October 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-06 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-06 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 488. 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 2009-10-05 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 2009-10-05 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 orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on 08 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:34 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over Malaysia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The National Space Challenge program was created to instill the talents and desire in students especially in the primary school Standard 4 level in understanding astronomy and space sciences. This program is organized annually by the National Space Agency in cooperation with Ministry of Education as a part of school curriculum. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is it like sleeping in space and what is your bed like? Are you attached to the wall because there is no gravity? 2. With all the work time in space, is it still fun or has it become a job? 3. What kind of exercises can you do in space? 4. How do you wash and brush your teeth? 5. Is there any food or drink you miss or activities you miss doing while you are all at work? And what has been your most exciting / interesting moment while onboard? 6. What does space ice cream taste like? 7. Is liquid and solid human waste discarded in space, or is it stored and brought back to Earth with the crew? 8. How do you differentiate between a bottom and a top when you are in space? Is it just above your head and below your head? 9. In the event that the space station crewmembers had to abandon the station in an emergency, where could they go as a place of safety, and how could they get off the station without a waiting shuttle? 10.Is the space station always orbiting, or is it stationary? 11 Is the ISS orbiting in the same direction as the Earth's rotation? What is the relation, if any, of the ISS' orbit and speed versus the Earth's rotation and speed? 12.Are you able to watch TV and listen to the radio while in space? 13.How is the food? What do you miss the most about Earth? What was the hardest thing to get used to in space? 14 As you look at the Earth from space, what impresses you the most? 15 Is looking at the stars from space, in your opinion, more beautiful or less beautiful than looking at them from the Earth? 16.When you go to sleep, what time zone do you use? How do you know what time it is? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, Fri 09 OCT 09 20:20 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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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat, Belgium on Wednesday 7th October at 10:20 UTC. This will be a direct contact via ON7RT. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada on Friday 9th October at 20:20 UTC. This will be a direct contact via VA7GAB. *** It should be noted that the contacts time may be a few minutes earlier than advertised due to the ISS orbit being reboosted *** Audio from these contacts will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. ** Sorry, we are not expecting IRLP coverage for these events ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Feed Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk Twitter: GrahamL

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2009-10-05 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 5, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB) in Brasschaat, Belgium on Wednesday, October 7 at 10:20 UTC. Visits to space and science museums are among the science activities planned for the children. Guest speakers will include a representative from Verhaert Space Systems and Dirk Frimout, Belgium's first astronaut. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on Thursday, October 8 at 09:34 UTC. The contact will occur as 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 will participate. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Belmont Elementary School in Langley, British Columbia, Canada on Friday, October 9 at 20:20 UTC. Students are working on projects with a "Mission Control" theme and the Langley Amateur Radio Association (L.A.R.A.) is working with the school to organize this event. 2. Thirsk Participates in ARISS Contact with R.T. Alderman Students Astronaut Bob Thirsk, VA3CSA participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with students attending R. T. Alderman School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, September 28. An audience of 615 people gathered, watched and listened as Thirsk answered 15 questions posed to him by the students. Media coverage was provided by a local television station. After the contact, Thirsk changed the ISS radio beacon text to read, "Hello to RT Alderman School!" 3. De Winne Speaks with Lisbon, Portugal Students via ARISS On Thursday, October 1 an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between the Ciência Viva Museum in Lisbon, Portugal and Frank De Winne, ON1DWN onboard the ISS. Ground station ON4ISS in Belgium provide the telebridge connection. An audience of 300 people gathered and watched as twenty-three questions were asked and answered. The ARISS contact at Ciencia Viva was a major event during the nationwide celebrated Space Week. The participating students have been working on space projects for two years and they were highly motivated to do this science-related activity. 4. ARISS Contact with University of Liege An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Friday, October 2 between the University of Liege in Belgium and on-orbit astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Eighteen questions were answered before losing contact with the ISS. The University of Liege offers the only aerospace engineering education program in the French part of Belgium. In the context of the OUFTI-1 project (www.oufti.ulg.ac.be) that aims at building a CubeSat featuring the amateur radio D-STAR technology, an amateur radio club was formed at the university. 5. Nicole Stott Participates in ARISS Contact with Italian Students On Friday, October 2, students attending Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" in Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The youth asked Nicole Stott, KE5GJN 21 questions as an audience of 200 students, parents and teachers looked on. Local media provided news coverage. The event was streamed live on the internet and the audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers. The contact motivated the youth to study Science, History, Geography, Information Technology and English. 6. ARISS Contact with Boy Scouts of Canada On Saturday, October 3, Scouts of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Three hundred scouts and parents were present as Robert Thirsk VA3CSA answered questions about life and work in space. Thirsk turned over a few questions to Mr. Guy Laliberte, Circ De Soleil president and spaceflight participant. Audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers. The ARISS contact was held in conjunction with the Scout Science Badge Award system. 7. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On October 2, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1677 reported on Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) astronaut licensing. To view "Ham Radio in Space: New Ham Astronaut is KF5DBF," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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

