October 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy on 20 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:41 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. This contact will utilize both direct and telebridge connections. The contact is between OR4ISS and amateur stations IK1SLD and IQ8BB on earth. Communication should be audible over Italy. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Romoaldo Trifone is a primary and secondary school for pupils and students aged between 5 and 12 years old, about 750. Our school is dedicated to an important lawyer born in Montecorvino Rovella. Our nice town is located in south of Italy, near the archeological site of Paestum. The students, besides the curricular subjects, take part in a lot of activities in the afternoon as drama, choir and popular dances. The school is involved in special projects supported by European fund as a specialization course of English language, Specialization course of maths and I.T. (information technology). Our students have taken part in a National Competition of mathematical games and has been placed seventh. Alexandra Angellotti is a clever student, very good at painting, for this she was attracted by the competition published by ESA: "Fly your picture on the International Space Station - your pictures!" She is one of the winners, and she is very proud that her drawing is on the shirt of the astronaut Frank De Winne in the space, and that the students of "Trifone" can talk to him. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What are the responsibilities of an astronaut on board? 2. How do you cope with the difficulties during the mission? 3. Did you dream about becoming an astronaut during your childhood? 4. Did you attend a specific course to become an astronaut? 5. What are you focusing your reflection on when you are in Space? 6. What is of essential importance for you during your stay in Space? 7. What is the minimum age for becoming an astronaut? 8. What do you miss most from Earth? 9. Do your personnel values change their intensity during your stay in Space? 10. What was the first impression you got when you arrived on board the ISS? 11. What does the vastness of Space remind you of? 12. Do you have children and how often do you communicate with your family? 13. Would you like to share your experience in Space with your family? 14. Is your family happy with your choice of being an astronaut? 15. What profession did you pursue before you became an astronaut? 16. Are you happy or unhappy to coming back to Earth soon? 17. What objects will you bring home and which ones do you leave on board the ISS? 18. Would you like to eventually come back to the ISS? 19. What do you think about life on the ISS in the future? 20. Do the Space Shuttle visits boost the moral of the long term crew? 21. What was the most difficult moment on board and how did you master it? 22. Do you expect any health problem after landing on Earth? 23. What experiment did you carry out together with the students from Athens? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 2. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 3. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 4. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 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 2009-10-18 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-18 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact was not successful: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: 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 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 494. 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 2009-10-18 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 2009-10-16 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 2009-10-17 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-17 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: 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 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 494. 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 2009-10-16 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 2009-10-16 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 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact was successful: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg (***) UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg (***) JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 494. (***) 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 2009-10-16 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 2009-10-16 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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President's Annual Meeting Powerpoint Presentation Posted on the Web
by JoAnne Maenpaa 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hello Everyone, A link to AMSAT President, Barry Baines, WD4ASW Annual Meeting Powerpoint Presentation has been added to our web at http://www.amsat.org . -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Upcoming ARISS contact with JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas on 17 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and WH6PN. The contact should be audible over Hawaii. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) is an annual event during which Scouts throughout the world meet each other through amateur radio contacts. JOTI (Jamboree On The Internet) is another event where Scouts make contacts using the Computers and Internet. JOTA/JOTI contributes to better understanding and mutual respect between youngsters in different countries. This annual event is sponsored by the World Scout Bureau. Thousands of amateur radio stations around the world participate. This event is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America and the National Scouting Museum. For almost 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. The Boy Scouts of America helps the youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives. The National Scouting Museum preserves, collects, organizes, and displays Scouting's treasures-documenting the movement's unique influence on American culture and the lives of more than 110 million people. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What tools do the astronauts use in space? 2. What is your favorite planet and why? 3. Are there craters on every planet? 4. How does it feel to be weightless? 5. How "hot" is it working with all those planets? Have you ever found evidence of "cool" stuff? Have you ever found evidence of life on other planets? 