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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-032\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\nincluding reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\nRadio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\nlaunching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\nsatellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur\nRadio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat.org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Fox-1 \"In The Bag\"!\n* 15 Schools Move Forward Into The Next Stage of ARISS Selection\n* iCubeSat 2015 - 4th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop\n* January/February 2015 AMSAT Journal is Complete\n* Design The Next AMSAT Satellite!\n* SSTV transmissions from the International Space Station\n* Dick Flagg, AH6NM, Receives YASME Award\n* NASA OSSI Online Career Week\n* ELaNa-X Cubesats Launched From Vandenberg on January 31\n*\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-032.01\nANS-032 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 032.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE February 1, 2015\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-032.01\n\n\n\nFox-1 \"In The Bag\"!\n\nFox-1, the first Fox-1 series satellite (a.k.a. Fox-1A to the AMSAT\nEngineering Team) completed the final required testing January 16\nthrough 23.\n\nThe tests included the launch provider required \"DITL\" (Day In The\nLife) and \"environmental testing\" subjecting the CubeSat to Vibration\nand Thermal Vacuum Bakeout, the latter two sometimes referred\ntogether as \"shake and bake\".\n\nDITL is required to show that Fox-1 will not deploy her antennas nor\ntransmit any signals prior to a minimum of 45 minutes after she is\ndeployed from the PPOD into orbit.  The test was conducted at the\n\"Fox Labs\" QTH of Jerry Buxton NØJY on January 16.  Bob Fitzpatrick\nKB5SQG assisted on site with Jonathan Brandenburg KF5IDY and Kevin\nBishop KG7NSD supporting via GoToMeeting.  It was a somewhat suspense\nfilled test waiting for 45 minutes hoping nothing will happen,\nfollowed by another 11 minutes hoping something will happen.\nEverything performed as expected and the test was a success, with\ntransmit antenna deployment at 56 minutes 21 seconds, receive antenna\ndeployment at 56 minutes 32 seconds, and first transmission at 59\nminutes 12 seconds.\n\nOn Monday January 19 Fox Engineering Team members Bob Davis KF4KSS,\nBurns Fisher W2BFJ, and Jerry Buxton NØJY traveled to Orlando FL to\nconduct the \"shake and bake\" at Qualtest.\n\nUpon arrival Fox-1 was tested, inspected, and integrated into the\nTestPOD at the hotel and then the team traveled to Qualtest.\nAssisted by Lou McFadin W5DID, photographed by Dave Jordan AA4KN and\nobserved by Ed Krome K9EK the vibration testing took place on\nWednesday January 21 with frequencies and amplitudes that simulate\nthe ride Fox-1 will be experiencing on the Atlas V rocket during\nlaunch, tested in all three (X,Y,Z) axes.  After the \"shake\" a Short\nFunctional Test and Aliveness Test were conducted, and Fox-1 worked\nlike a charm!\n\nThursday January 21 Fox-1 was put into the thermal vacuum bell jar\nto be subjected to a 12 hour pre-soak at high altitude and\ntemperature near the required test temperature in order to remove any\nrough contaminants that might harm the ion pump used during the\n\"bake\" procedure.  Friday the 22nd Fox-1 went through the launch\nrequired Thermal Vacuum Bakeout which sustains a vacuum <1E-4 torr at\na specified temperature for 6 hours in order to thoroughly remove any\ncontaminants that might be left over from construction and handling\nand which could cause problems once the satellite and materials are\nexposed to the vacuum of space.  Given the vacuum actually achieved\nduring the process, we are very happy that Fox-1 was a \"clean\nmachine\" even prior to the start of the procedure!  Once the \"bake\"\nwas complete Fox-1 was allowed to cool to near room temperature and\nthen subjected to the same Short Functional Test and Aliveness Test\nas done on arrival in Florida and after the vibe test.  Once again,\nFox-1 worked as it should and was officially declared ready for\nlaunch!\n\nWhile it is somewhat anti-climactic, Fox-1 was then carefully placed\nin an anti-static bag and will remain there until delivery and\nintegration into the PPOD which is scheduled for mid-March 2015.\nBattery will be charged by the umbilical but no other handling,\nchanges, testing, or function can be performed as once she passed the\nenvironmental testing Fox-1 officially became \"hands off\".\n\nAs previously announced launch is scheduled for late August 2015.