October 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 Oct '09

31 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas on 03 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:29 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Westbrook Intermediate, one of 9 intermediate schools in Clear Creek Independent School District, is a 6th - 8th grade campus of almost 1500 students. Housed on the campus is the district's intermediate gifted and talented magnet, Webster Academy - Visions in Education, or WAVE. This GT magnet brings together over 500 gifted and talented students from across the district to participate in a unique program design. One of the opportunities available to WAVE students is an amateur radio license class. In partnership with the Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club, over 350 students have earned their ham radio license over the last 9 years. At any time, there are approximately 100 hams in attendance at the school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What adjustments to photography need to be made to take pictures in space-inside and outside the space station? 2. How do you wash your hands on the space station? What happens to the water after you use it? 3. How does your experience in space differ from what you thought it would be like before you went up the first time? 4. What is the most difficult part of living in space? 5. What effect does the lack of gravity have on your body? What tasks that are otherwise easy are now hard to do? 6. What changes do you have to make to your eating procedures in space? 7. Do you get to listen to music in space? Are there favorite songs that help you during stressful or lonely times? 8. What kind of training/education do astronauts have to go through? 9. How does the training at the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) compare to the real experience? 10. What do you do when debris is flying toward the space shuttle? 11. What do you plan to do when you return to Earth, that you could not do in space? 12. What materials are used to make the shuttle? 13. John F. Kennedy said that it was his goal to have a man on the moon. If the space exploration program still exists 50 years from now, what planetary explorations do you expect to be achieved by then? 14. What do you miss most while in space? 15. Have you seen Aidan's progress report? 16. Do you need to worry about catching the flu or some other illness? 17. What kind of experiments do you do in space, and how would the results be different if those experiments were done on Earth? 18. What do you do in your leisure time? 19. What kinds of food do you eat? 20. What was your most memora\ble experience on this mission? 21. How long can you stay in space? 22. Are there any works of art or anything else on the ISS to inspire or relieve stress visually? 23. What sensations do you experience during lift off? Are there different sensations during landing? 24. What types of activities do you do for fun in space? 25. What does a normal day look like since there is not a designation between night and day? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, Wed 04 Nov 09 14:38 UTC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL Thu 05 Nov 09 19:46 UTC Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, Fri Nov 06 09 08:47 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg (***) David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-03 19:29:56 UTC 78 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-11-04 14:38:06 UTC 79 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-05 19:46:36 UTC 34 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-06 08:47:36 UTC 20 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 501. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg (***) This was ARISS contact number 500! (***) Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-03 19:29:56 UTC 78 deg John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-11-04 14:38:06 UTC 79 deg Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-05 19:46:36 UTC 34 deg Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-06 08:47:36 UTC 20 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 500. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-27 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-27 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-03 19:29:56 UTC 78 deg (***) John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, via WH6PN (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-11-04 14:38:06 UTC 79 deg (***) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-05 19:46:36 UTC 34 deg (***) Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-06 08:47:36 UTC 20 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 499. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-27 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada on 30 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:12 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. David Thompson School is a Middle School in the community of Acadia in Calgary. There are 631 students in grades five to nine. Our school is named after the famous explorer and geographer who mapped a large portion of Western Canada. We are preparing for our International Space Station communication in the grades specific to the study of astronomy - six and nine. We have had an introductory presentation from Dr. Phil Langill from the University of Calgary and will be reading Mary Lou's New Telescope to encourage and inspire their natural curiosity with the sky. Students will respond to the day's events with follow-up composition and art activities. This extraordinary experience will be the basis of our grade six Sky Science unit and be a launching board for our analysis and exploration of the skies above us. In grade six, our students will be exploring our solar system by focusing on the International Year of Astronomy. This entails our natural curiosity with our sky and the amazing discoveries made by Galileo when he mastered the telescope 400 years ago and challenged the geocentric beliefs of the time. