{"id":96047,"date":"2017-07-17T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-356575"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:03:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:03:17","slug":"scan-sponsored-outreach-programs-and-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/somd\/space-communications-navigation-program\/scan-sponsored-outreach-programs-and-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"SCaN Sponsored Outreach Programs and Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">3 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">SCaN Sponsored Outreach Programs and Exhibits<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/space-operations\/space-communications-and-navigation-scan-program\/\" data-type=\"topic\">NASA\u2019s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program<\/a> sponsors various educational programs, projects, and travelling exhibits. Continue reading below to learn more about activities the public can visit or participate in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) students sit inside the Charles Elachi Mission Control Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 66%; object-position: 52% 66%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt-01.jpeg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A group of Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) students inside the Charles Elachi Mission Control Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/GAVRT<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exhibits <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Science on a Sphere<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Science on a Sphere (SOS) is a spherical display that utilizes computers and video projectors to show planetary processes that are otherwise difficult to imagine on flat surfaces. SCaN supports and operates two Spheres which can be installed in temporary or permanent locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> SCaN\u2019s Science on a Spheres are currently on long-term loan at the following locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> <b><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lewiscenter.org\/\">Lewis Center for Educational Research<\/a> <\/b><br> Apple Valley, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lifesciences.vcu.edu\/\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/a><\/strong><br> Trani Center for Life Sciences<br> Richmond, VA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/communications\/sos_image_gallery\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Science on a Sphere Image Gallery\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Science on a Sphere Image Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A figure points at a large Science on a Sphere exhibit displaying Earth.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 48%; object-position: 52% 48%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/science_on_a_sphere_gsfc.jpg?resize=900,599 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">SCaN\u2019s Science on a Sphere traveling exhibit.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200bPufferSphere<\/strong>\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by Pufferfish LTD, the PufferSphere is a 360-degree multi-touch, interactive system that can display video, photos, motion graphics, text, and any other visual resources. SCaN currently operates two traveling PufferSpheres, one at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/glenn\/\">NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center <\/a>and one at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/headquarters\/\">NASA Headquarters<\/a>, which support various conferences and outreach events across the country (and sometimes the world!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/communications\/puffersphere_image_gallery\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"PufferSphere Image Gallery\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">PufferSphere Image Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Optical Communications Exhibit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This permanent exhibit at NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/goddard\/driving-directions-to-the-goddard-visitor-center\/\">Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center <\/a>located in Greenbelt, Maryland, hosts four educational panels with visually dynamic screens highlighting space communications technology, including a sneak peek at next-generation technologies. The exhibit\u2019s hands-on modules inform and excite students about the achievements and challenges of NASA\u2019s space communications technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2018\/goddard-visitor-center-enters-decade-of-light-with-new-space-communications-navigation\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Goddard Visitor Center Enters \u2019Decade of Light\u2019 With New Space Communications and Navigation Exhibit\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Goddard Visitor Center Enters \u2019Decade of Light\u2019 With New Space Communications and Navigation Exhibit<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1717\" height=\"1288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?w=1717\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A person points at the PufferSphere, a 360-degree multi-touch, interactive display. The PufferSphere shows a view of Earth.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 21% 91%; object-position: 21% 91%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg 1717w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/irene_tzinis_canberra_deep_space_communications_complex_vistor_centers_2.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1717px) 100vw, 1717px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A demonstration of Earth on the PufferSphere at the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex Visitor Center. CDSCC hosted the PufferSphere from September 2017 to March 2018.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dsn-visitor-centers\"><strong>Deep Space Network Visitor Centers <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/dsn\" data-type=\"URL\">Deep Space Network<\/a> (DSN) consists of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/somd\/space-communications-navigation-program\/dsn-complexes\/\">three facilities<\/a> around the world. These sites are at Goldstone, near Barstow, California; near Madrid, Spain; and near Canberra, Australia. Each DSN facility houses a visitor center that is open to the public. Check out each of the facilities\u2019 websites to learn more about availability, hours of operation, and any special requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdscc.nasa.gov\/Pages\/opening_hours.html\"><strong>Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC)<\/strong><\/a><br> Tidbinbilla, Australia (about an hour drive southwest of Canberra\u2019s city center)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdscc.nasa.gov\/\">Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) <\/a><\/strong><br> Guests may visit the GDSCC Visitor Center at the <b><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdscc.nasa.gov\/?page_id=35\">Harvey House<\/a> <\/b>in Barstow, California (about a two-hour drive northeast of Los Angeles\u2019 city center)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mdscc.org\/index.php?Section=Contactar\">Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC)<\/a><\/strong><br> Robledo de Chavela, Spain (about an hour drive west of Madrid\u2019s city center)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of people pose beneath a Deep Space Network antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 63%; object-position: 51% 63%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/goldstone_group.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A group visits the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Student Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/gavrt.lewiscenter.org\/\">Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT)<\/a> program teaches K-12 students how to calibrate a 34-meter antenna, collect and distribute science data through the internet, and get excited about radio astronomy. Students collaborate with scientists who are working on the same mission and are recognized as part of the science team. Data collected and analyzed by the students is used by NASA in their studies of the solar system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?w=1200\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope points up to a bright blue sky.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gavrt_antenna_compressed.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The antenna used for the GAVRT program is located at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/GAVRT<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ariss.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)<\/a> partners with NASA SCaN to inspire youth around the world to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through communication with the International Space Station on-orbit crew via amateur radio. ARISS provides an educational opportunity for students, teachers and the general public to learn about space exploration, space technologies, satellite communication, wireless technology and radio science.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expeditions 14 and 15 Flight Engineer, talks with students at the International School of Brussels\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg 3032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=2048,1356 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=400,265 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=600,397 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=900,596 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=1200,795 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ariss2.jpg?resize=2000,1325 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expeditions 14 and 15 Flight Engineer, talks with students at the International School of Brussels.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partner.cab.inta-csic.es\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Proyecto Acad\u0450mico con el Radio Telescopio de NASA en Robledo (PARTNeR)<\/a><strong> <\/strong>program allows high school students, university students, and amateur astronomical associations from Spain to explore the universe using a reconfigured 34-meter antenna and share that data online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 nasa_template_article_b hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div 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cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, 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