\n\nOfficial photos and more information will be included in an upcoming\nAMSAT Journal.  If you are on Facebook, the AMSAT North America\nFacebook page has some photos that were uploaded during the\nenvironmental testing.\n\n[ANS thanks NØJY and the Fox-1 Engineering Team for the information.]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n15 US Schools Move Forward Into the Next Stage of ARISS Selection\n\nRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the American Radio\nRelay League (ARRL), US managing partners of Amateur Radio on the\nInternational Space Station (ARISS), are pleased to announce that 15\nof the schools/organizations that submitted proposals during the\nrecent proposal window have been accepted to move forward into the\nnext stage of planning to host a scheduled contact with crew on the\nISS during 2015.  This is a significant step in ARISS' continuing\neffort to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering,\nand Math (STEM) activities and raise their awareness of Human Space\nFlight. ARISS-US was encouraged by the high level of interest in the\neducation community evidenced by the significant number of submitted\nproposals and the quality of the submissions.\n\nThe ARISS program anticipates that NASA will provide 12 scheduling\nopportunities for US host organizations for the May - December 2015\ntime period. These 15 schools/organizations must now complete an\nacceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute\nthe ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the\nARISS technical team, the final selected schools/organizations will\nbe scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the\nscheduling opportunities offered by NASA. ARISS does not expect to be\nable to schedule all 15 schools on the list.\n\nThe schools and organizations are:\n\nBay View Elementary School, Burlington, WA\nCorpus Christi Catholic School, Chambersburg, PA\nDaggett Montessori School K-8, Fort Worth, TX\nDearborn Public Schools, Dearborn, MI\nGrady High School Robotics Team, Atlanta, GA\nKopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY\nMaconaquah School Corporation, Bunker Hill, IN\nMoon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX\nNew Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM\nPima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ\nSpace Jam 9, Rantoul, IL\nSte. Genevieve du Bois Catholic Elementary School, Warson Woods, MO\nTulsa Community College, NE Campus, Tulsa, OK\nUnited Space School, Seabrook, TX\nWest Michigan Aviation Academy, Grand Rapids, MI\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS-US for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\niCubeSat 2015 - 4th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop\n26 - 27 May 2015, Imperial College London, United Kingdom\n\niCubeSat 2015, the 4th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address\nthe technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of\ninterplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides\na unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration\nbetween academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers\nand students from around the world developing this new and rapidly\ngrowing field.\n\nTechnical Program\n\nTalks and round tables will focus on three themes: technology,\nscience, and open collaboration. The program will also include\nunconference sessions to provide additional opportunities to engage\nwith the interplanetary CubeSat community and potential\ncollaborators. Talks and supporting material will be streamed and\narchived on the conference website. A lively social program in and\naround summertime London will be arranged for participants and their\nguests.\n\nAbstract Submission and Dates\n\nTalks on astrodynamics, attitude control and determination systems,\ncitizen science, communications, landers, launch opportunities, open\nsource approaches, outreach, payloads, policy, power systems,\npropulsion, reentry systems, ride-shares, science missions, software,\nstandardization, structures, systems engineering and other related\ntopics are all welcome.\n\n1st June 2014 Registration opens at http://iCubeSat.org/registration/\n\n1st April 2015 Abstract upload deadline via\nhttp://iCubeSat.org/submit-an-abstract/\n\n15th April 2015 Notification of abstract acceptance\n\n22nd May 2015 Presentation (and optional paper) upload deadline\n\nPlease confirm your interest in presenting or attending as soon as\npossible (to assist us size the venue) by completing the registration\nform at http://iCubeSat.org/registration/\n\nExhibition\n\nCubeSat specialists and other vendors are invited to contact\[email protected] for details of exhibition opportunities.