All,

Great ideas!

While we have not publicized it, ARISS already has something in the works on this. We hope to make this public in the near future.

Thanks to all for your ideas and suggestions!

Also, don't forget we have a big fundraising initiative underway to improve the radios systems on ISS. For more details, go to the donate button on the ARISS web site: www.ariss.org http://www.ariss.org . (You don't have to donate to see what we are talking about.

73, Frank KA3HDO

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Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO

ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI

ARISS International Chair

AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

e-mail: ka3hdo@gmail.com

NASA e-mail: mailto:Frank.Bauer@nasa.gov Frank.Bauer@nasa.gov

Cell Phone: 301-873-0890

Work Phone: 301-804-0173

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org/ www.ariss.org, http://www.amsat.org/ www.amsat.org, and http://www.arrl.org/ www.arrl.org.

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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] View from the space station question

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Thank you Ted, this is a great question since we all have one time or

another wondered how things are from up there !??

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On a side note, I have been wondering about an "Almanac" page on the

website that would list all the questions that have ever been asked >>and their answers from the ISS crew.? Credits would be given to the first person/child asking the question, and for every crew member >>answering the question.? If different answers were given for any said question, it would just add that much more flavor.? There would be no >>need for any heavy lifting work as in sorting or grouping these, since it would be easy to search for words/terms on the web page.? Maybe it >>would lead to some very interesting S.T.E.M. discussions.?

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Happy 4th !!

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Umesh

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