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ARISS event - Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia, Tue (Mar 03) at 08:32 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 22 May '09

22 May '09

An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia on 03 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0832 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Padthaway is a small town in the South East of South Australia 287 km from Adelaide with a population of 300. It is famous for its wines and agriculture. Our small school is a great school with 38 students in 3 classes. On behalf of the students, staff, parents and our community, Ithank you for this wonderful opportunity to talk to you. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you do if you get travel sickness? 2. What do you use the space station for? 3. What experiments are you doing in space? 4. What is your mission at the moment? 5. What has been the most drastic and important thing that has broken? 6. Is it possible to grow anything in space? 7. What kind of training did you do to go into space and how do you keep at your physical best in space? 8. How long have you been in space altogether? 9. What is your favourite food in space and do you ever get to eat ice cream, lollies or junk food? 10. Has there ever been a wind up in space and if so did it do any damage? 11. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 12. What is the strangest thing you have seen in space? 13. Has being in space and doing your tests convinced you that aliens can exist? 14. Is it fun bouncing around in space? 15. Is it hard working outside the ISS without any gravity? 16. How do you land in the Space Shuttle? 17. Have you ever wished from a shooting star? 18. Why is the Space Shuttle the only spaceship that can be reused and not the others? 19. What is the Space Shuttle’s top speed? 20. How can we speak to outer space life forms? 21. What do you enjoy the most about being in space? 22. What do the stars look like and do you count them to go to sleep? 23. Has a comet, meteor or space junk ever hit the ISS? 24. What happens if you run out of fuel? 25. How hot and how cold does it get outside the ISS? 26. Are you scared if you lose contact with earth? 27. Do you miss your family when it gets boring? 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, Kenneth - N5VHO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-31 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-31 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, direct via 8N3S Contact was successful: Tue 2009-03-31 09:56:03 UTC 25 deg (***) Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, 2009-01-27, direct via KP4RF Contact was successful: Tue 2009-03-31 15:36:19 UTC 74 deg (***) Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-04-01 07:25:38 UTC 70 deg Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-04-01 17:55:42 UTC 33 deg Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 09:14:35 UTC 29 deg CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, direct via F8BPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 13:35:48 UTC 87 deg Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-04-02 19:35:38 UTC 36 deg Congratulations to Mike Fincke KE5AIT! He now holds the record for the most ARISS school contacts on a single expedition as well as the most for multiple missions. (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 424. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-03-31 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-03-31 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_correctio… tf 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Be on the lookout for more Simonyi SSTV and voice activity
by Will Marchant 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Charles said this morning that he is planning to take more SSTV images. He will investigate the possibility of leaving the VC-H1 in automatic mode. He also plans to do more voice QSOs with the ham community. So you should monitor for SSTV and voice activity this week. I would appreciate it if you would upload any SSTV images you receive to the http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/index.php page, please. Thanks! 73, Will -- Will Marchant, NAR 13356, Tripoli 10125 L3, AMA 800142, FBIS kc6rol(a)amsat.org http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/will/

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-31 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-31 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Parkside Community College, Parkside, Cambridge, UK direct via GB4FUN Contact was successful: Mon 2009-03-30 17:00:49 UTC 80 deg (***) The Girl’s Middle School, Mountain View, CA via telebridge K6DUE Contact was successful: Mon 2009-03-30 18:22:06 UTC 86 (***) Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, direct via 8N3S Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-03-31 09:56:03 UTC 25 deg Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, 2009-01-27, direct via KP4RF Contact is a go for Tue 2009-03-31 15:36:19 UTC 74 deg Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-04-01 07:25:38 UTC 70 deg Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-04-01 17:55:42 UTC 33 deg Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan via TBD Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 09:14:35 UTC 29 deg CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, direct via F8BPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 13:35:48 UTC 87 deg Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-04-02 19:35:38 UTC 36 deg Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 422. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-03-31 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-03-31 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_correctio… tf 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Charles Simonyi active on SSTV
by Will Marchant 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Charles appears to have started transmitting SSTV. Derek Coolen, VE1WRG has posted a nice image on the ARISS SSTV gallery site at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ 73, Will -- Will Marchant, NAR 13356, Tripoli 10125 L3, AMA 800142, FBIS kc6rol(a)amsat.org http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/will/