\n\nLocation\n\nThe fourth Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop will be held on the\nImperial College South Kensington campus, London, United Kingdom on\nTuesday, May 26th and Wednesday May 27th, 2015.\n\nFor more details please visit the conference website at\nwww.iCubeSat.org\n\n[ANS thanks CubeSat mailing list for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nJanuary/February 2015 AMSAT Journal is Complete\n\nThe January/February 2015 AMSAT Journal is complete and has been\nsent to the\nprint shop.\n\nIn this issue you'll find ....\n\n+ AMSAT Announcements - 2015 Symposium in Dayton, Ohio\n+ Apogee View by Barry Baines, WD4ASW\n+ Fox-1A Flight Model Passes Environmental Testing (with photos)\n+ There's an App for That: Smart Phone Applications for Satellites\n  by Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ\n+ New Column: Orbital Debrief for January/February\n  by Paul Stoetzer, N8HM\n+ 4M: a Moon mission by Ghislain Ruy, LX2RG\n+ Ballistically Reinforced Communications Satellite (BRICSat-P):\n  The Enhancement of the APRS Amateur Radio Network Through\n  Micropropulsion       by Ensign Christopher Dinelli, et al\n+ Report from the 2014 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting\n  in Baltimore\n+ Support our 2014 Prize Donors!\n+ The AMSAT Space Symposium Photo Gallery\n+ Recognition and Thanks to Our Dedicated Volunteers in 2014\n\nLook for this issue to arrive in your mailbox in the next few weeks.\n\nAs always, please send your articles, operating photos, and\nannouncements to\nthe Journal mailbox at [email protected] or to [email protected].\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Journal Team, Bernhard, VA6BMJ; Douglas,\nKA2UPW/5;\nHoward, K3JPH; Joe, KB6IGK; JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDesign The Next AMSAT Satellite!\n\nAt the 2014 AMSAT Space Symposium AMSAT Vice President - Engineering\nJerry Buxton announced the plan for the next generation of AMSAT\nsatellites. \"The door is open for everyone, to submit their ideas.\nAMSAT Engineering has a long term strategy and this is the first\nstep.\"\n\nThe Engineering long term strategy includes the following goals\n\n* Advancement of amateur radio satellite technical and communications\n  skills\n* Enhance international goodwill\n* Grow and sustain a skilled pool of amateur radio satellite engineers\n* Establish and maintain partnerships with educational institutions\n* Develop a means to use hardware common to all opportunities\n\nWith respect to the last goal Jerry said \"Within the bounds of the\ntype of satellite it takes to achieve any of the various orbit\nopportunities, let's consider in those plans the possibility of\ndeveloping a platform that can suit any and all orbits.  Perhaps a\nmodular CubeSat, using a common bus as we did in Fox-1, which gives\ngreat flexibility in building and flying different sizes and\nconfigurations of CubeSats with simple common-design hardware\nchanges.\"\n\nSubmissions should be thorough and contain the following\ninformation.  The purpose of the proposal is not just in suggesting\nan idea; being an all-volunteer team AMSAT needs your help in\ncarrying out the idea.\n\nDesign\nImplementation - CubeSat platform\nEstimated timeline\nCost - volunteer resources, commercial (COTS) units\nLaunch - how does it get to orbit\nStrategy - how it fits into AMSAT's Engineering long term strategy\nAs mentioned above the idea should be based on the CubeSat platform.\nThis is the standard through which we will look for launches in the\nforeseeable future.\n\nIn considering your proposal, Jerry encourages you to contact him,\n([email protected] using Subject: Design the Next AMSAT Satelleite), for\nmore details on the criteria.\n\nA guidebook to the criteria is now available for download at\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS032-SatelliteGuide.\nIn particular, if you plan to include a university as a partner to\nprovide experiments or other support and you are not representing\nthat university, please contact Jerry for assistance in working with\nour existing partners or establishing a new partnership.\n\n\"Being amateur radio operators, it is easy for us to fall into a\nparticular trap because of our history of communicating with other\namateurs throughout the world\" says Jerry. \"Specifically, most people\nwho are not already involved in the world of satellite technology are\nunaware of or simply overlook the provisions of the current ITAR and\nsoon to be EAR export rules particularly with regard to deemed\nexports which requires governmental permission to discuss satellite\nprojects with foreign nationals.