Getting to talk to astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) was supposed to be a first for Filipino students. But the live contact session on Saturday night didn’t work out as planned.
Eight high school students from the University of the Philippines and Holy Angel University anxiously waited as scientists and engineers from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) tried to establish contact with the ISS crew through amateur radio.
The 10-minute window for making contact closed and the ISS crew did not acknowledge Manila’s call.
While the DOST has yet to ascertain the cause of the failure to connect with the astronauts, balik scientist Leo Almazan, who oversaw the activity, assured the public that the connection of the Philippine team was good as the radio and antenna it used worked just fine.
Almazan said the team would discuss on Sunday with its partner, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, to determine what exactly happened.
No dry runs
While they missed the opportunity to talk with the astronauts, UP Grade 11 student Alexandra Arugay understood that there was risk of failing to establish contact with the ISS crew because there were no dry runs before the event.
Source :- newsinfo
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