International Space Station Contact with Bob Hines | Full Presentation & Contact | ARISS

On Wednesday, August 10th, Kopernik Observatory, in coordination with ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), contacted the International Space Station using our ham radio station. During this contact session, students attending our Welcome Aboard the ISS summer camp asked astronaut Bob Hines about what it's like to live in space! This is a complete recording of the presentation and contact.
Bob Hines was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He reported to the Astronaut Office in August 2017. He has served more than 21 years in the United State Air Force (USAF) as an instructor pilot, fighter pilot, and a test pilot. Before his selection in 2017, he was serving as a Research Pilot at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He has accumulated more than 3,500 hours of flight time in 50 different types of aircraft and has flown 76 combat missions in 3 different aircraft types while supporting contingency operations around the world. He is currently serving as a pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station, which launched on April 27, 2022. For more info, visit www.nasa.gov/content/bob-hine...
0:00 Introduction
2:42 How do we contact the ISS?
13:22 Who is Bob Hines?
16:54 How to track the ISS
22:20 ISS Contact Begins
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Very cool