August 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia on 24 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:19 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Tenison Woods College is a reception to year 12 Catholic, Co-educational College. Over 1200 students attend Tenison from the South East Region of South Australia, and it is the biggest Catholic College in the area. Tenison excels at providing creative, innovative customised learning programs to cater for the special gifts and talents of our students with special learning needs, and our Flexible Learning Program for senior students enables them to manage work, study and academic success in a program that caters specifically for their individual needs. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Are there any physical long term effects after going into space and how long does it take to regain full physical ability after coming back to Earth? 2. What does it feel like in the rocket when it blasts off? 3. What do you do up in space all day? 4. Does the space station need to change orbit much to avoid space debris and has it been hit by anything floating in space? 5. How long did it take to build the space station? 6. What kind of skills and training do you have to have to be an astronaut? 7. Are you finding new information or evidence from the Hubble telescope that will provide information about another planet or galaxy? 8. How do you go to the toilet without floating away and where does the waste go? 9. How long can people stay in outer space for? 10. How do you contact Earth if the connection is down? 11. Why did you want to become an astronaut? 12. What does the International Space Station actually do? 13. Do you feel closer to God in space? 14. Is it possible for life to live in space? 15. How long does it take to get to the International Space Station? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium Mon 24 August 09 11:30 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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Certificates are out!
by Geoffrey Way 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

I got a certificate for a 25th anniversary contact via the ISS repeater in the mail today, hope all of you are finding one in your mailbox, too! -- Geoffrey Way websites: http://www.cape-vision.com/wayg/mrep http://www.cape-vision.com/wayg/ka1ior

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Illinois
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at the Scout Space Jamboree, Octave Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Illinois on Sun July 19, 09 at 15:51:03 UTC.The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:51:03 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Chanute Air Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets aviation and aerospace artifacts that relate to the life and accomplishments of Octave Chanute, Chanute Field/Chanute Air Force Base and its technical training programs, the history of military aviation and Illinois aviation. The museum reaches out to youth with Aviation Camp and this year will host the first "Space Jam Enterprise 2009" for Boy and Girl Scouts. The Space Jam team believes in the greatest adventure! And that the climb has only just begun! Space Jam is all about exposing pre-college youth to technology, excitement, and the people embarked on the adventure. With luck they will chose to set sail to careers, hobbies and providing support to bring the world closer to the next step in the climb! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. I know you have a lot to do but do you get time to just enjoy the ride? 2. Did you always know you would be an astronaut or were you just lucky? 3. Our troop recycles a lot of aluminum cans; do you recycle on the ISS? 4. What was your favorite planet when you were a kid and what is your favorite now? 5. Do you think people will be living on Mars some day and when can I go there? 6. What is an ion pulse engine and how fast will it go on the way to Mars? 7. If we send you some of our patches can you send us some of yours? 8. What can I do to become an astronaut? 9. Do you think we will find life on other planets? 10. Have you gone on a space walk and what was the coolest part? 11. What is the lowest orbit that a satellite can maintain around the Earth? 12. Are you having fun being an astronaut? 13. Is it difficult to sleep in Space? 14. Since everything around you floats, how do you know which way is up? 15. Do you ever get to eat real food, like on Earth? 16. When do you think we will put a man on Mars and would you like to go? 17. Will you dream about floating in space when you come back to Earth? 18. Has anyone brought any hobbies with them to the Space Station? 19. How many languages do you speak? 20. Were you a Boy Scout and which Merit Badge was the most fun for you? 21. How do you take out the garbage? 22. What made you want to become an astronaut? 23. What video games do you play? 24. Has the International Space Station ever been hit by a meteor? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. EU Special Event, Eichenlaubschule Weiskirchen, Weiskirchen, Germany, Sun 19 July 09 17:54:43 UTC 2. Escola E.B.2/3 de S. Romão do Coronado, Trofa, Portugal, Tue 21 July 09 17:07 UTC 3. Ugo Guidi, Forte dei Marmi, Lucca, Italy Thu 23 July 09 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, David - AA4KN

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Re: [ARISS-press] Upcoming ARISS contact with Chanute Air Museum, ...