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2009-03-30 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 30, 2009 1. ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO Resigns On March 24, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank Bauer stepped down from all his ARISS responsibilities due to personal and increased work responsibilities. This included all the ARISS International Team, ARISS Operations, AMSAT-NA, and NASA responsibilities for all aspects of the program. Frank is working to ensure a seamless transition to the new leadership team. Gaston Bertels will be taking over as ARISS-I Chair until elections can be held in the Netherlands this June. Will Marchant will be taking over as the AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight and stepping up to fill Frank's role as AMSAT U.S. delegate to the ARISS-I team. Rosalie White will remain as the ARRL U.S. delegate. For the full press release, go to the ARISS Web page under "Latest News." http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) W1AW Bulletin, The ARRL Letter and the ARRL Web page posted this news. For the ARRL Web story, go to: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/03/25/10724/?nc=1 The ARRL Letter may be viewed here: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0327/ The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted a story on Frank Bauer's resignation and his replacement, Will Marchant. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/news/morenews.php On March 27, Amateur Radio Newsline carried the story in its Report 1650. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 2. Upcoming School Contacts Parkside Community College in Parkside, Cambridge, U.K. has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 30 at 17:00 UTC. Station GB4FUN will handle the connection between the school and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. The Girl's Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, California has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 30 at 18:22 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The contact is planned with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. GMS is a small, independent school for girls in 6th - 8th grade. The school's mission is to nurture and empower girls during this pivotal time in their lives. It looks for non-traditional educational opportunities to help girls expand their horizons. Science Dream Association (SDA) in Kobe-city, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, March 31 at 09:56 UTC. The SDA was founded in 2007 to promote science education in collaboration with children, parents and teachers. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The contact will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at 15:36 UTC. The student body is made up of 577 students of which approximately 77% live under the poverty level. 100% of the students receive Title I services and over 100 students receive special education services. A Microsatellite Student Program has been implemented where students design, construct, build and launch microsatellites which are then tracked and recovered with the help of amateur radio operators. The coordinating teacher has prepared a NASA Explorer Schools proposal and other science oriented proposals in the school to help motivate its largely underprivileged population to become competitive professionals in the global economy. Two contests have been held at the school - one for an activity logo and another for an essay. Scientists, state government functionaries, Department of Education representatives, and students from other grade levels in elementary and high school have been invited to attend the event. Of major interest to the students is the fact that Joseph Acaba, the first astronaut of Puerto Rican descent, recently flew to the ISS on STS-119. The school is planning its own press releases and expects media coverage. This contact is scheduled with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Kalori Catholic School in Wallaroo, Australia on Wednesday, April 1 at 07:25 UTC via telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Students have learned about the solar system and the history of space exploration. They have written research papers on NASA, planned a Mars Outpost and learned about basic circuitry. They have designed dioramas of the solar system and participated in a poster contest. The students also used a telescope observe the night sky. Milwee Middle School in Longwood, Florida has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, April 1 at 17:55 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. This contact is scheduled with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. Miyahara Elementary School in Saitama, Japan has been approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. It will take place on Thursday, April 2 at 09:14 UTC. Albert Camus and Jules Verne Elementary Schools in Viry Châtillon, France have been scheduled for a joint Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, April 2 at 13:35 UTC. Students have been given lessons in astronomy, space history and amateur radio. They have learned about and created models of the ISS. They used the internet for research and gained knowledge about NASA and ESA. They have also worked on creating a Web site. Carl Sandburg Elementary in the Lake Washington School district in Kirkland, Washington has been approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The contact is slated for Thursday, April 2 at 19:35 UTC, assisted by telebridge station W6SRJ in California. This is a planned event with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. 