District 2 students will speak with astronauts in the International Space Station via amateur radio transmission.

The Camas High School’s amateur radio club made contact Saturday with the International Space Station — and Camas High alum/astronaut Mike Barratt.

Zeke Wheeler, 13, asked his dad at the age of 8 what it would take to talk with an astronaut. Neither of them had the answer — so they set out to find one.

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.

Students from Sonora Elementary and Lakeside Junior High connected with International Space Station astronauts in Springdale with help from amateur radio clubs.

Portland teenager completes 5-year quest to communicate with an astronaut on the International Space Station Zeke Wheeler, 13, asked his dad at the age of 8 what it would take to talk with an ...