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Dan, I am little confused by your question. If you are talking about a schedule ARISS contact, like the scouts did at Chanute, then my comments just below apply. If you are talking about general contacts, like JOTA, then look further down. For scheduled ARISS contacts: For any school, scout group, museum, etc., the kids ask the questions. If there is time and if all of the questions have been asked, then sometimes one of the teachers may ask a question. Keep in mind that the ARISS contacts are for the students and not for the adults or hams involved. Since the contact time is very limited (about 10 minutes max; usually around 9 minutes), we suggest somewhere between 12 and 16 students be lined up; each with 2 questions. Some schools want to have maybe 20 or more lined up; but the danger is that not all kids will be able to ask their question. We hate to have a disappointed student; especially if it is younger student. So if the number is kept to maybe 12 to 16, there is a high probability that each kid will get to ask at least one question. If they get to the second round of questions, then that is a bonus. The questions are reviewed ahead of time to see if they are appropriate. We do not really like to see questions related to politics, religion or sex. We also don't really want to see questions that will get only a Yes/No or True/False type answer. We often get asked by the schools on how to pick the students. That is the school's decision; not an ARISS one. I always suggest to the schools that I mentor that the student and the questions are a pair. Some schools want to pick the best speakers and separately pick the best questions. I really don't like that approach. How would you feel if your question gets picked but you didn't get allowed to ask it? For general contacts (i.e. JOTA): If you are talking about a possible ISS contact during JOTA, then it is like a general contact. You take your chances at making a contact. ARISS will not know if any crew member will be on during JOTA until it actually happens; it is strictly their decision. If one of the crew members gets on during JOTA, then the contacts will probably be very short to allow as many ground stations as possible to talk. That probably means maybe 1 or 2 will get to ask a question. During these type contacts, the questions are obviously not reviewed ahead of time (but you would want to keep the same recommendations as presented above). Keep in mind that the ISS ham will really be the one in control (like when working rare DX). Hope this helps. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS mentors In a message dated 8/19/2009 11:49:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, howardd(a)yahoo-inc.com writes: Are the kids able to ask questions? That's a good list for sure. I was under the impression that there will be a pool of questions from Scouts in advance and only a select number was to be taken resulting in only a few being chosen to contact and ask their question. This would provide for an orderly list of contacts so that we don't have a traffic jam trying to get to talk to the ISS crew. I was under the impression that if we do not have an approved scout with an approved question we will just monitor the radio traffic as the ISS passes. Could someone clarify the intent and procedures here? We don't want to try and transmit if we are not supposed to. Any guidelines from the JOTA Masters? "May the Force Be With You!" Dan Howard LAARK ---- Sent via sarex(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-20 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-20 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: KIPP: 3D Academy, Houston, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-08-20 18:16:26 UTC 50 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg Watch the contact via streaming video at http://www.bellaliant.net/SpaceStation Watch for Echolink (***) Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg Watch for Echolink (***) Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP (***) Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 462. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-08-20 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 2009-08-14 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS - Contacts
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

Hello Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts: KIPP: 3d Academy, Houston, Texas on Thursday 20th August at 18:16 UTC. This will be a telebridge and the Ground Station will be W6SRJ. Girl & Boy Scouts of Maur: Pfadimuur, Forch, Switzerland on Saturday 22nd August at 08:20 UTC (EchoLink only). Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax, Canada on Saturday 22nd August at 12:54 UTC. This contact can also be watched live by streaming video at http://www.bellaliant.net/SpaceStation (Audio via EchoLink only). Tenison Woods college, Mount Gambier, South Australia on Monday 24th August at 07:19 UTC. This will be a telebridge and the Ground Station will be K6DUE. Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium on Monday 24th August at EITHER 10:22 UTC if STS-128 launches, or 11:30 UTC if STS-128 postponed. Both options are via telebridge. The Ground Station will either be VK4KHZ or W6SRJ. Audio from these contacts will be fed into the IRLP 'Discovery' Reflector (9010) and the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. IRLP and Echolink 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. 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 The audio on the Internet is typically delayed by about two minutes. 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Feed Team Skype: wizarduk

