Promoting Scottish Amateur Radio to the World
and the hobby of Amateur Radio to Scotland
Ron Parise WA4SIR
Silent Key
Astronaut and amateur radio operator Ron Parise, WA4SIR, passed
away on Friday 9th May 2008, following a long battle with cancer.
Ron flew as a payload specialist on two Space Shuttle missions. He
first went on-orbit in December 1990 on the Space Shuttle
Columbia.
During his two Space Shuttle flights, WA4SIR talked to hundreds of amateurs on the ground. He was also instrumental in the development of a simple amateur radio system that could be used in multiple configurations on board the Space Shuttle.
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