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12/03/2008 | ARISS Celebrates International Education Week
With all the educational opportunities the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program (ARISS) provides, it's no wonder that the organization has captured the attention of the US Department of Education (DOEd). According to ARRL ARISS Program
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12/03/2008 | ARISS to Celebrate 25 Years of Amateur Radio in Space with Special Events
Twenty-five years ago this week, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, made history by being the first Amateur Radio operator to talk to hams from space. His historic flight on STS-9 on board the Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on November 28 and landed on D
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11/06/2008 | Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, Back on Terra Firma
After 10 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, returned to Earth October 23 on Soyuz TMA-12. Garriott is the son of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, who in 1983 was the first ham to make QSOs from space. While Richard was o
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10/16/2008 | Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, Gets Busy from Space
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, took off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, October 12, becoming the sixth private citizen to fly with the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) for a short-term mission on the ISS. Not two hours after he arrived on
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10/10/2008 | Garriott Gears for Space Journey
On Sunday, October 12, Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, is scheduled to begin his journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as he blasts off into space via a Russian Soyuz, docking with the ISS two days later; he is due to return to Earth on Thursday, Octo
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09/25/2008 | Hams in Space -- For the Young and Young at Heart
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, a well-known programmer and designer in the video game world, will soon be a household name those who follow space flights. He's the next private citizen to be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) by the Russian Federal
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08/06/2008 | Teach-inWill the introduction of newer technologies like the Internet really hijack interest in ham radio from kids? — only if we let it!
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08/04/2008 | Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW (SK)
Former ARRL Headquarters staffer Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW, of North Granby, Connecticut, died August 1 after a brief illness. He was 54. In the mid-1990s, Swanson was very active in contesting activities and served a term as Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YC
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