3. New Zealand Contact Successful On Thursday, March 26, students from Cotswold School in New Zealand experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Students asked 18 questions of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT via the telebridge station VK5ZAI in Australia. The audio was fed into EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 22 connections from stations in 8 countries. The Press ran an article on the contact. See: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2297671/A-lesson-pupils-… 4. Canadian School Contact Successful St. Joseph High School in Nepean, Ontario, Canada participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, March 27 via the new telebridge station LU1CGB in Argentina. Students were able to have 18 questions answered by Mike Fincke, KE5AIT before losing the signal from the ISS. Approximately 200 were in attendance for the event. The audio was fed into EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 11 connections from stations in Australia, Brazil, China, England, Malaysia and the U.S. 5. Italian Students Radio ISS Mike Fincke, KE5AIT participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with the Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Alessandro Volta," in Mandello Del Lario, Italy on Friday, March 27. This contact was both a direct and telebridge contact due to the local antenna obscuration at the school. The contact was established by school "Andrea Ponti" station I2JRY in Gallarate, Italy, then "Alessandro Volta" station IZ2PBM took over and finally I2JRY ended the contact. Approximately 50 students from "Andrea Ponti" and 200 from "Alessandro Volta" were present for the contact. Streaming video was available and received 64 connections. Media coverage included several television stations and newspapers. The audio was fed into EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 16 connections from stations in 8 countries. A summary has been posted on the ARISS-Europe Web site. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2009_03_28.htm 6. ARISS Team Meeting Held The monthly Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team meeting was held on Tuesday, March 24. Agenda items covered included Frank Bauer's resignation and the upcoming ARISS face to face meeting in the Netherlands. Minutes have been posted: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-03-24.htm 7. General Contacts Made Over the past week, Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke, KE5AIT made several general contacts with ground stations including those in Brazil, Australia, Canada and the U.S. STS-119 Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba, KE5DAR, called over Puerto Rico. A contact made with Tony Santiago, KP4IA on March 24 was reported on by a local television news channel: http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/obama_elogia_a_los_astronautas/20090324… Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK docked on Saturday, March 28, and was already on the radio Sunday making contacts over North and South America. 8. SSTV Images Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK has started transmitting Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images using the VC-H1. Received images may be submitted here: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/submit.php Images may then be viewed on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) SSTV gallery site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ More information on SSTV images may be found on the SSTV blog: http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-29 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-29 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Alessandro Volta”, Mandello Del Lario, Lecco, Italy, direct and telebridge via I2JRY to IZ2PBM to I2JRY Contact was successful: Fri 2009-03-27 14:03:42 UTC 32 deg (***) Cotswold School, Christchurch, New Zealand, via telebridge VK5ZAI Contact was successful: Thu 2009-03-26 23:52:23 UTC 37 deg (***) St. Joseph High School, Nepean, ON, Canada, telebridge via LU1CGB Contact was successful: Fri 2009-03-27 13:38:38 UTC 88 deg (***) Parkside Community College, Parkside, Cambridge, UK direct via GB4FUN Contact is a go for Mon 2009-03-30 17:00:49 UTC 80 deg The Girl’s Middle School, Mountain View, CA via telebridge K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-03-30 18:22:06 UTC 86 Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, direct via 8N3S Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-03-31 09:56:03 UTC 25 deg Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, 2009-01-27, direct via KP4RF Contact is a go for Tue 2009-03-31 15:36:19 UTC 74 deg Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-04-01 07:25:38 UTC 70 deg Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-04-01 17:55:42 UTC 33 deg Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan via TBD Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 09:14:35 UTC 29 deg CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, direct via F8BPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 13:35:48 UTC 87 deg Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-04-02 19:35:38 UTC 36 deg Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 420. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-03-29 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-03-29 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_correctio… tf 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: (***) Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: (***) SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK STS-119 back on earth, congratulations to the crew! (***) Lee Archambault Dominic Antonelli Joseph Acaba KE5DAR Richard Arnold KE5DAU John Phillips KE5DRY Steven Swanson Sandra Magnus KE5FYE Congratulations to Sandra Magnus KE5FYE for all of her Exp. 18 contacts! (***) ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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ARISS events - Science Dream Association, Japan and Canino Middle School, Puerto Rico, Tue (Mar 31)
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

