November 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah on 02 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W7SP. The contact should be audible over 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. Midvalley Elementary is a 52 year old school, part of the new Canyons School District. We serve about 540 students from kindergarten through sixth grade. We also house four classes of Head Start students and the area office. Midvalley is located in a stable middle class community in Midvale City where parents have a high interest in school. The mission of the Midvalley staff is to recognize the uniqueness of each child, to nurture self-esteem; to provide a sound academic learning environment; and to foster appropriate social skills and promote responsible citizenship. Midvalley teachers work hard for the benefit of students; parents are an integral part of the team. Many give numerous volunteer hours in PTA, School Community Council, individual classrooms and in a highly successful Reading Intervention Program. Midvalley partners with several community businesses that give financial and volunteer support. We are excited about the opportunity we have with this planned ARISS contact to increase student interest and knowledge in science, space, radio and corresponding subjects. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What inspired you to be an astronaut, and did Neil Armstrong have anything to do with it? 2. How do you decide which experiments to take into space, and which is the most important one onboard ISS? 3. Which parts on the International Space Station need repairs the most? 4. What is an average day like on the International Space Station? 5. What is the most important thing you brought with you to the International Space Station? 6. Were you scared to go aboard the International Space Station? If so, what did you think might happen? 7. How many years of schooling does it take to become an astronaut? 8. What do you do to get ready for a spacewalk, and how long does it take? 9. How do you stay healthy in space? 10. How do you get cold, warm, or hot water up there to take showers? 11. How do you know what is going on in your hometown, do you get the news? 12. What is it like to work with different people on the International Space Station? 13. What kind of foods do you eat, and how is it different than normal food on earth? 14. How do you get to the International Space Station and back to earth? 15. Does it get crowded on the International Space Station with all of the people and equipment? 16. What does your spacesuit do for you, and what would happen without it? 17. How do you sleep on the International Space Station? 18. What kind of games do you play, and how do you play them? 19. How old is the International Space Station and how long will it be in use? 20. Do you have any animals on the International Space Station? If so, what are they? 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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2009-11-30 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 30, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contact Midvalley Elementary School in Midvale, Utah has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, December 2 at 16:13 UTC. The school is using NASA lesson plan resources and has integrated the ARISS activity into the school curriculum at many grade levels. The curriculum includes courses in electricity, radio waves, physics and math. 2. De Winne Speaks with Dumbleyung Primary School through ARISS On Thursday, November 26, Dumbleyung Primary School in Western Australia took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Frank De Winne, ON1DWN via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. To prepare for the contact, students studied Earth, its structure and the solar system. As part of the ARISS event, students in Years 5 -7 gave presentations of their space work and viewed footage of the ISS as well as video of an astronaut interview. All 21 children had their questions answered during their radio contact and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) News covered the event. 3. Don Bosco Institut Experiences ARISS Contact On Thursday, November 26, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Institut Don Bosco in Bruxelles, Belgium and Frank De Winne on the ISS. The connection was made possible through telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Students asked 19 questions of the astronaut during the ISS pass. Don Bosco is a secondary industrial technical school with an enrollment of approximately 750 students and offers courses in carpentry, electricity, mechanics, computing, printing and electronics. 4. ARISS Contact held with Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden Students Students attending Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden in Sint-Truiden, Belgium experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Frank De Winne on Thursday, November 26 via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Twenty questions were asked and answered. In order to prepare for the radio contact, the students studied astronomy and science. In addition, the school headmaster talked to the youth about the ISS and his own experiences during two "space camps" in the U.S. (Huntsville and Kennedy Space Center). 5. ARRL Covers Installation of Columbus Module Antennas The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article about the new antennas that were installed on the Columbus module. To view the story, which ran in the November 25 issue of the ARRL Letter, see: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-11-25 6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On November 27, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1685 reported on the new Columbus module ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) antenna. To view "Ham Radio in Space: ISS Gets New Dual Band Antenna," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 7. New Web Site for ARISS-Brazil ARISS Brazil recently formed a partnership with the internet portal Diário da Produção.com to publicize ARISS activities in Brazil and South America. To view the Web site, go to: http://diariodaproducao.com/

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A letter to myself...
by Luc Leblanc 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

On 25 Nov 2009 at 23:50, Bob- W7LRD wrote: Date sent: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:50:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> Subject: [amsat-bb] Iceland!! To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > > Hello all AO-7 fans > > I just recently worked Ari-TF3ARI. After several emails and a few false starts we connected on old AO-7. The footprint from TF will cover most of the U.S.! Another good reason to get on old AO-7! > I'm sure he will eventually get to meet most of the "regulars". > > > > 73 Bob W7LRD > Washington State AMSAT area coordinator > Hi Bob i'm asking myself a couple of questions that i will share with you all. We can all deduct from your experience that a higher orbit increased the earth footprint. Adding more and more low orbit sat will not help any US continental operator to extend their contact zone beyond North America condemning them to continental QSO'S. When AMSAT-NA Says "We're Going Back to Space to add to the popular low-earth orbit FM transponder fleet" are they misleading their membership or are they using the wrong words? as the definition of "popular" is something favoured by an individual or limited group does not implies it is so popular for the vast majority of another group. If this "Going back to space" is only mean "allowing hams to continue to use their existing handheld and portable antenna systems" regardless of their communication range. It should also be stated clearly. As it was written on the AMSAT-NA web page "This also continues the accessible entry path for new satellite operators to get started." it should also be clearly stated it will be not only an accessible entry path but the only one path for them condemning them in an "entry class" forever when they are used to world-wide contacts on HF and or DSTAR. If the attraction pole is only focused on an entry class satellite and on the the replacement of the existing FM satellites fleet who are starting to show their age. can we say it is a poor man choice? Yes it's fun to chase grids and roving along the roads making them available but fox hunting can be as rewarded too as geo caching is! What is the next step after the "entry class"? The void? Any short term vision can only lead to short term endeavour, it's a way to buy some time making by analogy a bunch of people playing in their small backyard where there is only one 2 places swing set. It is a disaster recipe in a small backyard full of children developing more frustration than the playing benefits. Can we extend this analogy to this "Going back to space" IMHO a bad choice of words. Again it is only my own questioning triggered by an already existing world-wide class satellite project called P3E. There is no mention of it in this AMSAT-NA going back to space new deal as if they are in a closed shell or as they are shrinking on themselves. It is a sign of the time it is so nice in our lazy boy the easy way some will probably says the only one way depending of their state on mind and will. BAD WORDS CHOICES... Speaking of bad words choices what about the new Ham Antenna Installed on the ISS Columbus Module quote "Lou congratulated the team, "This is an example of what can be achieved by volunteer hams working closely with a space agency. This antenna project was funded entirely by AMSAT-NA" That's fine but i remember sending some $$ in 2007 as donations where urgently Needed to Get ISS Columbus Module Amateur Radio-Ready. At the time they called for money quote "The total project cost is 80,000 Euros (approximately $106,500). Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Vice Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, says a payment of 9000 Euros (approximately $12,000) is due this month. ARISS- Europe remains 4000 Euros (approximately $5330) shy of that goal, however, and time is short to have it in place. You can read the whole article on: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/03/21/100/?nc=1 A bank account was also open: "Bank Account Established AMSAT-Belgium has set up a bank account to receive donations toward equipping the module with the necessary ham radio antennas. " Is the money goes into the bit bucket? How someone representing ARISS can say "This antenna project was funded entirely by AMSAT-NA" An explanation is in order here by the writer or by some official in the ARISS group? Again it's not a question about misleading the crowds but a question of basic plain honesty... ARISS is an international funded group if one of their members wants to get all the credit fine but a minimal amount of respect should not be mandatory to have a leading position at ARISS? I already wrote on the same subject but ARISS or AMSAT-NA remain strangely silent even if i posted the text on AMSAT-EU satellite group a loud silence remain on this subject. Could be some are sleeping on the switch could be this jolt will awaken them? In short WHERE MY MONEY GOES? the amateur satellite community is asking for money in a constant and quite aggressive way some times is it too much asking to know what they do with theses donations? as someone in US says only AMSAT-NA is paying for the antennas!!! "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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Dumbleyung ARISS contact