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most amazing thing you saw in space? 2. What all do you do in a day in space? 3. What have you discovered in space? 4. What is the purpose of your mission? 5. What are you doing to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy? 6. What is the feeling you get when you look down at the earth? 7. Would being punched in the face in space, feel the same as it does on earth? Would it heal the same? 8. Is there garbage in space? How does the ISS avoid getting hit by it? 9. Does your water taste funny? 10. Have you seen a shooting star or meteor? If so, how many have you seen? 11. Have you ever found any kind of plant in space? 12. What is it like to have no gravity in space? 13. Do you change into different clothes? 14. How do you shower, bath, brush your teeth? 15. How do you wash your clothes? 16. Do you collect anything from space? 17. What do you do for entertainment? 18. Is it hard to live in space for 6 months? 19. Does you hair always stand up in space? 20. How do you exercise in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia on 28 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Sherbrooke Community School is situated on the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road on the outskirts of the Sassafras township, approximately 40 kilometres east of Melbourne. Sherbrooke Community School has an increasing student population which is now approaching 160. Students are drawn from a wide area covering the Dandenong Ranges, the outer eastern suburbs and the Yarra Valley. VK3KID is the callsign of the Sherbrooke Community Radio Club. This club has been established between amateur radio operators and Sherbrooke Community School to foster student participation and advancement with the community. Our motto is "Can operor, non vos can non operor", which is Latin for "Can do, not cannot do". Sherbrooke Community Radio Club is affiliated with the Wireless Institute of Australia and aims to work with all clubs and schools to promote the use and understanding of Amateur Radio. The Club is prepared to work closely with other clubs. Membership of the Sherbrooke Community Radio Club is non-monetary but is based on participation! We are an inclusive club that welcomes those who would like to help promote the advancement of Amateur Radio. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. How do you neutralize the static charge when a spacecraft docks with the ISS? 2. What is the crew working on at the moment? 3. What happens to the sewerage from the ISS? 4. What does it feel like to leave the earth's atmosphere both physically and emotionally? 5. Has being on the station changed the way you feel about the earth? 6. How much more efficient are solar panels out in space? 7. How does space look like outside the earth's atmosphere? 8. Do astronauts feel more like a member of planet Earth rather than a member of the nation after their ISS experience? 9. Do you regularly talk with radio amateurs from around the world outside organized ARISS arrangements? 10 What happens when a person vomits in space? 11. What type of electric lights do you use to illuminate the interior of the ISS? 12. Our sister school in Bhutan has asked, can you see the snow of the Himalayas from the ISS? 13. What is your food like? 14. Do you have night and day? 15. When they show the ISS on TV, I cannot see stars in space. Can you see stars and other planets outside the window of the ISS? 16. This is a question from our sister school in China. What do you miss the most when you are out there is space? 17. Do you believe that there is life on other planets within and outside our solar system? 18. Do you have to wear anything to protect your eyes from the sun while you are on the ISS? 19. Do you talk to Earth via other satellites or directly to the ground stations? 20. How big is this ISS now that more modules have been added since it was launched? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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2009-10-26 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 26, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, October 27 at 09:33 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The centre organized a student competition for naming the asteroids, using rules of the science naming process. This month the winners travelled to Warsaw for the competition finale and will take part in the ARISS event. Sherbrooke Community School in Sassafras, Victoria, Australia has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, October 28 at 07:13 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact with station W6SRJ in California. The school fosters student participation and the advancement of amateur radio in the community. It operates Sherbrooke Community Club station, VK3KID. The school invited representatives from neighboring schools to pose questions to the astronauts and asked its sister schools in China and Bhutan to also submit questions for students to ask the ISS crew. David Thompson Middle School (DTMS) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 30 at 21:12 UTC via station LU8YY in Argentina. DTMS and the University of Calgary's science department will collaborate on this event. 2. Italian Students Contact Astronaut Frank De Winne via ARISS On Tuesday, October 20, students attending Istituto Comprensivo "Romualdo TRIFONE" in Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN on the ISS. To prepare for the contact, teachers partnered with astrophysicists of the Astronomical Observatory "Giancamillo Glorious" in M. Rovella and the local amateur radio group ARI Salerno. Assistance was provided by the amateur radio station in "Alighieri Trevigi" School, located in Casale Monferrato, Italy. The school used a combination of a direct and telebridge contact to avoid local obscurations. An audience of more than 40 (Casale Monferrato) and 450 (Montecorvino Rovella) students, teachers and visitors gathered for the event and the webcast received over 500 connections. Regional television, local media and newspapers covered the news. 3. ARISS Contact with Senegal Students On Friday, October 23, C. E. M. IV in Mbour, Senegal experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS. Students asked twenty questions of the astronaut. Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier, HB9CN also participated in a videoconference with the youth. C. E. M. IV is a technical college and has formed a scientific club at the school based on new technologies. 4. De Winne has ARISS Contact with Ieper Students Students from VTI Ieper in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium spoke with Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23. Telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia provided the connection. Twenty questions were asked and answered in front of a large audience including several reporters. The school recently built a replica of the plane, 'Mourane Parasol' which Guynemer (a French pilot) flew during World War I and incorporated the ARISS contact as a feature event in their celebration of 100 years of aviation. 5. Astronaut Jeff Williams has ARISS Contact with Arctic School On Friday, October 23, students from Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Expedition 21 astronaut Jeffrey Williams, KD5TVQ. This was a telebridge contact via ground station W6SRJ in California. At the school's request, ARISS representatives visited the school and classrooms prior to the contact to talk about amateur radio and the ISS. Six hundred people attended the event and watched as the students asked Williams 22 questions about life and work in space. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio and the local and area press covered the event. The school is located very near the Arctic Ocean which makes this the most northerly ARISS contact to date. 6. Canadian Bel Ayr Pathfinders Speak with Robert Thirsk via ARISS An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Saturday, October 24 between Bel Ayr Pathfinders in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA on the ISS via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Thirsk answered 17 questions posed to him by the students as an audience of 160 gathered for the event, including the media (CBC, CTV, a community television station, a radio station and a local newspaper). The Pathfinders that participated in the ARISS contact earned Galactic Adventures badges and will share this experience with other Girl Guides of all ages. 7. ARISSat-1 Meeting Held The ARISSat-1 Team met in Phoenix, Arizona over the October 23 -25 weekend to assemble and test the integration of the various satellite components. The team has also been compiling voice messages to be included on ARISSat and has been preparing for the Safety Review meeting to be held on Thursday, October 29. 8. ARISS International Meeting Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team meeting was held on Tuesday, October 20. Topics of discussions included a status on the Columbus module antennas and an ARISSat-1 update. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-10-20.htm

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland on 27 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact will be conducted in English. New Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw will comprise hundreds of interactive exhibits where children, young people and adults can conduct experiments demonstrating how the world around us works. Copernicus Science Centre set up a competition for children up to age 16. Participants propose a name for asteroid no. 66,189 and write a story about the name. The winning name will become the asteroid's official name and its author will receive a professional telescope. 20 finalists and the winner will be invited to a radio contact with the International Space Station and will inform astronauts about the new name of the asteroid no.66,189. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does food stay fresh in space? Do you have a fridge? 2. Can you eat, just like we do, with a knife and a fork? Can you eat from a plate and will it stay there during dinner? 3. How do you organise for sleep and meals, as there is no night and day? 4. How do you keep fit in space? 5. Do You conduct any medical exploration, e.g. concerning cancer? 6. How do you sleep in the space? How long? 7. How do you wash yourself on the ISS? 8. How long do you work every day? 9. How much younger will you be, when you return to the earth? 10. How can you wash your clothes in space? 11. How do astronaut women wash and dry their long hair? 12. Can you watch TV in the space station? 13. Is in the International Space Station noisy? 14. Can you see more stars from the ISS than from the earth? 15. How can I become an astronaut? What sort of training was required to prepare for this mission? 16. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space ? 17. Where do you store water? 18. From where do you have water? Is it true, that you "produce" water on the ISS? 19. How do you drink water, juice, tea without gravity? 20. Is it true that without gravity an astronaut grows nearly 5 cm? Did you grow? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Wed 28 Oct 09 07:13:34 UTC 2. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg (***) Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 499. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg (***) VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg (***) Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg (***) Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP coverage. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 498. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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