International Space Station ARISS school contacts have been planned with participants at Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan and Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico on 31 March. The events are scheduled to begin at approximately 0956 UTC and 1536 UTC respectively. The first contact will be a direct between NA1SS and 8N3S, the second is also a direct between stations NA1SS and KP4RF. The contacts should be audible over Japan and then the Caribbean. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Science Dream Association (SDA) is a non-profit organization (NPO) which was founded on February the 4th in 2007. The SDA's purpose is to promote truly enjoyable science education in collaboration with children, parents and school teachers. The SDA helps children to understand integrated study of science such as the value of living things, the mechanism of the device in our life, and the craftsmanship based on the wisdom of our experience. Participants from SDA will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you like your meal in the ISS? 2. Have you come across the UFO? 3. How does the earth look like from the station? Is it bigger or smaller than you had expected? 4. What will you do if you become ill in the space? 5. How do the stars around look like? Are they beautiful? 6. Can you take a bath in the ISS? 7. What is the most important duty in the ISS life? 8. What entertain you most in the routine at the station? 9. What kind of experiments are you making in the station? 10. How fast is the ISS traveling around the earth? 11. What was the hardest job you have done in the station? 12. Is it tiring to keep yourself floating at zero gravity? 13. Is it warm or cool inside the station? 14. Do you bring oxygen from the earth when you leave for the space? Is there any possibility of running out of oxygen? 15. How do you sleep in the station? 16. How big is the ISS? 17. What made you most surprised in the space? 18. How does the earth look like from the station? 19. What kind of space food do you like best? 20. What is the temperature like out in the space? Is it hot or cold out there? 21. Could you eat and drink without any problems at zero gravity? 22. Does the space look endlessly when you look out over from the window? 23. What is the most difficult thing to do in the routine in ISS? 24. Beside the sun, the earth, the moon, what other planets or stars can you see from ISS? 25. Does the space look beautiful from ISS? 26. What kind of impression did you have when you were in the space for the first time? 27. What do you think is inconvenient about the ISS life? 28. How do you deal with the garbage in the ISS? 29. Which standard time are you using in the ISS? 30. What is the most necessary thing if we live in the space for a long time? Our middle schools covers 7th - 9th grades, most of our population is made up of underprivileged students as stated in our brief school description. Five years ago I implemented our Microsatellite Student Project sponsored by NASA Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium, we are also part of the NASA Explorer Schools program and other science teaching initiatives like the Microsatellite Student program. In our pursuit of activities that will capture our students' interest and teach them valuable life lessons as well as science and technology content I remembered how much my previous school profited from an ARISS contact in 2002 with astronaut Karl Walz. I had the privilege of working this proposal as teacher and amateur radio operator and my students learned a lot from the process starting with the planning stages, discussing space travel, NASA missions and amateur radio before, during and after the communication. This was integrated into all areas of the curriculum which is exactly what I intend to do integrating the activities to all subjects and for all levels starting from special education students and moving through the regular classes and the advanced groups. We are a rural school with an enrollment of approximately 580 students, over 77% of our students live below the poverty level. About a third of our students are special needs kids. We are a small school community but we are big on strategies that will help keep our students in school and show them how rewarding careers in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) areas can be. Participants from the Marcelino will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you do with leftovers from your meals? 2. How do you take care of your dirty laundry? 3. How do you manage so your food does not fly away in zero gravity? 4. How do you go to the bathroom? 5. How does the earth look like from space? 6. What is your mission in the space station? 7. How do you know if it is day or night? 8. How do you exercise in space? 9. How do you know are being protected from radiation even though there is no ozone layer to protect you? 10. What is it like working with people from other countries in space? Do you speak many languages? 11. How do you prevent getting dizzy if the liquid in your ears is moving freely and should be attracted to gravity in order to maintain balance? 12. What happens if someone in the station gets extremely sick or severely injured? 13. We know that you work very hard in space. What do you do to relax and have fun? 14. Do you get homesick in space? If so, how do you deal with it? 15. Has space garbage crashed with the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): 1. Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, via WH6PH, Wed 2009-04-01 07:25 UTC 2. Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida via ON4ISS, Wed 2009-04-01 17:55 UTC 3. Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan, Thu 2009-04-02 09:14 UTC 4. CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, Thu 2009-04-02 13:35 UTC 5. Carl Sandburg Elementary, Kirkland, WA, via W6SRJ, Thu 2009-04-02 19:35 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, Kenneth - N5VHO