by Tony, VK5ZAI 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Dumbleyung School in West Australia had a great linkup with Frank De Winne on the ISS last night. Shane, VK4KHZ did a great job as usual handling the telebridge. See :- http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/27/2755732.htm?section=justin -- Best Regards, Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony) Hutchison. P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE. South Australia. 5275 Australian ARISS Co-ordinator and ISS Telebridge Station Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-26 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-26 18:00 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. Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Thu 2009-11-26 11:51:21 UTC 62 deg (***) Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Thu 2009-11-26 12:49:35 UTC 85 deg (***) Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Thu 2009-11-26 14:24:43 UTC 71 deg (***) Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah, direct via W7SP Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-12-02 16:13:56 UTC 80 deg Congratulations to Expedition 20 for the most ARISS contacts for an expedition! (***) Nicole Stott KE5GJN is returning to earth on STS-129. (***) Congratulations Nicole! (***) Congratulations to STS-129 on a job well done! (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 513. (***) 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 2009-11-26 18:00 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 2009-11-26 18:00 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN returning on STS-128 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS - Contacts - Times
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Sorry all. The times specified for contacts are in UTC (as usual). I forgot to include on this occasion...and I also apologise for the lateness of the notification. 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts: Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 11:51:21 Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 12:49:35 Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 14:24:43 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. IRLP will be fed into the IRLP 'Discovery' Reflector (9010). For your information, when any ARISS event is supported through the IRLP "Discovery" Reflector 9010, audio is also automatically streamed to the Internet. It is then available via the 'Discovery' Reflector's companion web site www.discoveryreflector.ca . Once on its main page, select "Audio Library" (left sidebar). The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. You can access the URL directly at <www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls> www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls The audio on the Internet can be delayed by anything up to two minutes. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-25 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-25 01:00 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. Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 11:51:21 UTC 62 deg Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 12:49:35 UTC 85 deg Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 14:24:43 UTC 71 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah, direct via W7SP (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-12-02 16:13:56 UTC 80 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 510. 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 2009-11-25 01:00 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 2009-11-22 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium on 26 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:24 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS 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 Dutch and English. The "Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden" (KCST) is a secondary school in Sint-Truiden (a city in Belgium). Our student population of 1130 is spread across three campuses according to their age group (three levels of 2 forms each.) Every campus is situated in the heart of the city and accommodates both pupils taking general education (ASO) and a smaller amount taking technical courses (TSO) and vocational training (BSO). The policy of our school has always been to stimulate scientific interest, both through school subjects, extracurricular activities (such as school trips, e.g. visits to the Planetarium in Genk) and the participation in scientific competitions (known as "Olympiads") in the field of Geography, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Many of our students go on to higher education in sciences and establish a professional career in academics or scientific research. In the 5th form the geography classes cover the subject of cosmography. This course deals with the way we receive information from outer space. In the past, our school has had the pleasure of welcoming Frank De Winne as a guest speaker in a seminar on the subject. In order to prepare our students for the radio contact, headmaster J. Plevoets has informed the pupils about the ISS and his own experiences during two "space camps" in the VS (Huntsville and Cape Kennedy). The school firmly believes that participating in this radio contact is one of the outstanding means to make pupils, teachers and parents more aware of what lies beyond our planet's borders. This event offers the chance to get more pupils than ever before interested in that process of scientific advancement. In this respect the radio contact with Frank De Winne during his space adventure is a unique opportunity for our pupils. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Hoe bent u geïnteresseerd geraakt in ruimtevaart? 2. Wat vond u het tofste aan de voorbereiding op deze missie? 3. Wat was uw eerste reactie toen u voor het eerst in het ISS kwam? 4. Zijn er verschillen met de vorige keer dat u in de ruimte was? (bv. het uitzicht op aarde.) 5. Hebt u tijdens deze missie ooit schrik gehad? 6. Binnen het ISS vormen de ruimtevaarders een kleine gemeenschap. Hoe komt uw militaire vorming u, als gezagvoerder, van pas om deze groep te leiden? 7. Kan u al wetenschappelijke resultaten van uw missie bekendmaken? 8. Kunt u het uitzicht beschrijven vanuit het ISS? 9. Is het broeikaseffect zichtbaar vanuit de ruimte? 10. Kan u vanuit het ISS orkanen zien? 11. Men spreekt hier wel eens over rondvliegend ruimteschroot...Merkt u daar iets van? 12. Hoe wordt het ISS beschermd tegen schadelijke straling? 13. Hoe lang duurt het om 1x rond de aarde te draaien? 14. Hoe lang kan u een ruimtewandeling maken? 15. Wat doet u als u vrije tijd hebt? 16. Welk effect heeft een verblijf in de ruimte op het lichaam? Had u na de eerste missie gezondheidsklachten? 17. Wat gebeurt er wanneer iemand aan boord echt ziek wordt? 18. Wat is het eerste wat u gaat doen als u terugkomt op aarde (na de verplichtingen) 19. Moet u als u terugkomt wennen aan zonlicht en zwaartekracht? 20. Wat zal u het meest missen van het ISS? 1. How did you get interested in space travel? 2. What did you like most when you were preparing for this mission? 3. What was your first impression when you first entered the ISS? 4. In what way does this journey differ from your first stay in space? (e.g. the view on our planet) 5. Have you experienced any fear during this mission? 6. Within the ISS the astronauts form a small community. How does your military training help you, as ISS commander, when leading this group? 7. Can you already share some scientific results of your mission with us? 8. Can you describe the view you see from the ISS? 9. Is the greenhouse effect visible from up there? 10. Can you see hurricanes from up there? 11. We hear reports about scrap metal flying about in space. Have you noticed this? 12. How is ISS protected from detrimental radiation? 13. How long does it take to orbit the earth once? 14. How long can you go for a walk in space? 15. How do you spend your spare time up there? 16. What effect does a space journey have on the human body? Did you suffer any health problems after your first mission? 17. What happens when someone on board suffers from a serious illness? 18. What will be the first thing you do after you've returned to earth (and after you have fulfilled your obligations)? 19. Will you have to get used to sunlight and gravity after your return? 20. What will you miss most about ISS? 