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with the Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: "Pfadimuur", Forch, CH-8127, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at the Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: "Pfadimuur", Forch, CH-8127, Switzerland on 22 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9TSO. The contact should be audible over parts of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The international year of astronomy inspired a few scout guides from Maur near Zürich, Switzerland to create a special scout event, the Astrocamp 2009, where participants from 5 to 20 years shall learn about the following three topics which are scout qualifications: astronomy and space technology, communication technologies, journalism and public relation. Therefore they planned 3 Saturdays, where about 100 active Pfadi Muur scouts have the possibility to visit one of the above named workshops. The event will begin with the ARISS contact, where 20 children get the opportunity to talk to an astronaut and at the end of the course they will present the workshop results such as a planet route, a telescope made out of a drain (astronomy) or a broadcasting local UKW radio station (journalism) as well as a self-constructed aircraft radio receiver in a second event open for public on September 19. The Swiss astronomy expert Bruno Stanek will hold a speech and together with people of a local observatory the scouts will have a look into the sky. The technical team that will provide the equipment for the ARISS contact is led by Mario Malacarne who has established two ARISS contacts so far. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Have you been a Scout? 2. How many Scouts are now on the ISS? 3. Do the astronauts always eat together? 4. How do you save a lost astronaut outside the ISS? 5. What is the most important experiment you carry out? 6. Is it possible to born a baby in space? 7. Do you have privacy onboard the ISS? 8. What is impressive in space? 9. What is your task on the ISS? 10. Do you sleep well in space? 11. What is dangerous in space? 12. What is your favourite space food? 13. What are the disadvantages of living in space? 14. How do you wash yourself? 15. Is the social life difficult on the ISS? 16. Is your family in fear? 17. Do you feel homesick? 18. What is hard for you in space? 19. How do you feel when you move in zero gravity? 20. How do you eat in zero gravity? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, Sat 22 August 09 12:54 UTC 2. Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, Mon 24 August 09 07:19 UTC 3. Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium Mon 24 August 09 11:30 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 Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada on 22 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:54 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VE1MR. The contact should be audible over areas of eastern Canada. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Celebrating its 23rd year, the Nova East Star Party is sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center. Its Atlantic Canada's oldest and largest Star Party and draws both professional as well as amateur Astronomers from the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Eastern Ontario and the New England States. Under the open skies of Smileys Provincial Park (outside Windsor, Nova Scotia) the focus of the event is public outreach and education. Through daytime seminars and workshops and evening observing sessions the public is introduced to the wonders of the night sky. At present the Park is sold out for the Nova East weekend. This is only one of the many events that the RASC, Halifax Center has been involved with in 2009 during this International Year of Astronomy. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. You are in free fall, or as the physicist John Wheeler put it:"free float". What does it feel like, and do you get used to it? 2. What atmospheric pressure are your EVA suits regulated at? 3. What is it like to look out the window and instead of seeing a tree or a car you see Earth and stars from space? 4. Now that the International Space Station is fully crewed and with the different science modules from its partners (the USA, Canada, ESA, Russia and Japan), how do you cope with all the different time zones that the ISS represents given that it takes the ISS only approximately 90 minutes to complete an orbit? 5. Do you see Iridium flares or are you at the wrong angle to see them from the ISS? 6. When people on the ISS are "off duty" how much time do they spend looking at Earth passing by? 7. After the ISS is completed, will its altitude be raised beyond the present "construction" altitude to reduce the orbital decay rate from atmospheric drag? 8. Prince Edward Island is noted for its red soil and for the 13-kilometre- long Confederation Bridge linking the Island to New Brunswick. Is either of these particularly noticeable from the ISS, and if so, what is your impression? 9. With all the space junk that has accumulated in earth orbit, how is the International Space Station protected? 