\"\n\nWhile all amateurs are invited to submit ideas, U.S. amateurs must\ntake particular care of they choose to become involved in a\ncollaboration which includes individuals from other countries. It is\npermissible to receive ideas and proposals from outside the U.S., but\nit is not permitted for U.S. Persons to export or share design ideas\nwith other countries unless they have taken the proper steps to\ninsure compliance with ITAR and deemed export rules.\n\nAdditionally, those wishing to work on proposals should use care in\npresenting themselves in their contacts. While the goal is for AMSAT\nto build and launch the satellite, it is not an AMSAT project until\nit is accepted by the AMSAT Board of Directors. It is acceptable to\nrepresent yourself as members of a project team that plans to submit\na proposal to AMSAT for a future satellite project, as the AMSAT name\nis well known.\n\n\"It is not our intention that ideas be submitted to AMSAT-NA which\nwould be more appropriately handled by an AMSAT organization in a\ncountry where AMSAT is established. AMSAT-NA is seeking ideas from\namateurs in North America and will certainly consider ideas from\namateurs in countries which do not have an established AMSAT\norganization or relationships with an existing AMSAT organization.\"\n\nThe deadline for submissions is May 30, 2015. After the submission\ndate the ideas will be screened for completeness and then reviewed by\na board consisting of the AMSAT Engineering Team, AMSAT Senior\nOfficer and Board of Directors representatives, and aerospace\nindustry members. The review board may modify or consolidate ideas\nand will consider which meet the criteria to become a project based\non feasibility, cost, and the ability to bring value to the amateur\nsatellite community. The review process is expected to be completed\nin September 2015.\n\nFor those ideas selected to become a project which satisfy the\nrequirements for an ELaNa launch, the idea authors will be asked to\nwork with the AMSAT Engineering Team on an ELaNa proposal.\n\nThe Engineering Team will then work on the details of execution for\nthe selected  project(s) and present a proposal to the AMSAT Board of\nDirectors in October 2015 for final approval to begin work. Once\napproved, any ELaNa proposals will be submitted in November 2015 and\nthe project(s) will move forward.\n\nNow is the time for YOU to begin working on the next AMSAT satellite!\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Engineering for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSSTV transmissions from the International Space Station\n\nThe Russian ARISS team plan to activated SSTV from the ISS on\nSaturday January 31 and will cintinue on Sunday February 1, 2015.\n\nExpected SSTV mode will be PD180 on 145.800 MHz with 3 minute off\nperiods between transmissions. A total of 12 different photos will be\nsent during the operational period. This is the second series of\npictures to be transmitted.\n\nStart time would be around 10.00 UTC on January 31 and 9.00 UTC on\nFebruary 1. The transmissions should terminate around 21:30 UTC each\nday.\n\n[ANS thanks Gaston ON4WF for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDick Flagg, AH6NM, Receives YASME Award\n\nChampion of integrating Amateur Radio and space science is honored\nfor achievements\n\nARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) is pleased\nto share the news that the 2015 Yasme Excellence Award has been\npresented to Dick Flagg, AH6NM, for his contributions to the success\nof the ARISS program and other efforts in support of Amateur Radio\nand space science-related initiatives.\n\nThe Yasme Award is given to outstanding individuals who have served\nthe Amateur Radio community in areas of technical advancement,\noperating arts and good will. Recipients are chosen by the not-for-\nprofit Yasme Foundation. ARISS, which gives students the opportunity\nto ask questions of astronauts on board the ISS (International Space\nStation) via Amateur Radio, aims to spark an interest in science,\ntechnology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects and careers among\nyoung people while simultaneously serving as an introduction to\nAmateur Radio.