6. How do you get to be an astronaut? 7. Do space suits work like diving suits? Is it hard to move in them? 8. What kind of isolation do you have to go through before becoming an astronaut? 9. What does it feel like to be in zero gravity? 10. Do you have control over the gravity on the space station? If so, how does it work? 11. Is it more fun to leave earth going into space, or coming back down to earth, and what's it like coming back into earth's atmosphere from space? 12. Do the Space Shuttle engines have enough fuel to go to the moon? 13. How much it will cost to go into space? 14. What do you do for fun at the space station? 15. How do you shower and exercise without gravity? 16. What kind of experiments are you doing to learn about the effects of weightlessness on astronauts and/or animals; and, how are the experiments different than those you do on Earth? 17. What is the type of fuel used in the rocket that took you to the Space Station, and do you recycle water and human-waste materials at the Space Station? 18. How fast does the Space Station go? 19. What skills did the Arctic Survival Training you received teach you that have been useful on the space station? Were you a Boy Scout, and if you were, how have skills you learned there helped you in space? 20. How cool is the Space Station? 21. How many craters are on the moon? 22. How does it feel to see Earth from space? 23. How long will you be in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, Tue 20 Oct 09 07:41 UTC 2. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 3. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 4. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 5. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 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 2009-10-14 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-14 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact was successful: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg (***) Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 492. (***) 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 2009-10-14 06:00 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 2009-10-14 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. 19 on earth: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ 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 Guy Laliberté (SFP) returned to earth. **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
by JoAnne Maenpaa 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hello everyone, News from the 2009 AMSAT Space Symposium in Baltimore has been posted on our web site: http://www.amsat.org (the link to ARISSat-1 should be back in service soon.) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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2009-10-12 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 12, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Boundary Beach Elementary School in Delta, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, October 13 at 17:10 UTC. Students have been involved in many space related activities including a trip to the McMillan Planetarium and participation in Dr. Thirsk's "Get Fit for Space" program. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Wednesday, October 14 at 16:01 UTC. Students will pose questions about life and work in space to Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for UNICEF-Mali on Thursday, October 15 at 16:33 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne is a UNICEF Belgium goodwill ambassador. UNICEF Belgium is running a campaign called WaSH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) to make students aware of how important water is for humans. To prepare for this campaign, De Winne went to Mali and visited projects related to WaSH. He met with children there and showed them videos about the space mission and water; it is with these children that the ARISS contact will take place. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), Boy Scouts of America Headquarters in Irving, Texas on Saturday, October 17 at 21:56 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact via ground station WH6PN in Hawaii. JOTA is an annual event during which Scouts meet each other through amateur radio contacts. The ARISS activity will provide Scouts with additional background for the Space Exploration and Radio Merit Badges. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Istituto Comprensivo "Romualdo TRIFONE" in Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy on Tuesday, October 20 at 07:41 UTC. Students are participating in science and technology related educational activities. Teachers are collaborating with astrophysicists of the Astronomical Observatory "Giancamillo Glorious" in M. Rovella and the local amateur radio group ARI Salerno. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for C. E. M. IV in Mbour, Senegal on Friday, October 23 at 10:28 UTC. Plans have been made to install a complete NOAA satellite reception system in the school. The students are studying orbit predictions, tracking programs and systems, receiver techniques and antennas. A video conference is planned with the Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier, HB9CN. VTI Ieper in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23 at 11:11 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The school will use the question and answer session with Expedition 21 astronaut Frank De Winne to commemorate 100 years of aviation. Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23 at 16:27 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Belayr Pathfinders in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday, October 24 at 15:12 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The Pathfinders participating in the ARISS program will be able to earn the Galactic Adventures badge. 2. ARISS Contact Held Between De Winne and Sint-Michielscollege On Wednesday, October 7, students from Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB) in Brasschaat, Belgium participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact using homemade tracking antennas. Twenty questions posed to Frank De Winne, ON1DWN were answered. Guest speakers included a representative from Verhaert Space Systems and Dirk Frimout, Belgium's first astronaut. Television stations and other media covered the event. 