05 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg (***) Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg (***) Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact was successful: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg (***) Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 488. (***) 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 2009-10-05 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 2009-10-05 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 orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium on 07 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and ON7RT . The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch and/or English. Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat (SMCB), Belgium is located in a suburban area, NE of Antwerp. The school provides primary and secondary education to respectively 600 and 900 students. 1500 students, aged 6 to 18, participated to the preparation of the space talk and will assist to the event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Wat is het tofste aan de ruimte? What is the coolest thing about being in space? 2. Wat is het moeilijkste aan uw beroep? What is the most difficult thing about your profession? 3. Hoe gaat u naar de WC? How do you use the lavatory? 4. Gaan jullie nog ruimtewandelingen maken? Are you still going to do some spacewalks? 5. Welke temperatuur is er in de ruimte? Whats the temperature like outside? 6. Spreekt u soms met uw vrouw of kinderen als u in de ruimte zit? Do you sometimes talk to your wife and kids when youre up there? 7. Is het waar dat jullie urine drinken? Is it true that you drink your own urine? 8. Kan een vlieg vliegen in het ruimtestation? Can a fly fly in the space station? 9. Als u een boek ergens zou neerleggen zou het 10 minuten later dan ergens anders liggen? If I put a book somewhere inside the space station, would it be somewhere else after ten minutes? 10.Hebben jullie internetverbinding in het ISS? Have you got internet in the ISS? 11.Eet je daar lekker? How is food? 12.Gebruikt u in het ruimte hetzelfde uur als op de aarde? Which time do you use in space? 13.Is het warm in zo een ruimtepak? Isnt it hot inside a space suit? 14.Wat gebeurt er als jullie brandstof op is? What happens when you run out of fuel? 15.Hoe lang ben je al geinteresseerd in ruimtevaart? How long have you been interested in space flight? 16 Hoe kunnen jullie daar douchen? How do you take a shower? 17 Hoe denk je dat je je gaat voelen als je terug op aarde bent? How do you think youll feel when youre back on earth? 18.Kan je vuur maken in de ruimte? Can you make fire in space? 19.Flo: Waar leg je je vuile kleren? Where do you put your dirty linen? 20.Karen: Bestaat de mogelijkheid dat er een stuk van een kapot ruimtetuig op het ISS vliegt? Is it possible that debris from space hits the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Thu 08 Oct 09 09:34 UTC 2. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, Fri 09 OCT 09 20:20 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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"Final" Symposium Agenda Posted
by Frank H. Bauer 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

All, We have posted the "Final" Agenda for the 2009 AMSAT Symposium, including the presentation schedule. I call it "Final" because everything is subject to change. We are still looking for some volunteers for the following responsibilities: 1) Paper Session Chairs (introduce speaker, time presentation, use the "hook" if paper runs long) for the 5 paper sessions 2) AV table support (1 hour commitment or more during paper presentations) 3) Registration table (1 hour commitment or more) 4) Poster session Chair/security (1 hour commitment or more and only when the poster session is open to the public) If you are interested in supporting any of these, e-mail me directly (ka3hdo(a)comcast.net) and let me know what interests you and what dates/times you would like to support. We can really use your help on this as it is a critical element of making the 2009 symposium a success. And for those who have not done it already..please sign up for the symposium. We have a fantastic program planned. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO 2009 AMSAT Symposium Co-Chair

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada on 03 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:03 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VA3MGY. It should be audible over parts of eastern Canada and 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. Scouting is the worlds largest youth organization with 28 million members worldwide and is committed to the development of young people. In Canada we have 100,000 members meeting in over 9,600 sections weekly! Today we are joined, in the Nation's Capital by members of Voyageur Council, who's 8000 members practice the game of Scouting from Cornwall and Kingston Ontario to Deep River Ontario and Wakefield Quebec. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can plants grow in space? 2. Now that you are an astronaut and fly into space, does everything else in your regular life seem easier to you? 3. Which do you like better, being in space or on earth? 4. Can you see storms on earth like the lightning? 5. What's it like being in space and weightless? 6. What is your job on the space station? 7. We have learned how space affects the human body. What's the biggest change you've noticed in yourself since you have been in space? 8. We have a space exploration badge. As part of the badge, can you describe what peaceful activities the space station can be used for? 9. What do you eat on the space station? 10. What is the hardest part of being an astronaut? 11. What advice would you give to a young person aspiring to become an aerospace engineer and/or astronaut? 12. Were you involved in Scouting and how many astronauts were Scouts? 13. When will it ever be possible for kids to go into space? 14. What does it feel like when you take off? 15. What is it like in orbit? 16. What kind of fun do you have up there? 17. How do you sleep in space without floating around? 18. When you're not working do you play chess or cards, and if so, how do you keep everything from floating around? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, Wed 07 Oct 09 10:20 UTC 2. National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Thu 08 Oct 09 09:34 UTC 3. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, Fri 09 Oct 09 20:20 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 with University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Oct '09

