October 2011 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-31 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-31 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Contact was successful: Mon 2011-10-31 14:56:19 UTC 39 deg (***) Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg (***) Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 679. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 662. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-31 22:30 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 2011-10-31 22:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-10-31 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 31, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Kantonsschule Zug in Zug, Switzerland has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, October 31 at 14:56 UTC. The contact will highlight lessons on gravity, orbits, the ISS (and its flight path), as well as electromagnetic waves and amateur radio. This ARISS event will be held in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Kantonsschule Zug. Sundance Elementary School in San Diego, California has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 1 at 20:00 UTC. Students are learning about radios, radio waves, space and space-related topics. The local ham radio club will give presentations to the youth. 2. ARISS Contact with Cherry Creek School District Students in the gifted and talented program, "Inside Out" from Cherry Creek School District in Centennial, Colorado participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, October 27 via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. On-orbit Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG fielded eleven questions in detail before losing the radio connection. The contact was integrated into the science curriculum covering topics such as radio propagation and space. A story about the school contact has been posted to NASA's Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition29/exp29_ha… 3. Israeli Students Radio ISS Astronaut On Friday, October 28, youth attending the Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre in Herzliya, Israel took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. An audience of 70 gathered and listened as Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered fifteen questions posed by the students concerning mission training, life in space and experiments onboard the ISS. The contact was incorporated into lessons covering the space environment, orbital mechanics, satellite design and radio communications. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held A successful ARISS International Face-to-Face Meeting was held Friday and Saturday, October 28 - 29 at the Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas. ARISS delegates gave reports on their respective regions. Representatives of other ARISS committees including Educational Outreach, Operations and Hardware also gave status updates. ARISS proposals under consideration were discussed. Meeting minutes will be posted in the near future. 5. Debrief Session Held with Expedition 27/28 Crew On Wednesday, October 26, ARISS team members participated in an ISS Ham debrief session with Expedition 27/28 crew member Ron Garan. The astronaut provided feedback on the ISS Ham radio equipment and ARISS school contacts. His remarks will aid the ARISS team in updating its program and procedures. 6. AMSAT Meetings to be Held Next Weekend The 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held Friday - Sunday, November 4 - 6 in San Jose, California. Several presentations on ARISSat and education are planned for Saturday, November 5: "Fabrication, Integration and Testing of ARISSat-1" - Lou McFadin, W5DID "ARISSat-1 in Flight" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "Decoding Satellite Telemetry form ARISSat-1" - Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW/5 "ARISSat-1 Operational Survey" - Steven Bible, N7HPR "ARISSat-1 Post Mortem" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "The Importance of Educational Outreach for AMSAT" - Barry Baines, WD4ASW More information about the AMSAT meetings may be found on its Web site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2011/index.php The presenters and their talks are also reported in the October 30 AMSAT News Service (ANS-303) bulletin. http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000563.html

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California on 01 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:00 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KI6ZUM. The contact should be audible over the western U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Sundance Elementary School first opened in 1980 as a K-5 elementary school in the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, California. Our diverse student population of nearly 500 students encompasses almost 20 different languages. Our motto is "Work Hard, Be Kind, Dream Big, No Excuses." We believe that the district college readiness goal for all students is important. Each class has adopted a college and during the year will be learning the school's chant or school song to sing at our weekly Friday Flag assemblies at 8:10 on the playground. On Thursdays we encourage everyone to wear college gear as a reminder that we can all go to college and we need to begin preparing now. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why is the space station up there? 2. What does space look like? Can you see Mars? 3. How do you tell night from day on the ISS? 4. Is there water in space? 5. Since there is no gravity in space, are you actually taller in height than you are on earth? 6. Are there any changes to your body from being in space so long? 7. Do you dream differently or act differently in space? 8. What do you eat in space? 9. What food do you miss most on earth? 10. How much money does it cost to launch one rocket into space? 11. If you brought a bird in space with no gravity, would it be able to fly? 12. How long does it take plants to grow? 13. Have you ever brought an animal other than a chimp in space? 14. Is there any TV or entertainment in space? 