\n\nFlagg first supported the SAREX (Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment)\nprogram, the pre-cursor of ARISS, on the 1990 STS-35 mission, with\nAstronaut Dr. Ron Parise, WA4SIR (SK), on board. Flagg helped pioneer\nthe telebridge concept for Dr. Parise's mission, which is now an\noperational capability for ARISS. The telebridge enables school\nstudents to talk to on-orbit crew members through amateur radio\nground stations that are not co-located at the school but are linked\nto the school through a phone line connection. His pioneering work on\nthe telebridge concept has allowed hundreds of schools to contact the\nISS when conditions, such as ground obstructions or high buildings,\nwould have prevented the contact. Flagg provided critical SAREX\nsupport by helping students communicate with Dr. Parise and other\nastronauts on STS-35 using the telebridge ground station he pioneered\nin Hawaii. Since then, Flagg has been involved in more than 115\ncontacts to the Shuttle and ISS from the ARISS Hawaii telebridge\nground station located at Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu, an all-\ngirls school where he emphasized STEM through student involvement in\nthe contacts.\n\nThe award also recognized Flagg's contributions to the NASA Radio\nJove educational outreach program, which has introduced radio\ntelescope kits to nearly 2,000 student groups and radio amateurs\naround the world.\n\n\"While it was indeed an honor for me to receive this award from the\nYasme Foundation,\" says Flagg, \"I feel that I am accepting it for\nboth the ARISS and Radio Jove teams. Congratulations to all of you.\"\n\nFor more on the Yasme Foundation and the Yasme Award, visit\nwww.yasme.org.\n\nFor more on the ARISS program, visit www.ariss.org. You may also\njoin ARISS on Facebook and follow it on Twitter: @ARISS_status.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave AA4KN and YASME for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA OSSI Online Career Week\n\nThe NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative, or OSSI, is hosting the NASA\nOSSI Online Career Week Feb. 10-12, 2015. This online event will\nconnect you with NASA, science, technology, engineering and\nmathematics, or STEM, employers and top graduate programs nationwide.\nEngage with representatives from all 10 NASA centers to learn about\ninternship, scholarship and fellowship opportunities available at\nNASA. Interact with recruiters from top STEM employers, and explore\ninternship and job opportunities in the private sector. Learn about\nhighly ranked STEM graduate programs and network with admissions\nofficers from the comfort of your home, dorm, smartphone or tablet.\nRegister for one or all events and launch your career today!\n\nNASA OSSI Online Career Week Live Events\n-- NASA Internships, Fellowships and Scholarships Day -- Feb. 10,\n   2015 (1-5 p.m. EST)\n-- STEM Industry Day -- Feb. 11, 2015 (1-5 p.m. EST)\n-- STEM Graduate Programs Fair -- Feb. 12, 2015 (1-5 p.m. EST)\n\nStarting on February 9, you will be able to research participating\norganizations and explore opportunities listed. Complete your\nprofile, and prepare a few questions for the centers, companies or\ngraduate programs you are interested in. During the live events, you\nwill engage in one-on-one text-based conversations directly with a\nrecruiter or admissions officer at those organizations. You can share\nyour background, experience and resume and ask questions. Maximize\nyour time in the event by getting in line to chat with\nrepresentatives from more than one center, company or university at a\ntime.\n\nTo attend, please register at http://nasaossi.brazenconnect.com/.\n\nFor more information, please contact nasaossi at hsf dot net.\n\n[ANS thanks NASA Education Express Message for Jan. 29, 2015 for the\nabove information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nELaNa-X Cubesats Launched From Vandenberg on January 31\n\nMike Rupprecht, DK3WN, reported on his SatBlog\n(http://www.dk3wn.info) that the Saturday, January 31 Delta II launch\nfrom Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the\nSoil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, satellite also included a\nsecondary payload with ELaNa cubesats. The main payload and secondary\npayload were deployed successfully.\n\n   Cubesat            Downlink\n-----------------    -------------------\nFirebird-II FU3       437.405 MHz 19k2 FSK\nFirebird-II FU4       437.230 MHz 19k2 FSK\nGRIFEX                437.485 MHz  9k6 FSK\nExocube (CP-10)       437.270 MHz  9k6 FSK\n(source DK3WN http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=54555)\n\nJan, PE0SAT described his receiving and decoding configuration on his\nwebsite:\nhttp://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/2015/grifex-active-and-decoded/\n\nThe University of Michigan released updated software to decode GRIFEX\npackets:\nhttp://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?p=2555\n\nMike, DK3WN shows screen captures of receiving Firebird-II FU3 and\nFU4 at:\nhttp://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=54977\n\n[ANS thanks Mike, DK3WN and Jan, PE0SAT for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Japan Broadcasting\nCorporation (NHK)\"Masakame event\" Tokyo, Japan event and Astronaut\nSamantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF using NA1SS. The contact began 2015-01-\n24 14:21 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was\ndirect via JK1ZRW. ARISS Mentor was 7M3TJZ. 8 questions were\nanswered and approximately 200 people were in attendance. The event\nwas covered by NHK TV station.