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ISS contact in Puerto Rico
by santanaamt＠aol.com 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

Hi all: My friend Tony Santiago - KP4IA, had a contact with the ISS today which made it on a local TV news channel: http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/obama_elogia_a_los_astronautas/20090324… It is in spanish, but I since the first Puero Rican astronaut is up, there is a media buzz these days. Angel Santana - WP3GW

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Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO to Step Down from ARISS and AMSAT Duties
by Carol Jackson 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

For Immediate Release March 24, 2009 Silver Spring, Maryland USA Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO to Step Down from ARISS and AMSAT Duties Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, announced today that, effective immediately, he will be stepping down from all his Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) duties. This includes his contributions to NASA Education as the ARISS program leader, his support as the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Working Group Chair, his appointment as one of two ARISS USA delegates, and as the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation's (AMSAT) Vice President for Human Spaceflight Programs. Mr. Bauer cited personal and professional reasons for his departure. He is currently the Chief Engineer for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. This directorate is developing the next generation human spaceflight vehicles that will take NASA to the International Space Station and then to the Moon, Mars and beyond. He is also providing some backup support to the Space Operations Chief Engineer who supports the Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs. "Work responsibilities, which have increased substantially over the past couple of years, coupled with some recent health issues within my immediate family, led me to the conclusion that I could not continue to provide the leadership and passion that has been characteristic of my past support to these amateur radio endeavors," Mr. Bauer said. "This was a very hard decision. I will certainly miss the phenomenal ARISS international team and our mission to inspire the next generation of space explorers using ham radio as our platform. But I thought it would be best to step down at this juncture," Bauer explained. KA3HDO continues, "Over the past 12 years, we have developed, mentored and matured an outstanding volunteer team with a wide breadth and depth. I am fully confident that they will keep the ARISS program running smoothly without missing a beat." AMSAT-NA President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, has tapped Will Marchant, KC6ROL, to become the next AMSAT Vice President for Human Spaceflight Programs and the AMSAT USA delegate of the ARISS International Working Group. Barry Baines stated that "AMSAT is fortunate that we have a very capable leader in Will Marchant who is intimately familiar with ARISS, our extensive human spaceflight program, and is well respected internationally." Barry observed, "Frank's leadership has left a significant mark on the overall ARISS program and the cooperative relationship between amateur radio, NASA and other governmental space agencies. However, Frank also ensured that his team evolved to the point where the work that he pioneered will be carried on by those that he mentored and encouraged to take on greater responsibility." In his new role, Will Marchant will work with the other ARISS USA delegate, Rosalie White, K1STO, from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the other ARISS International Delegates and the ISS Space Agencies to coordinate the development and operations of the amateur radio systems onboard the ISS. Rosalie stated that "I look forward to working with Will in his new role. He has provided outstanding leadership and support to ARISS from its very beginning, most recently as an Operations team leader. And he helped pioneer the school group mentor role as part of the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) program in the early 1990's." She continued, "Frank will be missed tremendously. It is incredible how much volunteer time and effort he put into ARISS educational activities; it was easy to see it was his passion." With Mr. Bauer stepping down from the ARISS International Chairman role, the ARISS International Vice Chair, Mr. Gaston Bertels, ON4WF will become the ARISS International Chairman effective immediately. Mr. Bertels has been a leader of ARISS from its inception and serves as the Chairman of the ARISS-Europe team. Mr. Bertels has established a close relationship between ARISS and ESA, the European Space Agency. This resulted in the development and the installation of ARISS L- and S-band antennas on the nadir of Columbus, the European Space Laboratory. Mr. Bertels also chairs the ARSPEX (Amateur Radio Space Exploration) working group of the International Amateur Radio Union, Region 1. Mr. Bertels stated: "We can understand the reasons of Frank Bauer's resignation, but we also feel how difficult this decision has been. Frank has inspired a worldwide group of passionate radio amateurs, working together to a common goal. Now it is up to us to continue in the same direction and with the same spirit. That's the best farewell present we can offer Frank". Mr. Bauer's departure today represents the culmination of over 25 years of leadership and support to amateur radio activities on human spaceflight vehicles, including NASA sponsored ham radio activities on the Shuttle, Space Station Mir, and the International Space Station. Starting in 1983, he led the Goddard Amateur Radio Club team that provided around-the clock Space Shuttle retransmissions from the WA3NAN club station. These retransmissions provided the international ham radio community up-to-the-minute information during the flight of Owen Garriott, W5LFL on STS-9 and subsequent SAREX flights. These real-time bulletins and frequent orbital element updates could only be obtained through amateur radio in the days prior to the internet. In 1991, AMSAT then President Bill Tynan, W3XO tapped Frank to be the AMSAT VP for Human Spaceflight, a position he has held until today. In 1996, when the International Space Station design development was well underway, NASA Headquarters Education Office executive Pam Bacon (Mountjoy) requested that the amateur radio community form a single, international team to provide one voice for all ham radio development and operations on the ISS. The SAREX Working Group, led by Roy Neal, K6DUE, was tapped to turn this vision into reality. In November 1996, Roy (ARRL), with the other SAREX working group members Frank Bauer, KA3HDO (NASA/AMSAT), Rosalie White K1STO (ARRL), and Matt Bordelon, KC5BTL, (NASA) organized a joint NASA-international amateur radio meeting at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. This led to the formulation of the ARISS International Working Group of delegates representing Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the USA-and the rest is history. Since those austere beginnings, the ARISS team of volunteers has developed and deployed ham radio equipment that resides in three modules of the ISS---the Service Module, the FGB and the Columbus Module as well as having deployed a short duration satellite in a space suit called SuitSat-1/Radiosskaf/AO-54. These systems enable the ARISS team to inspire over 15,000 students each year, encouraging them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through amateur radio communications with the ISS on-orbit crew. It also introduces these students and millions from the worldwide general public to the fun, exciting, multi-faceted world of amateur radio. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), is an educational, not-for-profit corporation founded 40 years ago and is based in Silver Spring, MD. Its primary objective is to foster Amateur Radio's participation in space research, communications, and education through the development and operation of amateur radio satellites in space. To date, there are over 60 amateur radio satellites that have been built by volunteers around the world and flown in space. ###

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