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 Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland on 31 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9KSZ. The contact should be audible over Switzerland and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Kantonsschule Zug (KSZ) has over 1600 students and over 200 teachers. The school is located in the city of Zug in central Switzerland. The school prepares in 6 grades for university, the age of the students ranging from 13 to 19 years. Students applying to the KSZ need to have high marks at their preceding elementary school by the end of their 6th grade. Approximately 20% of the students reach these marks. In this respect the KSZ is a kind of an elite school. Students who pass the final exam (Matura, matriculation exam) at KSZ are free to enter any university throughout Europe without any further entrance examination unless a certain numerous clausus holds for certain studies at the desired university. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the ISS's most significant contribution to science? 2. Have astronauts achieved any scientific developments or gained any knowledge that one couldn't achieve or gain on earth? 3. How does the ISS evade space debris that is a threat to the station? 4. How do you protect yourself against ionizing radiation? 5. How much energy does the solar panels of the ISS produce? 6. Now that the Space Shuttles are out of service, how does this affect the transports to the ISS? 7. What was the most fascinating phenomenon you've ever seen in space? 8. Which technological advancements might make space missions easier for astronauts in the future? 9. When you have to cook in space, how do you manage that in zero gravity? 10. What do you do in case of fire on the ISS? 11. Do you get tired slower or faster in zero gravity? 12. When do you sleep in space? 13. When you go to sleep, what do you hear? What are the most common noises? 14. Have you already any results from experiment PLANTS 2? 15. Do you have spare time? If yes, what do you do in your spare time? 16. What do you do against the development of bad smells on the ISS? 17. What would you ask yourself if you were in our position forming a question for an astronaut? 18. Whilst staying on board the ISS, have you ever thought about the fact that you're in a container in the middle of a vacuum with absolutely no air to breathe outside? 19. How do you go to the toilet in space? 20. How cold is it in outer space? 21. Are there any cultural problems between the astronauts on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Tue, 01Nov2011 20:00 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 2011-10-28 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-28 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Contact was successful: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg (***) Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-10-31 14:56:19 UTC 39 deg Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 678. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 661. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-28 22:00 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 2011-10-28 22:00 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-27 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-27 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg (***) Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-10-31 14:56:19 UTC 39 deg Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU TBD UTC Donald P. Sutherland School is in need of assistance with equipment. If you can provide direct assistance, please contact the ARISS mentor Wayne VE1WPH wayneph(a)eastlink.ca **************************************************************************** *** 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 677. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 660. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-27 20:30 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 2011-10-27 20:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel on 28 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:25 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 4X4HSC. The contact should be audible over Israel and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Space Laboratory of Herzliya Science Center is an initiative of the City of Herzliya,Israel. Our main goal is to lure students to learn Space Science and Satellite Technologies by allowing young school students to take part in space projects. Our pupils come from middle and high schools in Herzliya and in surrounding cities. We currently have 300+ pupils learning astronomy, space and satellites engineering, and 50+ pupils involved in practical projects related to building our first satellite. These projects are acknowledged for the State matriculation exams. The facilities of our Space Lab include an amateur radio station, a satellite tracking and monitoring ground segment, and a clean room specially programmed for designing and building of cubesat satellites.The amateur radio station of HSL is sponsored by IARC - Israel Amateur Radio Club, and is used for training our students as HAM radio operators, as well as training IARC members to advanced radio licenses. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Which qualifications and skills should one have to become an astronaut? 2. How does micro-gravity in space affect the motion of inner organs and blood? 3. Which daily physical activity is the most difficult to perform in the ISS? 4. Do you watch TV broadcasts in the ISS? Can you watch long programs? 5. You were probably prepared to almost everything. In spite of this, was there anything that really surprised you on your first flight? 6. Does ice cream melt in the ISS? How fast? 7. What kind of training did you go through? 8. What kind of experiments are you conducting in space? 9. What are the means of survival in case of emergency? 10. Are you planning to use artificial gravitation technology in the ISS or in future space ships? 11. Does micro-gravity influence the menstrual cycle and women's fertility? 12. How does the long stay in the ISS affect the interpersonal relations between the astronauts? 13. How can you treat many different illnesses, both mental and physical? 14. Is there any difference between the view of the sky and starts from the ISS during daytime and nighttime in comparison to the view from earth? 15. How does the high frequency of sunrise and sunset cycles affect your mood? 16. How do you cope with the long separation from your families? 17. How do you cope with the unnatural conditions of sleeping? 