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 Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium on 26 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:49 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS 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 and English. Présentation de l'école L'institut Don Bosco est une école technique industrielle située à Woluwé Saint-Pierre (Bruxelles) en Belgique. C'est une école secondaire industielle qui compte environ 750 élèves de différentes nationalités âgés de 13 à 18:19 ans L'école offre des formations dans la menuiserie, l'électricité, la mécanique, l'informatique, l'imprimerie et l'électronique. Don Bosco School presentation The Don Bosco Institute is a secondary industrial technical school located at Woluwe Saint-Pierre (Brussels) in Belgium. This school has approximately 750 pupils of different nationalities aged between 13 and 18:19 years old. The school offers studies in carpentry, electricity, mechanics. computing, printing and electronics. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1: Est-ce difficile de s'habituer à l'impesanteur? Is it difficult to get used to zero gravity? 2: C'est la deuxième fois que vous partez à bord de Soyouz pourquoi pas à bord de la navette spatiale? This is the second time you travel aboard Soyuz why not on board the space shuttle? 3: Quel paysage est particulièrement beau vu de l'ISS? Which landscape is particularly beautiful seen from the ISS? 4: Voyez-vous la Lune et le Soleil comme vous les voyiez sur la Terre? Do you see the Moon and the Sun as when looking at them from Earth? 5: Que faites-vous durant votre temps libre? What do you do in your freetime? 6: Quel est votre module préféré dans l'ISS? Pourquoi? Which is your favourite module in the ISS? Why? 7: Avez-vous observé des météorites passant près de l'ISS? Have you ever seen meteorites from the ISS? 8: Quelle est la température minimum et maximum sur la surface intérieure et extérieure de la station, au soleil et à l'ombre? What are the minimum and maximum temperature inside and outside surface of the station, in the sun and in the shade? 9: Dans l'espace il n'y a pas d'atmosphère ni de couche d'ozone pour vous protéger. N'êtes vous pas soumis à trop de radiation dans l'ISS et durant les EVAs? In Space there is no atmosphere or ozone layer to protect you. Don't you suffer from radiation in the ISS and during the EVAs? 10: Aimeriez-vous aller sur la Lune et sur Mars? Would you like to explore the Moon and later Mars? 11: A bord de l'ISS avez-vous la même notion du temps qu'ici sur la Terre? In the ISS do you have the same feeling of time as here on Earth? 12: Quand avez-vous décidé de devenir astronaute? When did you decide to become an astronaut? 13: Quelle est l'orbite la plus basse et la plus haute de l'ISS autour de la Terre? What is the lowest and highest critical orbit for the ISS above the earth? 14: Vous vous êtes entrainé pour des sorties extra-véhiculaires. Quand et pourquoi auriez-vous du sortir de la station? You trained for spacewalks [EVAs] . When and why should you have to go out? 15: Comment fabriquez-vous l'oxygène à bord de la station? How do you produce oxygen in the ISS? 16: Pourquoi les outils flottent dans l'espace quand ils sont perdus lors d'une sortie extravéhiculaire? Pourquoi ne suivent-ils pas le mouvement de la station? Why the tools float away in space when they are lost during a spacewalk? 17: Un oiseau pourrait-il voler dans l'ISS? Could a bird fly in the ISS? 18: Quelle est la limite raisonnable d'une durée d'un séjour en impesanteur pour l'homme.Quels sont les dangers encourus en cas de durée excessive? What is the reasonable limit for a duration of a stay in weightless conditions for humans. What are the dangers in case of excessive length? 19: Qu'indiqueraient les aiguilles d'une boussole dans l'ISS et à l'extérieur? What would indicate the needles of a compass in ISS and outside? 20: Vous êtes certainement heureux de revenir sur la Terre la semaine prochaine. Seriez-vous d'accord de repartir dans un mois? You are certainly happy to return to the Earth next week. Would you agree to set off again in a month? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, Thu 26 Nov 09 14:24 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 Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia on 26 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:51 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 is expected to be conducted in English. Dumbleyung Primary is a small Level 3 school catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 7 located in the town of Dumbleyung in the Narrogin District. Our mission at Dumbleyung Primary School is to provide opportunities in a safe and secure environment that enable students to develop their potential socially, academically, emotionally, physically and creatively. In addition to regular teaching and learning programs the school has a number of special initiatives including a Student Council and Leadership Program; a Gym in Schools Program; Japanese lessons via videoconferencing and online delivery; specialist Art and Music teachers and a Students at Educational Risk (SAER) program. Dumbleyung is a small rural community located 267km south east of Perth in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia and has a population of 632 people. Dumbleyung is known for its grain and livestock production and various biodiversity industries. The name Dumbleyung is thought to be derived from the Aboriginal word 'Dambeling' meaning large lake or sea. Pioneers arrived in the district in 1875 and established their farms out of virgin bush. The Dumbleyung area was first traversed by the explorers Landor and Lefroy in 1843, but it was more than 30 years later pastoralists, sandalwooders and overlanders began the settlement of the area. A prominent feature of the area is Lake Dumbleyung. The first recorded sighting of Lake Dumbleyung was in 1843 by explorers, Landor and Lefroy. It is the largest open lake in Western Australia's southwest at 13km in length and 6.5km wide, covering an area of 5200 hectares. Despite the extreme salinity recorded, the lake continues to provide a habitat for many varieties of water birds. Lake Dumbleyung received world recognition when Donald Campbell broke the world water speed record on 31 December 1964 travelling at 276.3 miles per hour in his boat 'Bluebird'. A unique granite memorial to Donald Campbell can be seen at Pussy Cat Hill, a prominent feature and vantage point to view the entire lake area. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Describe what it is like with no gravity. 2. Why are you in space? What are you looking for? 3. About how long do you think your trip to space and back will take? 4. How do you fix the space craft in space if it gets damaged? 5. Have you ever visited any planets in space and are there any special features you discovered? 6. Where would you rather be, up in space or here on Earth and why? 7. Have you ever sent up any sort of animal with you to space? 8. What do you eat and how do you eat it? 9. What does it feel like when you take off? 10. How fast does the space ship travel in space? 11. Did you want to be part of the NASA program when you were a kid? 12. Have you seen any meteorites during your travels through space? 13. Can you see any planets clearly from where you are? 14. Can you see any space junk right now? 15. Can you hear any noise in space? 16. What caused the big bang? 17. What is your favourite part of living in space? 18. Can you see all the weather changes that occur on Earth? 19. Can you see volcanoes erupting from space? 20. Do you believe there is life beyond Earth? 21. If you cut your skin, how does your blood flow? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, Thu 26 Nov 09 12:49 UTC 2. Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, Thu 26 Nov 09 14:24 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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2009-11-23 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 23, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts Dumbleyung Primary School has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, November 26 at 11:51 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. Students have discussed and explored all aspects of Earth and its position within the solar system, as well as the Earth's structure and how it impacts the way people live. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been approved for Institut Don Bosco in Bruxelles, Belgium. The contact will take place on Thursday, November 26 at 12:49 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Don Bosco is a secondary industrial technical school with an enrollment of approximately 750 students and offers courses in carpentry, electricity, mechanics, computing, printing and electronics. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden in Sint-Truiden, Belgium on Thursday, November 26 at 14:24 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. In preparation for the contact, students have studied astronomy and science. Frank De Winne's son is a student at the school. 2. ARISS Contact with Belgium's First Congress for Children An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held on Tuesday, November 17 with youth attending IKANDA, the first congress for children in Belgium, which was organized by Flanders District of Creativity and the Department of Education of the Flemish Government. The connection was made possible through ground station LU8YY in Argentina. Through this space chat, the highlight of IKANDA, Frank De Winne, ON1DWN answered 20 questions posed to him by the sixth graders. IKANDA, which in Flemish means "I can do that," was organized with a goal of showing children that when passion and talent come together, all things are possible. The conference arranged for keynote speakers and interactive workshops for 1400 twelve year olds. Dirk Frimout and Sijtn Meuris were present and gave presentations on space and astronomy. 3. Bennett Venture Academy Contact Successful On Friday, November 20, Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Bennett Venture Academy students in Toledo, Ohio. The ARISS activity was integrated into the Ohio Content Standards for Earth and Space Sciences for 5th and 8th grades, and the Scientific Inquiry and Technology Standards for K-8 grades, engaging students in the investigation of radio waves and space exploration. During the event, an audience of over seven hundred watched as twelve students asked twenty questions of the astronaut. Media coverage was provided by two television stations - Channel 11(NBC), and Channel 24 (Fox). 