Gill’s cosmic camp adventure includes ISS astronaut chat
Incoming Lampasas High School senior Grant Gill was one of 36 selected to attend the Youth on the Air Camp in Huntsville, Alabama from June 14-19. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
Grant Gill talks over the ham radio during his time at the Youth on the Air Camp. Gill has been an amatuer radio operator since he was a Lampasas Middle School student. COURTESY PHOTO
COURTESY PHOTO Along with being an amateur radio operator, Gill also spends time building hobby rockets. Above is one of the rockets Gill has launched. Most of his rockets reach a height between 100 to 200 feet in the air, he said.
While most high school students enjoy fun, lighthearted activities in the summertime, Grant Gill was busy speaking to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
The incoming Lampasas High School senior was one of 36 amateur radio operators selected for the Youth on the Air Camp in Huntsville, Alabama from June 14-19. For Gill, an avid amateur radio operator and space enthusiast, the camp …
