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Expedition Space Lab Mission:
Communicating with Space

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ACTIVITY 1

SPACE STATION EXPLORERS PARTNER PROGRAM:

ARISS

  • Talk to an astronaut onboard the ISS using ham radio.
  • This once-in-a-lifetime experience teaches students the fundamentals of radio communication and 21st century skills.

LESSON

Make Your Own Radio from Scoutlife.org
In emergency situations, workers still rely heavily on ham radio to communicate. But how do we communicate using radio waves? In this activity, students learn how to build a radio to receive radio waves.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

space station explorers earth hook

Radio Waves

How do we communicate with space?

Hex Pattern - Angle

Career Connection

Aerospace Engineer

Speaker’s Bureau

TAKE THIS MISSION TO ANOTHER LEVEL!

Purchase an ARISS Radio Kit
Students use simple radio communications equipment to send messages to and from the ISS. For the radio, they use software running on a computer in a system called software-defined radio (SDR). They also use a small hand-held antenna that they point at the ISS when it flies over.

Expedition Space Lab is an online tool from the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory that provides educators with easy access to ISS-related lessons, activities, and other resources to integrate into their curriculum.