to Tim Peake – Credit City of Norwich School

The media were in attendance at the amateur radio contact between City of Norwich School GB2CNS and UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS which took place February 26, 2016.

Radio amateur Tim Hare M6HTJ, a Year 10 pupil at CNS, led the space linkup.

ITV News said: The pupils asked a range of questions from ‘what happens to the blood if you cut yourself in space’ to ‘what’s your favourite place to fly over’ to ‘what sort of experiments are you doing in space’? The 10 minute live link up was made possible by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team.

Watch the ITV News report at
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-02-26/science-lesson-for-norfolk-pupils-that-is-out-of-this-world/

“I wanted to cry..it was great” tweeted BBC Look East reporter Mike Liggins Fast Forward 13:49 into this video http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0717yvz/look-east-east-26022016

Watch the Mustard TV News report at http://www.mustardtv.co.uk/browse/major-tim-to-cns-watch-a-norwich-schools-live-link-up-with-space/

Eastern Daily Press – Pupils asks questions to British astronaut Tim Peake
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/pupils_asks_questions_to_british_astronaut_tim_peake_1_4435501

ARISS Principia site https://principia.ariss.org/

What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find an amateur radio training course near you https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/

A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see
http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-amateur-radio/alex-discovers-amateur-radio-2/