3. ARISS Contact Part of Malaysia's National Space Challenge Students participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact from the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on Thursday, October 8. Thirteen questions were answered by Michael Barratt, KD5MIJ as approximately 50 people observed from the radio station and another 100 students and teachers watched from the main Planetarium. The contact was webcast live. All major newspapers and at least 2 television networks were present. The contact was part of the National Space Challenge, a program that was created in an effort to instill the talents and desire towards the understanding of space in primary school aged children. Sixteen schools participated. 4. ARISS Contact with Belmont Elementary School On Friday, October 9, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Belmont Elementary School in Langley, British Columbia, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA onboard the ISS. All 17 questions were answered including one in French and an extra question from the school's coordinating teacher about Bob's past experience with amateur radio. Over 500 were present for the contact, including the school board and city councillors. Media coverage included local press, Vancouver Sun, CBC radio and television. Students learned about Canada's contribution to space exploration, the Canadian astronauts and the construction of the ISS. The Langley Amateur Radio Association (L.A.R.A.) partnered with the school to organize this event. 5. ARRL Article on Columbus Antennas The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a feature story on the ARISS antennas that will be launched to the ISS on STS-129 in mid-November and installed on the Columbus module during the mission's second spacewalk. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/10/05/11110/?nc=1 6. ARRL Articles on Astronaut Frank Caldeiro The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a web story on Astronaut Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, KE4RFI who passed away on October 3. The article also appeared in the ARRL Letter. See: http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9219 http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-10-08 7. AMSAT Symposium Held The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) Symposium was held over the October 9 - 11 weekend at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport in Maryland. Several ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) presentations were given and the ARISSat-1 was demonstrated. 8. ARISS-Ops Meeting Held An ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) Operations team meeting was held following the AMSAT Symposium on Sunday, October 11. Discussions were held on how to make the educational aspects of ARISS better and the team shared information on how to improve the returns of surveys and evaluations. In particular, ARISS has been doing a great job on the "Inspire" position of the pyramid and goes a little into the "Educate" position, but meeting comments put great emphasis on getting much further into the "Educate" position. Dave Taylor, Mark Steiner, Barry Baines, and Rosalie White participated.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali)
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), on 15 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east 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 French. The Catholic School is located in the city Gao, chief city of 7th administrative Region of Mali Republic in Western Africa. The Gao Region is in Northern Mali, like Tombouctou and Kidal. Population is mainly Sonrhaï, Peulh, Bozo, Touareg and Arabs. Predominant religion is Islam. The school was founded September 1952 by the Congregation of the Guardian Angel Sisters. Originally, the school was for girls only, with boarding-school and kindergarten. Since 1968, it is mixed. It was know under several names : Gao V Private, Djoulabougou Private and since March 1st 2003. The school is open to children from six to eighteen years old, without racial nor religious discrimination. It has a computer room, a library, a conference room, a basketball ground and a green playground. Since 2008, the school participates to the UNICEF educational programme for hygiene at school. In school year 2008-2009, there are 1088 pupils, 500 girls and 588 boys, in 18 classes tended by 24 male and 3 female teachers. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Par quel moyen avez-vous rejoint la station spatiale ? Si vous tombez en panne comment vous depannez-vous? How do you repair if you have trouble? With which vehicle did you travel to space? 2. Est-ce que vous avez des bagages avec vous? Do you have luggage with you? 3. Comment vous lavez-vous ? Est-ce qu'il y a des latrines ? How do you wash yourself? Do you have a toilet? 4. Comment faites-vous la lessive et la vaisselle ? How do you wash your clothes and wash up dishes? 5. Est-ce qu'il y a le jour et la nuit ? Voyez-vous le soleil ? Is there day and night? Do you see the Sun? 6. Combien d'heures travaillez-vous ? Pour qui travaillez vous ? How many hours do you work? For whom do you work? 7. Est-ce que vous faites du sport ? Do you do sport? 8. Comment faites-vous la cuisine ? Comment vous vous approvisionnez ? How do you do the cooking? How do you do shopping? 9. Est-ce que vous marchez dans l'espace ? Do you walk in space? 10. Quelle distance vous sépare de la terre ? How far are you from Earth? 11. Comment vous vous soignez ? How do you take care of yourself? 12. Quelle sorte d'études fait-on pour devenir astronaute ? Which kind of studies are needed to become an astronaut? 13. Comment communiquez-vous avec votre famille ? How do you talk to your family? 14. Comment rejoignez-vous la terre ? How will you go back to Earth? 15. Habitez-vous une maison là-bas ? Do you live in a house there? 16. Comment sont faites les maisons là- bas ? How are the houses there? 17. Comment est la porte du ciel ? How is the door of the sky? 18. On fait combien de jours avant d'arriver dans l'espace ? How many days does it take to go to space? 19. Y a-t-il l'école la-bas pour les enfants ? Do children go to school there? 20. On parle quelle langue dans l'espace ? Which language is spoken in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, Sat 17 Oct 09 21:56 UTC 2. Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, Tue 20 Oct 09 07:41 UTC 3. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 4. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 5. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 6. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 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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