4. ARISS Antennas Installed on Columbus Module On Saturday, November 21, the new ARISS VHF/UHF antenna as well as the Automatic Identification System (AIS) VHF antenna was installed on the ISS Columbus module during the second extravehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-129 mission. ARISS plans to move an onboard radio to the Columbus module to make use of its new antenna. The other antenna will be used to support the AIS maritime experiment to help track the passage of ships across the world's oceans. 5. ISS Ham Debrief Held with Astronaut Michael Barratt On November 16, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team members participated in an ISS Ham debrief session with Expedition 19/20 astronaut Michael Barratt. Barratt provided the team with feedback about the ARISS contacts held during his ISS mission. The feedback will be used to fine-tune ARISS program operations. 6. ARISS' Hutchison, Senior Australian of the Year Finalist On November 20, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1684 reported on ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) member Tony Hutchison who was one of four finalists from South Australia in the Senior Australian of the Year Competition. Hutchison was recognized for his contributions to the ARISS program as a school mentor and telebridge station operator as well as piquing school children's interest in ham radio. The story may be found under "Names in the News." See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) ran a story on Hutchison's accomplishment as well. See: http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2009/20091116-1/index.php 7. Astronaut Training Status Two training sessions were held this week with astronauts Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF and Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX. Both astronauts were given the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) basic operations and school contact course. Caldwell also received her preflight overview as she is scheduled to fly with Expedition 23 in April 2010. Burbank will fly with Expedition 29 in September 2011.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-23 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-23 05:30 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. Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact was successful: Fri 2009-11-20 19:46 UTC 43 deg (***) Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 11:51:21 UTC 62 deg (***) Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 12:49:35 UTC 85 deg (***) Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-26 14:24:43 UTC 71 deg (***) Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 510. (***) 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 2009-11-23 05:30 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 2009-11-22 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-22 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-22 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. Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact was successful: Fri 2009-11-20 19:46 UTC 43 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 510. (***) 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 2009-11-22 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 2009-11-22 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Tracking program for multi viewers
by Tony, VK5ZAI 21 Nov '09

21 Nov '09

Hello All, Does anyone know of a satellite tracking program that will give a printout for multi-viewers on a single satellite. No graphics required. I require a program that I can enter the call-sign and co-ords of approx 12 locations around the world and have it print out the date and time in utc when the ISS is within range, preferably give me AOS and LOS as well as max deg. elevation at each site. Please reply direct. Thanks All. -- Best Regards, Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony) Hutchison. P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE. South Australia. 5275 Australian ARISS Co-ordinator and ISS Telebridge Station Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 19 Nov '09

19 Nov '09

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-20 19:46 UTC. Audio from this contact 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. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Nov '09

19 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio on 20 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:46 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KB9UPS. The contact should be audible portions of the U.S and Canada. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Bennett Venture Academy is a state-funded, public charter school. Therefore there is no cost to attend the Academy. The school is opened to any child wishing to attend. Students must be age appropriate for their respective grades, and they must reside in the state of Ohio. Bennett Venture Academy opened in the fall of 2005, with grades K - 5. In the years since, one grade had been added each year until the middle school was complete. The school now contains grades K - 8. The students in the school represent a variety of ethnicities and economic groups. They live in all areas of Toledo and the surrounding suburbs. Our current enrollment is 695. Bennett Venture Academy has 60 staff members. All of the instructional personnel are highly qualified. The school has an active Parent Teacher Organization as well as several committees that are instrumental in the running of the school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does Earth look like from outer space? 2. Is there anything special you took with you into space from home? 3. What are your space suits made of? 4. Does NASA use solar power, if they do, how do they use it? 5. Did you always want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 6. Can you tell that the earth is spinning when you look at it? 7. What are some of the experiments you have done on the ISS? 8. With the shuttle accidents that have happened in the past, does it make you nervous to travel in space? 9. Do the stars look the same in space as they do from the earth? 10. If you had to choose to live in space with no gravity or down on earth with gravity, which would it be? 11. When you sleep, do you wake up upside down or do you have something to hold you down? 12. How long does it take to orbit completely around the earth? 13. Have you ever seen a black hole or an asteroid? 14. Besides Earth, what other planets can you see? 15. What is it like to live in space? 16. Do you recycle in space? 17. I read about an astronaut who dropped her tool bag in space and lost them. Did she get put on probation or fined? What do you do if you lose a tool and you don't have another one? 18. Can you see storms on earth from up there? If so, did you see the tsunami or earthquake? 19. What kind of education did you need to become an astronaut? 20. How long would you be able to live on the ISS without getting more supplies? 21. What do you do for fun on the ISS? 22. What is the hardest part of being on the ISS? 23. Where do you get your water supply? 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 Schedule as of 2009-11-18 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Nov '09

18 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-18 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. Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium, telebridge via LU8YY Contact was successful: Tue 2009-11-17 13:41 UTC 62 deg (***) Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-20 19:46 UTC 43 deg (***) Should be on Echolink and IRLP. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 509. (***) 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 2009-11-18 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 2009-11-18 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-17 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-17 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. Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-17 13:41 UTC 62 deg (***) Should be on Echolink and IRLP. Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-20 19:50:07 UTC 41 deg (***) Should be on Echolink and IRLP. (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 508. 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 2009-11-17 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 2009-11-16 04:00 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2009-11-16 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 16, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contact Flanders District of Creativity and the Department of Education of the Flemish Government have teamed up for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 17 at 13:44 UTC via station LU8YY in Argentina. The groups are partnering to organize the very first congress for kids in Belgium. A conference has been set up with keynote speakers and interactive workshops for 1200 twelve year olds. Dirk Frimout and Sijtn Meuris will give a presentation about astronomy. 2. Italian Students Contact De Winne via ARISS On Friday, November 13, Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS spoke with youth from Scuola Istituto Salesiano "Sacro Cuore" Vomero in Napoli, Italy via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. De Winne answered twenty questions put to him by the students. Approximately six hundred children were present for the contact which highlighted a curriculum of English, astronomy and physics. Prior to the contact, the students learned from amateur radio operators about the history of radio transmissions, radio equipment, the structure and the scientific goals of the ISS, as well as real HF radio contacts with amateur radio stations from around the world. After the contact, an ESA Communication Office representative gave a presentation on the ESA education program and ESA Astronaut Paolo Nespoli was present to meet with and talk to the students. There was extensive media coverage including television and newspapers as well as video streaming on the Web. 3. ARISS Contact Between Robert Thirsk and Montreal Schoolchildren An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Marie-Rivier School in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA on Friday, November 13 via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. Sixteen questions were asked and answered during the space chat as students learned about the ISS and work and life in space. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team meeting was held on Tuesday, November 10. The team provided a status on both the Columbus module antennas and ARISSat-1. See: https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-11-10.htm 5. ARRL Web Article on STS-129 Mission The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a Web story on the STS-129 mission which will carry Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) antennas to the ISS and deploy them during the second spacewalk. See: https://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/11/12/11195/?nc=1 There are approximately 100,000 regular readers of the ARRL website. 6. ARRL Letter Posts Two ARISS News Items The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted two ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) articles in its November 12 issue of the ARRL Letter. The first item covers the STS-129 mission carrying ARISS antennas to the ISS. The second is an article on the ARISS contact with Garfield Elementary School held in conjunction with the WHEELS NASA Exploration Experience traveling exhibit in Boise, Idaho. See: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-11-12

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-16 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-16 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. Scuola Istituto Salesiano “Sacro Cuore” Vomero, Napoli I-80129, Italy, direct via IZ8NHN Contact was successful: Fri 2009-11-13 16:09:28 UTC 20 deg (***) Marie-Rivier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Fri 2009-11-13 16:31:44 UTC 32 deg (***) Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-17 13:44:11 UTC 62 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 508. (***) 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 2009-11-16 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 2009-11-16 04:00 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 Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium on 17 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:41 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 the 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 and Dutch. IKANDA is the very first congress for children in Flanders. It is convened November 17th in the Brabanthal, Leuven, Belgium. In Flemish IKANDA means: I can do that! The message behind IKANDA is: where passion and talent come together. What you like doing, you mostly do better and the other way around. With IKANDA we seek for a cross fertilization between science/culture/sports and entrepreneurship. 1400 twelve years old will participate in the congress. They will all be wearing their Talent T-shirt where they will show what their talent and passion is. For the plenary session, we have invited speakers who will tell the children about their talent and passion: e.g. Stijn Meuris will tell us about stars and astronomy, astronaut Dirk Frimout has an interesting story about his mission in space, Elodie Ouedraogo will tell us how difficult it is to win a gold medal at the Olympics, Dixie Dansercoer has a passionate story about his expeditions to the North Pole etc. Participants have prepared questions they will ask Frank De Winne during the ARISS experiment. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Hoe kom je aan zuurstof in de ruimte? How do you get oxygen in space? 2. Wat betekent eigenlijk ISS? What does ISS exactly mean? 3. Wat zijn je nieuwe verantwoordelijkheden en taken als Commander? How did your responsibilities and tasks changed when you became Commander? 4. Wilde je al astronaut worden als je nog maar 11 jaar was? Did you already want to become an astronaut when you were 11 year old? 5. Hoeveel kandidaten waren er om aan boord te gaan? How many candidates took the tests to be elected to go on board? 6. Hoe lang ben je reeds in de ruimte, in "ruimtetijd"? Tijd gaat toch sneller in de ruimte, niet? For how long have you been in space in "space time"? Time goes faster in space, isn't it? 7. Wat eet je in de ruimte? What do you eat in space? 8. Is de aarde mooie vanuit de ruimte? Does the earth look nice from out of space? 9. Welke experimenten heb je reeds gedaan? Which kind of experiments did you do? 10. Kan je andere planeten zien? Zo ja, welke? Can you see other planets? If so, which ones? 11. Is de lancering werkelijk schrikwekkend? Is the launch of the rocket really that scary? 12. Wat mis je het meest? What do you miss most? 13. Is het verschil tussen gewichteloosheid in de ruimte en zwaartekracht op aarde moeilijk te verwerken? Is the transition between being weightless in space and walking on earth hard? 14. Wanneer is het nacht in de ruimte? Ik bedoel, in de ruimte is het altijd donker, maar wanneer ga je naar bed en welke tijdzone gebruik je? When is it night in space? I mean, in space it is always dark but when do you sleep and which timezone do you follow? 15. Is het niet heet als de zon door het ISS schijnt? Of heb je speciale gordijnen? Isn't it hot when the sun shines through the ISS? Or do you have special curtains? 16. Wat moet men studeren om astronaut te worden? Is het heel moeilijk? Which studies do you have to do to become an astronaut? Isn't it very hard to do? 17. Denk je dat er leven bestaat, elders in het heelal? Do you believe in extraterrestrial life? 18. Hoe blijf je fit? In de ruimte moet men zijn spieren oefenen omwille van de gewichteloosheid, niet waar? How do you stay in shape? Because in space you do not need to use your muscles if you are weightless, do you? 19. Wat doe je in je vrije tijd? What do you do when you're not working? 20. Uit welke materie is een ruimtepak gemaakt? What is the material used to make your space suit? 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 Marie-Rivier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Marie-Rivier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 13 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:31 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 the portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English and/or French. École Marie-Rivier, pavillon Legendre located in the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel Nord on Montreal island, Is a primary school with over 500 students (ages 4-13) where preschool to grade 8 levels are taught. For this contact, the number expected will be well over 700 in attendance including parents, local VIPs etc. The school feels very privileged to have been afforded this opportunity and sees it as a wonderful way to motivate the students to believe that anything is possible. The school consist of 2 separate buildings and for this event, those students that cannot be accommodated within the gym of the school, a closed circuit broadcast of the event will occur within the school to those students in the other part of the school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What is your fascination with space? 2. How did you become an astronaut? 3. What are your duties/functions on the space station? 4. Is it difficult working in weightless conditions? 5. Will the Space Station help us to travel further into space ? 6. Have you used the Canadarm? 7. How many astronauts can the space station support? 8. Have you ever done a space walk? 9. What happens to debris in orbit, does it float around forever? 10. Does a fear of heights affect an astronaut outside of the Space Station? 11. How is the direction and movement of the space station controlled? 12. What do you miss most about being up in space for so long? 13. How long can someone stay on the space station? 14. Did the trip to the Space Station scare you? 15. How cold or hot is it in space? 16. Can you see objects from the space station better than on earth? 17. Have you ever seen anything unusual from the space station? 18. What is your greatest fear while on the space station? 19. Was going into space a childhood dream? 20. Will you go back into space again? 1. Qu'es-cequivousfascinedansl'espace? 2. Comment êtes vous devenus un astronaute? 3. Quelles sont vos responsabilités abord de la station? 4. Est-ce difficile de travailler abord de la station Internationale? 5. Comment est-ce que la station internationale contribue à l'exploration de l'espace? 6. Avez vous déjà employé le bras robotique canadien? 7. Combien d'astronautes vivent abord de la station spatiale? 8. Avez vous faite une sortie dans l'espace? 9. Qu'est ce qui arrive aux débris qui flottent dans l'espace? 10. Est ce que la peur des hauteurs affecte un astronaute quand il est a l'extérieur de la station? 11. Peut on contrôler la direction et le mouvement de la station? 12. Que manquez vous le plus pendant votre séjour dans l'espace? 13. Combien de temps peut- on vivre abord de la station internationale? 14. Avez vous eu peur pendant votre voyage vers la station internationale? 15. Quelle est la température à l'extérieur de la station, froid ou chaud? 16. Pouvez vous mieux voir des objets dans l'espace mieux à partir de la station internationale ou sur la terre? 17. Avez vous déjà aperçue quelque chose d'inhabituelle à l'extérieur de la station? 18. Qu elle est votre plus grande peur abord de la station internationale? 19. Est-ce que c'était votre rêve d'aller dans l'espace? 20. Allez vous retourner un jour dans l'espace? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium Tue 17 Nov 09 13:44 UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Scuola Istituto Salesiano "Sacro Cuore" Vomero, Napoli I-80129, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Istituto Salesiano "Sacro Cuore" Vomero, Napoli I-80129, Italy on 13 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:09 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and IZ8NHN. The contact 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 Salesian Institute of Naples (Vomero District) is a religious school of Salesians, a priest community founded by St. John Bosco. The students can attend classes from the Secondary 1st grade School to the High School, with a specialization in classical, scientific and law-economic-business studies. Our students are about 1,000, age is 10-18: they follow the regular courses of study during the school hours, and they also perform a lot of scientific, cultural, theatre and sports activities. The experience to broadcast with the ISS astronauts, is the conclusion of a long curriculum organized through the learning of English, astronomy and physics. The teachers were able to join together several subjects, thrilling the young through lessons held by amateur radio operators on the story of radio transmissions, on radio equipments, on the structure and on the scientific aims of ISS, n HF real connections with amateur radio operators from all over the world. The enthusiasm of the young, the collaboration with the teachers, the mass media interest for this great scientific event, is a reference point for the city of Naples and for those who are interested in the development of the advanced techniques. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you see Italy from the Space Station? 2. What natural phenomena on Earth can you observe from Space? 3. What European experiments are you currently carrying out on the ISS? 4. Who pays for all the costs of the ISS project? 5. Are you carrying out experiments related to ecology? 6. Can you observe thunderstorms on Earth from the Space? 7. Is the life on board much different from what you did expect? 8. What do your family and your friends think about your job? 9. Do you communicate with amateur radio operators on Earth in your leisure time? 10. We know that you work very hard in space. What do you do to relax ? 11. What kind of experiments do you perform in the medical field during your mission ? 12. Is the perception of time on board the same as on Earth? 13. What's the speed of the ISS? 14. What would happen if a meteorite came into collision with the ISS? 15. What is the weight of a spacesuit? 16. How long does it take to complete one orbit around the Earth? 17. Which kind of energy do you use when you are in the shadow of the Earth? 18. What did astonish you most since you have been in Space? 19. How dangerous are space debris for the ISS? 20. Is it dangerous to pass through the atmosphere before landing? 21. Would it be possible to produce artificial gravity on the ISS? 22. Is it possible to get disoriented inside the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Marie-Rivier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Fri 13 Nov 09 16:31 UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. 2. Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium Tue 17 Nov 09 13:44 UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. 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 2009-11-11 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-11 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. Scuola Istituto Salesiano “Sacro Cuore” Vomero, Napoli I-80129, Italy, direct via IZ8NHN Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-13 16:09:28 UTC 20 deg Marie-Rivier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-13 16:31:44 UTC 32 deg (***) Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-17 13:44:11 UTC 62 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 506. 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 ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute. Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements. Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Also, please check MSNBC.com for possible live retransmissions (http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/default.asp). Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz. The crossband repeater has been active at times. The frequencies are uplink of 437.80 MHz and downlink of 145.80 MHz. For information about educational materials available from ISS partner space Agencies, please refer to links on the ARISS Frequently Asked Questions page. If you are interested in supporting an ARISS contact, then you must fill in an application. The ARISS operations mentor team will not accept a direct request to support an ARISS contact; the application must first be sent to the ARISS region coordinator. You should also note that many schools think that they can request a specific date and time. Once an application has been accepted the ARISS mentors will work with the school to determine a mutually agreeable date. There are several ARISS web sites: English: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/ French: http://c.avmdti.free.fr/ariss/index.htm ARISS Europe: http://www.ariss-eu.org/ ARISS Japan: http://www.jarl.or.jp/ariss/ Your completely filled out application should be returned to the nearest coordinating ARISS region if your specific region is not listed. E-mail is the preferred method of submitting an application. Here are the email addresses: ARISS-Canada and all other countries not covered: ve2ka(a)rac.ca (Daniel Lamoureux VE2KA) ARISS-Europe: jh.hahn(a)gmx.net (J. Hahn, DL3LUM / PA1MUC) ARISS-Japan and all Region 3 countries: iaru-r3(a)jarl.or.jp (Keigo Komuro JA1KAB) ARISS-Russia: n2ww(a)attbi.com (Valerie Agabekov N2WW/UA6HZ) ARISS-USA: ARISS(a)arrl.org (The American Radio Relay League) **************************************************************************** * QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's **************************************************************************** * Other web sites that may be of interest include: http://www.arrl.org/sarex http://www.arrl.org/ariss http://www.amsat.org http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html http://ehb2.gsfc.nasa.gov/edcats/educator_guide/ Latest ARISS announcements and news http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Successful school list http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ISS Fan Club website is: http://www.issfanclub.com K1ELA has a website at: http://members.aol.com/k1ela/index.html ON6SAT has a website at: http://on6sat.com/links/ IRLP website at: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca This new site will have the links for simulcast contacts that have IRLP and Echolink. Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. Friends and family of the Expedition 12 crew have put together a website: http://www.expedition12.com A listing of ARISS related magazine articles: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Currently the list includes articles from CQ, CQ VHF, QST, and The AMSAT Journal. Please contact me directly if you have additional suggestions. Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN To let you in on how tough it is to schedule contacts, here are some of the constraints the ARISS mentors must work under: Each Increment is 26 weeks in length. For any given expedition, we typically may not schedule: 1. Anything the first 3 weeks. 2. During EVA weeks 3. at least 2 weeks prior to the Increment change. 4. no contacts during meal and exercise periods. 5. no contacts during post-sleep and pre sleep (before 08:00 UTC and after 19:30 UTC) 6. contacts on the day of Progress docking or undocking are circumspect. Mike Fincke KE5AIT and Gennady Padalka RN3DT produced a video during their stay on Expedition 9. You can get the QuickTime version (209MB) or the Windows Media version (152MB). These files are huge, so only a broadband connection is recommended. Thanks Mike and Gennady! QuickTime: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov Windows Media: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf This file was updated 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC **************************************************************************** *** ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIO STREAMING THAT IS PROVIDED BY Verizon Business. 1. Go to designated homepage URL. 2. Click on Audioconferencing. 3. Click on Audio Streaming. 4. Click on Join. 5. Enter conference meeting number. 6. Enter passcode (case sensitive) and there are 11 letters max. 7. Enter name. 8. Enter email address. 9. Enter company, use ARISS or AMSAT if you want. 10. Enter title (optional). 11. Agree to agreement policy. 12. Click proceed. 13. Wait for contact to start. If you are there too early, then you will probably hear music. Contact streaming should start approximately 6 minutes before AOS. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE USE OF IRLP, ECHOLINK, and Webcast. IRLP website at: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca If using IRLP is more convenient for you than using EchoLink, please connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. The Discovery 9010 Reflector also has streaming audio available. Once on the main page, select “audio library” on the left sidebar. The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. More directly, you can go to http://www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls The audio stream will be delayed. Additional information on the IRLP Discovery Reflector requirements: The use of the Discovery Reflector requires that your audio player have ability to play a pls file. Confirm that your player has that file. You should also confirm that port 8080 is open to allow the audio stream. Here is how to check Realplayer: 1. Open up Realplayer 2. Tools>Preferences>Content Media Types> click on Select located under the Manual button. You should see .pls as one of the accepted files Here is how to check Winamp: 1. Open up Winamp 2. Options>preference>General preference>file types You should see pls as one of the accepted files Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. You can connect to the AMSAT Conference Room server at node 101377. Audio is also available at times on the JK1ZRW server at node 277208. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. For latest information on ISS - school contact audio feeds into EchoLink, please check the AMSAT calendar of events at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php Simulation contacts are terrestrial contacts that provide training for the astronauts on the use of the ARISS equipment before going on orbit. Scuola Istituto Salesiano “Sacro Cuore” Vomero, Napoli I-80129, Italy, direct via IZ8NHN Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-13 16:09:28 UTC 20 deg Proposed questions for Scuola Istituto Salesiano “Sacro Cuore” Vomero: 1. Can you see Italy from the Space Station? 2. What natural phenomena on Earth can you observe from Space? 3. What European experiments are you currently carrying out on the ISS? 4. Who pays for all the costs of the ISS project? 5. Are you carrying out experiments related to ecology? 6. Can you observe thunderstorms on Earth from the Space? 7. Is the life on board much different from what you did expect? 8. What do your family and your friends think about your job? 9. Do you communicate with amateur radio operators on Earth in your leisure time? 10. We know that you work very hard in space. What do you do to relax? 11. What kind of experiments do you perform in the medical field during your mission? 12. Is the perception of time on board the same as on Earth? 13. What's the speed of the ISS? 14. What would happen if a meteorite came into collision with the ISS? 15. What is the weight of a spacesuit? 16. How long does it take to complete one orbit around the Earth? 17. Which kind of energy do you use when you are in the shadow of the Earth? 18. What did astonish you most since you have been in Space? 19. How dangerous are space debris for the ISS? 20. Is it dangerous to pass through the atmosphere before landing? 21. Would it be possible to produce artificial gravity on the ISS? 22. Is it possible to get disoriented inside the ISS? ============================================================================ === Marie-Rivier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-13 16:31:44 UTC 32 deg (***) Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Proposed questions for Marie-Rivier: 1. What is your fascination with space? 2. How did you become an astronaut? 3. What are your duties/functions on the space station? 4. Is it difficult working in weightless conditions? 5. Will the Space Station help us to travel further into space ? 6. Have you used the Canadarm? 7. How many astronauts can the space station support? 8. Have you ever done a space walk? 9. What happens to debris in orbit, does it float around forever? 10. Does a fear of heights affect an astronaut outside of the Space Station? 11. How is the direction and movement of the space station controlled? 12. What do you miss most about being up in space for so long? 13. How long can someone stay on the space station? 14. Did the trip to the Space Station scare you? 15. How cold or hot is it in space? 16. Can you see objects from the space station better than on earth? 17. Have you ever seen anything unusual from the space station? 18. What is your greatest fear while on the space station? 19. Was going into space a childhood dream? 20. Will you go back into space again? 1. Qu’es-cequivousfascinedansl’espace? 2. Comment êtes vous devenus un astronaute? 3. Quelles sont vos responsabilités abord de la station? 4. Est-ce difficile de travailler abord de la station Internationale? 5. Comment est-ce que la station internationale contribue à l’exploration de l’espace? 6. Avez vous déjà employé le bras robotique canadien? 7. Combien d’astronautes vivent abord de la station spatiale? 8. Avez vous faite une sortie dans l’espace? 9. Qu’est ce qui arrive aux débris qui flottent dans l’espace? 10.Est ce que la peur des hauteurs affecte un astronaute quand il est a l’ extérieur de la station? 11.Peut on contrôler la direction et le mouvement de la station? 12.Que manquez vous le plus pendant votre séjour dans l’espace? 13.Combien de temps peut- on vivre abord de la station internationale? 14.Avez vous eu peur pendant votre voyage vers la station internationale? 15.Quelle est la température à l’extérieur de la station, froid ou chaud? 16.Pouvez vous mieux voir des objets dans l’espace mieux à partir de la station internationale ou sur la terre? 17.Avez vous déjà aperçue quelque chose d’inhabituelle à l’extérieur de la station? 18.Qu elle est votre plus grande peur abord de la station internationale? 19.Est-ce que c’était votre rêve d’aller dans l’espace? 20.Allez vous retourner un jour dans l’espace? ============================================================================ === Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt., Leuven, Belgium, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-17 13:44:11 UTC 62 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Proposed questions for Flanders Dist. of Creativity & Dept. of Ed. of the Flemish Govt.: 1. Hoe kom je aan zuurstof in de ruimte? How do you get oxygen in space? 2. Wat betekent eigenlijk ISS? What does ISS exactly mean? 3. Wat zijn je nieuwe verantwoordelijkheden en taken als Commander? How did your responsibilities and tasks changed when you became Commander? 4. Wilde je al astronaut worden als je nog maar 11 jaar was? Did you already want to become an astronaut when you were 11 year old? 5. Hoeveel kandidaten waren er om aan boord te gaan? How many candidates took the tests to be elected to go on board? 6. Hoe lang ben je reeds in de ruimte, in "ruimtetijd"? Tijd gaat toch sneller in de ruimte, niet? For how long have you been in space in “space time”? Time goes faster in space, isn’t it? 7. Wat eet je in de ruimte? What do you eat in space? 8. Is de aarde mooie vanuit de ruimte? Does the earth look nice from out of space? 9. Welke experimenten heb je reeds gedaan? Which kind of experiments did you do? 10. Kan je andere planeten zien? Zo ja, welke? Can you see other planets? If so, which ones? 11. Is de lancering werkelijk schrikwekkend? Is the launch of the rocket really that scary? 12. Wat mis je het meest? What do you miss most? 13. Is het verschil tussen gewichteloosheid in de ruimte en zwaartekracht op aarde moeilijk te verwerken? Is the transition between being weightless in space and walking on earth hard? 14. Wanneer is het nacht in de ruimte? Ik bedoel, in de ruimte is het altijd donker, maar wanneer ga je naar bed en welke tijdzone gebruik je? When is it night in space? I mean, in space it is always dark but when do you sleep and which timezone do you follow? 15. Is het niet heet als de zon door het ISS schijnt? Of heb je speciale gordijnen? Isn’t it hot when the sun shines through the ISS? Or do you have special curtains? 16. Wat moet men studeren om astronaut te worden? Is het heel moeilijk? Which studies do you have to do to become an astronaut? Isn’t it very hard to do? 17. Denk je dat er leven bestaat, elders in het heelal? Do you believe in extraterrestrial life? 18. Hoe blijf je fit? In de ruimte moet men zijn spieren oefenen omwille van de gewichteloosheid, niet waar? How do you stay in shape? Because in space you do not need to use your muscles if you are weightless, do you? 19. Wat doe je in je vrije tijd? What do you do when you’re not working? 20. Uit welke materie is een ruimtepak gemaakt? What is the material used to make your space suit? ============================================================================ === Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, telebridge via TBD (***) TBD UTC (***) Proposed questions for the Institut Don Bosco: 1: Est-ce difficile de s’habituer à l’impesanteur? Is it difficult to get used to zero gravity? 2: C’est la deuxième fois que vous partez à bord de Soyouz pourquoi pas à bord de la navette spatiale? This is the second time you travel aboard Soyuz why not on board the space shuttle? 3: Quel paysage est particulièrement beau vu de l’ISS? Which landscape is particularly beautiful seen from the ISS? 4: Voyez-vous la Lune et le Soleil comme vous les voyiez sur la Terre? Do you see the Moon and the Sun as when looking at them from Earth? 5: Que faites-vous durant votre temps libre? What do you do in your freetime? 6: Quel est votre module préféré dans l’ISS? Pourquoi? Which is your favourite module in the ISS? Why? 7: Avez-vous observé des météorites passant près de l’ISS? Have you ever seen meteorites from the ISS? 8: Quelle est la température minimum et maximum sur la surface intérieure et extérieure de la station, au soleil et à l’ombre? What are the minimum and maximum temperature inside and outside surface of the station, in the sun and in the shade? 9: Dans l’espace il n’y a pas d’atmosphère ni de couche d’ozone pour vous protéger. N’êtes vous pas soumis à trop de radiation dans l’ISS et durant les EVAs? In Space there is no atmosphere or ozone layer to protect you. Don’t you suffer from radiation in the ISS and during the EVAs? 10: Aimeriez-vous aller sur la Lune et sur Mars? Would you like to explore the Moon and later Mars? 11: A bord de l’ISS avez-vous la même notion du temps qu’ici sur la Terre? In the ISS do you have the same feeling of time as here on Earth? 12: Quand avez-vous décidé de devenir astronaute? When did you decide to become an astronaut? 13: Quelle est l’orbite la plus basse et la plus haute de l’ISS autour de la Terre? What is the lowest and highest critical orbit for the ISS above the earth? 14: Vous vous êtes entrainé pour des sorties extra-véhiculaires. Quand et pourquoi auriez-vous du sortir de la station? You trained for spacewalks [EVAs] . When and why should you have to go out? 15: Comment fabriquez-vous l’oxygène à bord de la station? How do you produce oxygen in the ISS? 16: Pourquoi les outils flottent dans l’espace quand ils sont perdus lors d ’une sortie extravéhiculaire? Pourquoi ne suivent-ils pas le mouvement de la station? Why the tools float away in space when they are lost during a spacewalk? 17: Un oiseau pourrait-il voler dans l’ISS? Could a bird fly in the ISS? 18: Quelle est la limite raisonnable d’une durée d’un séjour en impesanteur pour l’homme.Quels sont les dangers encourus en cas de durée excessive? What is the reasonable limit for a duration of a stay in weightless conditions for humans. What are the dangers in case of excessive length? 19: Qu’indiqueraient les aiguilles d’une boussole dans l’ISS et à l’ extérieur? What would indicate the needles of a compass in ISS and outside? 