\n\n+ A Successful contact was made among Istituto Salesiano \"G.\nBearzi\", Udine, Italy; Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy and\nAstronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF using NA1SS. The contact\nbegan 2015-01-31 08:38:59  UTC and lasted about nine and a half\nminutes. Contact was telebridged via K6DUE.\nARISS Mentor was IKØWGF. 13 questions were answered. 400 were in\nattendance at Salesiano \"G. Bearzi\" and 100 at Intercultura Onlus.\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\nScuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy and Scuola Secondaria\ndi Primo Grado \"Bachelet\", Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy are expected\nto make contact with Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF on 2015-\n02-05 10:37:35 UTC. The contact is scheduled as a Telebridge via\nW6SRJ. The ISS downlink should be audible over portions of the\nWestern United States.\n\nPresentation Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani\n\nThe middle school Locatelli Oriani is located in the center of\nMilan, just a few steps from the planetarium. It's part of the\ncomprehensive institute Pisacane and Poerio: two buildings with\nprimary school and middle school. All the activities, both from\neducational and didactical point of view are primarily focused on\nwell-being of students. The educational proposal, following the\nministerial indication, has been enriched by educational trips,\nschools trips, sports days, concerts, music, theatre and dance as\nwell as themed initiatives in science, languages and art. Among these\nthere are KET and PET (in-depth courses about foreign languages),\nsummer holidays abroad, participation to the math games held by\nBocconi university and \"Scatti di scienza\" (photographs and movies\ncompetition about science made by students).\nThe school was involved also in Mission X 2012 and, together with\nRai Scuola (the national TV), have been realized a documentary movie\nfor the ministerial project \"Salute\".\nThere is the student council, two students per class elected by the\nothers. They meet monthly to discuss and propose new ideas and\ninitiatives on how to improve the school and develop solidarity,\ncommunity spirit and recognition of human and civil rights. Since\nseveral years the council is taking care of children remote adoption,\ntogether with humanitarian organizations.\n\nPresentation of Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado \"Bachelet\"\n\nThe school V. Bachelet is a natural continuation of the educational\nwork begun in 1981 by some parents and teachers, founding the\nElementary School \"The Aurora\", they were attempting to create a\nschool in a cooperative solidarity-based education. Since 2006 the\nInstitute Aurora-Bachelet is twinned with the Little Prince Primary\nSchool in Nairobi and since September 2012 is based in the brand new\nfacility located in Via Buonarroti in Cernusco S/N.\n\nThe students from the third classes followed, over the last few\nyears, an articulated astronomy course marked by significant moments:\nrealization of a book to celebrate the 40th Moon landing anniversary,\nvisit the astronomical observatory in Cernusco S/N, see the live\nevent between Pope Benedict XVI and the ISS, meet ESA astronaut Paolo\nNespoli, meet the professor Amalia Ercoli Finzi from Milan\nUniversity, meet mr. Valerio Nassi and his hand-made space models and\nmeet eng. Marco Molina (Selex ES) who introduced in several lessons\nthe human space exploration and robotic space exploration (specially\nfocused on Rosetta mission).\n\nPreparing for the school contact with ESA astronaut Samantha\nCristoforetti, eng. Marco Molina introduced to students all the\ndetails about her Futura mission and provided an autographed\nSamantha's potrait picture.\n\nThe schools will alternate questions during the contact. The English\ntranslation of the anticipated questions include:\n\n\n1. Elena: We know that in space is possible to grow plants, but how\n   do you put water and how do you prevent topsoil from floating\n   around?\n2. Diana: Is, the precise schedule on the ISS, a constraint or a\n   needs for you?\n3. Gaia: Thanks to microgravity, the ISS is a barrier-free\n   environment: do you think space could be considered the new\n   frontier especially for people with disabilities?