03 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at University of Liege, Liege, Belgium on 02 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French/English. The PhD students' inaugural day is a yearly event organized at the beginning of the academic year and gathering many young researchers of the University of Liege in Belgium (ULg). The purpose is to boost information exchange between the 1500 ULg PhD students and promote training. This half-day begins with a plenary session, welcoming high-level academic/political actors or researchers. We invited Prof Bernard Rentier, ULg Rector, and Marie-Dominique Simonet, Minister for scientific research. The attendees have the opportunity to share their experience through workshops on selected topics: scientific communication, PhD employment and intellectual property. A contact with Frank De Winne on the ISS constitutes for us an extraordinary opportunity to share our passion for science and to talk about the most advanced research in many fields: fundamental, (physics experience from ULg part of OasISS mission), applied, life or human sciences. Participants will ask as many of the following questions(translated) as time allows: 1. Quelle proportion d'expériences réalisées sur l'ISS sont conçues par des institutions publiques et privées ? 2. Constatez-vous des différences notoires dans la manière de travailler avec ces deux types d'organismes ? 3. Comment êtes-vous impliqué dans la préparation des expériences embarquées a bord de l'ISS ? 4. Comment entretenez-vous la somme de compétences acquises avant la mission tout au long de celle-ci ? 5. Quelle proportion de votre temps consacrez-vous aux expériences scientifiques ? 6. Compte tenu de votre emploi du temps, quel rapport à l'actualité entretenez-vous ? 7. Quand vous regardez la Terre depuis l'espace, constatez-vous une évolution depuis votre derniere mission ? 8. Comment gérez-vous l'eloignement avec vos proches ? 9. Quel est l'objet le plus insolite que vous avez emporté avec vous ? 10. Quels sont (si il y en a) les tensions qui émergent d'une promiscuité prolongée ? 11. Attribuez-vous une compétence particulière à vos collègues astronautes- docteurs en science? 12. Quel est la différence fondamentale entre une expérience réalisée dans l'espace et sur Terre ? 13. Quels sont vos interactions avec les chercheurs pendant le déroulement des expériences ? 14. Quel feedback recevez-vous des scientifiques après votre mission ? 15. Personnellement comment envisagez-vous l'avenir de l'ISS ? 16. Après cette mission, comment envisagez-vous la suite de votre carrière ? 17. Parmi les expériences réalisées à bord de l'ISS, quelle est celle que vous présenteriez aux jeunes pour les intéresser aux sciences ? 18. Suivez-vous particulièrement les expériences belges comme celle de l'ULg actuellement à bord de l'ISS ? 19. Quelle est, selon vous, la force des Belges dans la recherche ? 20. Quel est, pour vous, l'ingrédient indispensable d'une recherche réussie ? Translation 1. What proportion of experiments on the ISS are designed by public and private institutions? 2. Have you noticed significant differences in the way of working with these two types of organizations? 3. How are you involved in the preparation of experiments embedded aboard the ISS? 4. How do you maintain the sum of skills acquired before the mission and throughout it? 5. What proportion of your time do you devote to scientific experiments? 6. Given your schedule, how is it possible for you to follow the news? 7. When you look at Earth from space, have you noticed changes since your last mission? 8. How do you cope with the distance from your family? 9. What is the most unusual object you have brought with you? 10 Which (if any) are the tensions that can emerge from an extended overcrowding? 11. Do you recognise a special competence to your colleagues astronauts-PhDs? 12. What is the basic difference between an experiment in space and on Earth? 13. What are your interactions with researchers during experiences? 14. What feedback do you receive from scientists after your mission? 15. Personally how do you imagine the future of the ISS? 16. After this mission, how do you imagine the rest of your career? 17. Among the experiments aboard the ISS, which is the one you would present to young people to get them interested in science? 18. Do you especially follow the Belgian experiments like the one from the ULg, presently aboard the ISS? 19. According to you, what is the strength of the Belgian in research? 20. What is, for you, the essential ingredient of a successful research? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, Fri, 02 Oct 09 14:46 UTC 2. Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Sat, 03 Oct 09 18:07 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 2009-10-02 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-02 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Thu 2009-10-01 14:20:40 UTC 76 deg (***) University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg Contact is going to be streamed live: Primary: www.ik1sld.org/live Secondary: www.batc.tv (see Live section) Contact at 14:46 UTC --> Live at 14:00 UTC Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 485. (***) 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 2009-09-29 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 2009-09-29 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 orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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