20: Vous êtes certainement heureux de revenir sur la Terre la semaine prochaine. Seriez-vous d’accord de repartir dans un mois? You are certainly happy to return to the Earth next week. Would you agree to set off again in a month? ============================================================================ === Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS TBD UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Proposed questions for Bennett Venture Academy: 1. What does Earth look like from outer space? 2. Is there anything special you took with you into space from home? 3. What are your space suits made of? 4. Does NASA use solar power, if they do, how do they use it? 5. Did you always want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 6. Can you tell that the earth is spinning when you look at it? 7. What are some of the experiments you have done on the ISS? 8. With the shuttle accidents that have happened in the past, does it make you nervous to travel in space? 9. Do the stars look the same in space as they do from the earth? 10. If you had to choose to live in space with no gravity or down on earth with gravity, which would it be? 11. When you sleep, do you wake up upside down or do you have something to hold you down? 12. How long does it take to orbit completely around the earth? 13. Have you ever seen a black hole or an asteroid? 14. Besides Earth, what other planets can you see? 15. What is it like to live in space? 16. Do you recycle in space? 17. I read about an astronaut who dropped her tool bag in space and lost them. Did she get put on probation or fined? What do you do if you lose a tool and you don’t have another one? 18. Can you see storms on earth from up there? If so, did you see the tsunami or earthquake? 19. What kind of education did you need to become an astronaut? 20. How long would you be able to live on the ISS without getting more supplies? 21. What do you do for fun on the ISS? 22. What is the hardest part of being on the ISS? 23. Where do you get your water supply? ============================================================================ === Abramowski School (Zespol Szkol Technicznych i Ogolnoksztalcacych nr 3 w Katowicach) Katowice PL 40-645, Poland, direct via SN0ISS TBD UTC Proposed questions for Abramowski School: 1. What is the temperature outside the space station? 2. How do you recognize the seasons? 3. What kind of entertainment do you have on the space station? 4. What do you do in your free time? 5. Do you listen to music? If yes, what kind of music do you listen to? 6. Does the sun look different out there in the Universe than from the Earth? 7. What was the most surprising and fascinating thing about your first space flight? 8. What do you eat during your expedition? 9. How do you prepare your meals? 10. How long does it take to walk through the whole ship in weightless condition? 11. How often do you get your food supply from the Earth? 12. How does it feel when you see the earth from the space station? 13. Can you see earth’s city lights in the night? 14. Does weightless condition have any side effects on your system? 15. How long did it take to get used to living in weightless condition? 16. How fast do you fly in space? 17. Why did you become an astronaut? 18. How did you start your career as an astronaut? 19. Where do you take air from at the station and for how long is it sufficient? 20. How long have you been there so far? Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Proposed questions for Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST): 1. Hoe bent u geïnteresseerd geraakt in ruimtevaart? 2. Wat vond u het tofste aan de voorbereiding op deze missie? 3. Wat was uw eerste reactie toen u voor het eerst in het ISS kwam? 4. Zijn er verschillen met de vorige keer dat u in de ruimte was? (bv. het uitzicht op aarde.) 5. Hebt u tijdens deze missie ooit schrik gehad? 6. Binnen het ISS vormen de ruimtevaarders een kleine gemeenschap. Hoe komt uw militaire vorming u, als gezagvoerder, van pas om deze groep te leiden? 7. Kan u al wetenschappelijke resultaten van uw missie bekendmaken? 8. Kunt u het uitzicht beschrijven vanuit het ISS? 9. Is het broeikaseffect zichtbaar vanuit de ruimte? 10. Kan u vanuit het ISS orkanen zien? 11. Men spreekt hier wel eens over rondvliegend ruimteschroot…..Merkt u daar iets van? 12. Hoe wordt het ISS beschermd tegen schadelijke straling? 13. Hoe lang duurt het om 1x rond de aarde te draaien? 14. Hoe lang kan u een ruimtewandeling maken? 15. Wat doet u als u vrije tijd hebt? 16. Welk effect heeft een verblijf in de ruimte op het lichaam? Had u na de eerste missie gezondheidsklachten? 17. Wat gebeurt er wanneer iemand aan boord echt ziek wordt? 18. Wat is het eerste wat u gaat doen als u terugkomt op aarde (na de verplichtingen) 19. Moet u als u terugkomt wennen aan zonlicht en zwaartekracht? 20. Wat zal u het meest missen van het ISS? 1. How did you get interested in space travel? 2. What did you like most when you were preparing for this mission? 3. What was your first impression when you first entered the ISS? 4. In what way does this journey differ from your first stay in space? (e.g. the view on our planet) 5. Have you experienced any fear during this mission? 6. Within the ISS the astronauts form a small community. How does your military training help you, as ISS commander, when leading this group? 7. Can you already share some scientific results of your mission with us? 8. Can you describe the view you see from the ISS? 9. Is the greenhouse effect visible from up there? 10. Can u see hurricanes from up there? 11. We hear reports about scrap metal flying about in space. Have you noticed this? 12. How is ISS protected from detrimental radiation? 13. How long does it take to orbit the earth once? 14. How long can you go for a walk in space? 15. How do you spend your spare time up there? 16. What effect does a space journey have on the human body? Did you suffer any health problems after your first mission? 17. What happens when someone on board suffers from a serious illness? 18. What will be the first thing you do after you’ve returned to earth (and after you have fulfilled your obligations)? 19. Will you have to get used to sunlight and gravity after your return? 20. What will you miss most about ISS? Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions for Dumbleyung Primary School: 1. Describe what it is like with no gravity. 2. Why are you in space? What are you looking for? 3. About how long do you think your trip to space and back will take? 4. How do you fix the space craft in space if it gets damaged? 5. Have you ever visited any planets in space and are there any special features you discovered? 6. Where would you rather be, up in space or here on Earth and why? 7. Have you ever sent up any sort of animal with you to space? 8. What do you eat and how do you eat it? 9. What does it feel like when you take off? 10. How fast does the space ship travel in space? 11. Did you want to be part of the NASA program when you were a kid? 12. Have you seen any meteorites during your travels through space? 13. Can you see any planets clearly from where you are? 14. Can you see any space junk right now? 15. Can you hear any noise in space? 16. What caused the big bang? 17. What is your favourite part of living in space? 18. Can you see all the weather changes that occur on Earth? 19. Can you see volcanoes erupting from space? 20. Do you believe there is life beyond Earth? 21. If you cut your skin, how does your blood flow? ============================================================================ === Jessup Elementary, Houston, Texas, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. ============================================================================ === Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah, direct via W7SP TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Direzione Didattica 2°Circolo De Gasperi, Noicattaro, I-70016, direct via IZ7EVR TBD UTC Proposed questions for Direzione Didattica 2°Circolo De Gasperi: (***) 1. Which experiments are you carrying out during your mission? 2. Is it always dark in Space or do you have the alternation of day and night? 3. Do you see other planets from the ISS? 4. How does the coupling between the Soyuz and the ISS work? 5. Who is the pilot of the ISS? 6. Are your meals onboard the ISS similar to those on Earth? 7. Why do you wear the space suit outside the ISS? 8. Why is the ISS composed of many modules? 9. Where do you deposit your waste on the ISS? 10. At what time are the daily rest periods of the astronauts? 11. What does your daily working plan look like? 12. Is your cardiac rhythm in Space the same as on Earth? 13. How do you communicate with your relatives? 14. Why have you always to do physical training? 15. What is the actual size of the ISS? 16. What temperature is inside the ISS? 17. How do you produce the electric energy on the ISS? 18. Is it possible for a pet to live onboard the ISS? 19. Is it possible to use a mobile phone on the ISS? 20. How do you wash yourself? 21. Can the ISS avoid any impact with meteorites? 22. What are the steps to become an astronaut? 23. How long does the training before the mission to the ISS last? ============================================================================ === Istituto Comprensivo di Govone –Scuola Secondaria di primo grado “Nino Costa” di Priocca, Priocca, Cuneo, Italy, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Humanity Primary & Junior High School, Tou-cheng town, Taiwan, R.O.C., direct via TBD TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Minato Junior High School, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, direct via TBD TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Morioka Children’s Museum of Science, Morioka, Iwate, Japan, direct via TBD TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Riley Ave. School, Calverton, New York, direct via W2AMC TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Walnut Creek Elementary School, Azle, Texas, direct via WC5C TBD UTC ============================================================================ === Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2009. As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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