10. I understand that the ISS requires periodic firing of engines to maintain orbital altitude. Will the ISS eventually run out of fuel for these "burns" or can the engines be refueled in orbit? 11. Our species is heavily impacting Earth's biosphere. How easy is it to see human-made changes to Earth's land surface? Can you see any evidence of our impact on the oceans and atmosphere? 12. How do you regulate your internal clock (your circadian rhythm)? 13. Do you have access to a telescope or binoculars on the ISS? If so, what are the basic specs, and what do you look at planets, the Moon, Earth? 14. The Sun often emits energetic flares. Should a large one happen to be directed at Earth, how is the International Space Station protected? 15. Many astronauts have reported nausea in zero G. Does this problem disappear as the astronaut becomes used to zero G, or is medication required on an ongoing basis? 16. What thoughts first come into your mind when you awake from sleep aboard the ISS? 17. How much muscle mass is lost during a prolonged stay aboard the ISS? 18. Do you see as many stars when in orbit on the sun-lit side of Earth as on the night side; that is, is the sun's glare sharply defined, or does it tend to hide the stars? 19. Is the ISS quiet or noisy? Does the changing heat load on the ISS caused it to "creak" and "groan"? 20. Have you had the opportunity for a "lights out" (dark adapted) look at our home galaxy, the Milky Way? What does it look like from space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, Mon 24 August 09 07:19 UTC 2. Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium Mon 24 August 09 11:30 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: "Pfadimuur", Forch, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at the Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: "Pfadimuur", Forch, CH-8127, Switzerland on 22 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9TSO. The contact should be audible over parts of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The international year of astronomy inspired a few scout guides from Maur near Zürich, Switzerland to create a special scout event, the Astrocamp 2009, where participants from 5 to 20 years shall learn about the following three topics which are scout qualifications: astronomy and space technology, communication technologies, journalism and public relation. Therefore they planned 3 Saturdays, where about 100 active Pfadi Muur scouts have the possibility to visit one of the above named workshops. The event will begin with the ARISS contact, where 20 children get the opportunity to talk to an astronaut and at the end of the course they will present the workshop results such as a planet route, a telescope made out of a drain (astronomy) or a broadcasting local UKW radio station (journalism) as well as a self-constructed aircraft radio receiver in a second event open for public on September 19. The Swiss astronomy expert Bruno Stanek will hold a speech and together with people of a local observatory the scouts will have a look into the sky. The technical team that will provide the equipment for the ARISS contact is led by Mario Malacarne who has established two ARISS contacts so far. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Have you been a Scout? 2. How many Scouts are now on the ISS? 3. Do the astronauts always eat together? 4. How do you save a lost astronaut outside the ISS? 5. What is the most important experiment you carry out? 6. Is it possible to born a baby in space? 7. Do you have privacy onboard the ISS? 8. What is impressive in space? 9. What is your task on the ISS? 10. Do you sleep well in space? 11. What is dangerous in space? 12. What is your favourite space food? 13. What are the disadvantages of living in space? 14. How do you wash yourself? 15. Is the social life difficult on the ISS? 16. Is your family in fear? 17. Do you feel homesick? 18. What is hard for you in space? 19. How do you feel when you move in zero gravity? 20. How do you eat in zero gravity? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, Sat 22 August 09 12:54 UTC 2. Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, Mon 24 August 09 07:19 UTC 3. Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium If STS-128 is not delayed, contact is a go for: Mon 24 August 09 10:22 UTC If STS-128 launch is delayed, contact is a go for: Mon 24 August 09 11:30 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-19 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-19 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: KIPP: 3D Academy, Houston, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-08-20 18:16:26 UTC 50 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg Watch the contact via streaming video at http://www.bellaliant.net/SpaceStation (***) Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via TBD Contact is a go if STS-128 launch is delayed: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg via VK4KHZ Contact is a go if STS-128 launches 2009-08-24: Mon 2009-08-24 10:22:07 UTC 28 deg via W6SRJ Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 462. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-08-19 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 2009-08-14 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=htt… =JulystepsfooterNO115)

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