Floyd Magnet School’s 1998 attempt to exchange packets with the Mir space station missed the first pass. The next day’s make-up reached 27 schools or stations. The page preserves the equipment, messages, students, and glitches—not a frictionless success story. Sometimes the most useful STEM lesson is that orbit, radio mode, and schedule all have to cooperate.
Original report: https://www.qsl.net/kd4cga/school.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1998-mir-radio-school-day-failed-then-reached-27-stations/
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Original report: https://www.qsl.net/kd4cga/school.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1998-mir-radio-school-day-failed-then-reached-27-stations/
#ancientweb #amateurradio #spacehistory #education
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]