{"id":16173,"date":"2025-06-06T11:26:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/?p=16173"},"modified":"2025-06-07T19:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:30:47","slug":"congratulations-to-our-4th-class-on-their-stellar-victory-at-tud-space-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/?p=16173","title":{"rendered":"A Once-in-a-Lifetime Conversation: 4th Class Pupil Chats with an Astronaut on the ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SmartSelect_20250605_165803_Gallery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"542\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SmartSelect_20250605_165803_Gallery.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SmartSelect_20250605_165803_Gallery.jpg 542w, https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SmartSelect_20250605_165803_Gallery-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SmartSelect_20250605_165803_Gallery-423x300.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;<strong>June 4th<\/strong>, an unforgettable moment unfolded at&nbsp;<strong>TUD<\/strong>, where one of our pupils had the extraordinary opportunity to speak with&nbsp;<strong>astronaut Commander Takuya Onishi<\/strong>&nbsp;aboard the&nbsp;<strong>International Space Station<\/strong>&nbsp;(ISS). This exciting exchange was made possible through&nbsp;<strong>ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station)<\/strong>, a programme that connects students worldwide with astronauts in orbit, inspiring the next generation of explorers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the radio signal linked Earth and space, our student eagerly asked their question, engaging in a real-time conversation with Takuya Onishi. The astronaut shared insights about life in microgravity, scientific experiments in space, and the wonder of looking down at Earth from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The excitement was felt across the entire school as pupils tuned in to witness this historic moment. Our&nbsp;<strong>4th Class gathered in the TUD Concert Hall<\/strong>, watching the live connection unfold on the big screen, while other classes joined in from their classrooms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch the full conversation here: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ARISSLIVE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ARISSLIVE<\/a>&nbsp; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/live.ariss.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/live.ariss.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250604-WA0017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250604-WA0017-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16195\" width=\"241\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250604-WA0016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250604-WA0016-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16197\" width=\"240\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On&nbsp;June 4th, an unforgettable moment unfolded at&nbsp;TUD, where one of our pupils had the extraordinary opportunity to speak with&nbsp;astronaut Commander Takuya Onishi&nbsp;aboard the&nbsp;International Space Station&nbsp;(ISS). This exciting exchange was made possible through&nbsp;ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/?p=16173\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16173"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16198,"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16173\/revisions\/16198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgabrielsns.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}