\n4. Maria: Looking at the Sun rising so many times a day is affecting\n   in some way your body and mind? Which are the most important body\n   modification you feel in microgravity?\n5. Andrea: Are the computer used in space different from what we use\n   on earth? Which operating system do they have?\n6. Davide: How did you discover your passion for astronomy? Did you\n   remember people or events that helped to?\n7. Alessandro: Node 2 and 3 have been built in Italy. Do you feel\n   home moving inside these modules?\n8. Lia: How do you spend your free time, if you have it, on the ISS?\n9. Rebecca: Would you take part in a trip to Mars and back?\n10. Andrea: Which people and things do you miss most while living on\n   ISS? How is the life in orbit with just a few people? Do you feel\n   alone?\n11. Filippo: We see that you share your experience from the\n   beginning and you still do from there: do you plan to write a book\n   at your return to Earth?\n12. Laura: Despite your very long training, did you see things on\n   the ISS that you would never imagined?\n13. Filippo:  What will you bring back to Earth both physically and\n   mentally?\n14. Daniela: Which activities and experiments are you performing on\n   the ISS?\n15. Alessia: What was the detail that impressed you most on the ISS?\n16. Sergio: How and what do you eat in space? Which are your\n   favourite foods and what is the flavour?\n17. Vincenzo: Is it more difficult doing activities without the\n   effect of weight?\n18. Claudia: Did you see the historical landing of Rosetta on a\n   comet? If yes, what was your feeling?\n19. Loredana: Coming back to Earth, wow are you going to get back\n   used again to weight and gravity, coming back to Earth?\n20. Anishta: Do you think it would be possible living in space for\n   normal people like us as students?\n21. Anna: What was your feeling after the launch, as soon as you\n   realized of being in space?\n22. Matteo: Did you have troubles on the ISS up to now? If yes, what?\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N, David AA4KN for the above\ninformation]\n\nTelevision Report about  ARISS, Produced by Italian RAI-3 TV\n\nThe ARISS contact performed Friday January 9, 2015 with three\nItalian schools was reported extensively by the \"Spaziolibero\"\ntelevision program, sponsored by the Italian parliament.\n\nEmanuele D'Andria I0ELE, President AMSAT Italia, Francesco De Paolis\nIK0WGF, secretary AMSAT Italia and Piero Tognolatti I0KPT did an\noutstanding job presenting ARISS and Amateur Radio to the general\npublic.\n\nThe program  - in Italian -   is presently available at:\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS032-ARISSonTV\n\nThe video narration gives visibility to the ARISS program, ARISS\nschool contacts and HAMTV.\n\nCongratulations to our Italian colleagues for outstanding public\nrelations!\n\n[ANS thanks Gaston, ON4WF, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Upcoming NASA Educator Professional Development Webinars\n\nNASA Educator Professional Development (EPD) presents free webinars\nopen to all educators. Join NASA Education Specialists to learn about\nactivities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources to bring NASA\ninto your classroom. Visit the NASA EPD website for more information\nand to register for any upcoming webinars at\nhttps://paragon-tec.adobeconnect.com/admin/show-event-catalog\n\n[ANS thanks NEON - NASA Educators Online Network for the above\ninformation]\n\n+ Test Flight for Privately Funded LightSail Spacecraft\n\n  Lightsail flies in May...\n\n  Planetary Society Blog Page:\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS032-BlogLightsail\n\n  Planetary Society Press Release\n  http://preview.tinyurl.com/ANS032-ReleaseLightsail\n\n  [ANS thanks the Planetary Society for the above information]\n\n+ This homebrew satellite antenna project looks quite do-able:\n  http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=30585\n\n[ANS thanks JoAnne K9JKM and DXZone for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n/EX\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\nPresident's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\ndonors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-\ntional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\nOffice.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\nat one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\ndent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\nContact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\ninformation.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nEMike McCardel, KC8YLD\nkc8yld at amsat dot org\n",
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