18. How do you manage with health problems caused by prolonged stay in space such as bone and eye problems? 19. How do you discover space ship faults and malfunctions and how do you treat them? 20. How did you move the space shuttle into the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Mon 31Oct11 14:56 UTC 2. Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Tue 01Oct11 20:00 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 2011-10-26 21:45 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-26 21:45 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-10-31 14:56:19 UTC 39 deg Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU TBD UTC Donald P. Sutherland School is need of assistance with equipment. If you can provide direct assistance, please contact the ARISS mentor Wayne VE1WPH wayneph(a)eastlink.ca **************************************************************************** *** 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 676. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 659. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-26 21:45 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 2011-10-21 20:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado on 27 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:09 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Cherry Creek School District is located in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. During the spring, summer and fall breaks kindergarten to eighth-grade students in a gifted and talented program called Inside Out participate in accelerated classes. These 200 or so high achievers focus on subjects which include space science and radio technology. The contact with the ISS will be included in the curriculum for the fall session of Inside Out. The students will learn about UTC, satellite communication, antennas, and communication modes. The goal of the lesson plan is to teach students the importance of time and its application in space communication and exploration. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Given a choice, what question would you ask an astronaut? 2. Why do we need to do research on the Moon? 3. How much fuel do you use every day? 4. What does space look like from there? 5. Have you ever taken animals to the space station? 6. What happens if you need surgery in space? 7. How do you track time in space? 8. What do you think of the solar gray line from space and do you do specific studies while briefly over the gray line for any reason? 9. When did you decide to become an astronaut? 10. How big is the Space Station? 11. What is the International Space Station used for? 12. What conclusions come from the moon research? 13. How long are you in space? 14. How many people are in the ship? 15. Where did you take off from? 16. How much does it cost to operate the ISS? 17. How do you get to the ISS now that the shuttle system has ended? 18. How is it possible for us, down on earth to be able to talk to you in outer space? 19. How many people can be on the Space Station at one time? 20. How do you use the bathroom and take care of personal hygiene? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Fri, 28 Oct, 2011 11:25 UTC 2. Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Mon, 31 Oct, 2011 14:56 UTC 3. Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Tue, 11 Oct, 2011 20:00 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 2011-10-24 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-24 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-10-31 14:56:19 UTC 39 deg (***) Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 676. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 659. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-24 18:30 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 2011-10-21 20:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-10-24 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 24, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, October 27 at 17:09 UTC via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. A radio technology curriculum will be provided to students in the gifted and talented program, "Inside Out" to get them interested in amateur radio. The class will cover topics from radio propagation to UTC time and space. A guest speaker will talk about meteor scatter as well. Lesson plan objectives are to understand: measuring systems, general awareness of time on the body, orbits, science experiments, intervals, sleep, and communications. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel on Friday, October 28 at 11:25 UTC. The contact will be incorporated into lessons covering the space environment, orbital mechanics, satellite design and radio communications. 2. ARISS Contact with Seiryo Elementary Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 18. The contact highlighted a science curriculum covering electricity, space and technology. 3. ZST Students Contact ISS On Friday, October 21, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between students attending Zespol Szkol Technicznych in Rybnicka, Slask, Poland and on-orbit astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG. Approximately 65 students, teachers, parents, guests and media attended the event and listened as Fossum fielded 19 questions posed by the students. The SP9PKS radio club members worked with the youth to prepare them for the contact. Lesson plans included the construction of radio equipment and contacts via LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites. Two newspapers and four broadcast radio stations covered the contact: Dziennik Zachodni and Wiadomoci Powiatowe newspapers, Radio Zet, Radio Zote Przeboje, Tok FM, Antyradio, and local station Radio Fest. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting, October 28-29 The ARISS International Face-to-Face Meeting will be held this Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29 at the Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas. The team will come together to share regional reports as well as status reports from the program's other committees including education, operations and hardware. 5. ARISS International Team Teleconference Held The monthly ARISS International teleconference was held on Tuesday, October 18. The upcoming face-to-face meeting was discussed, among other topics. Minutes have been posted: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2011-10-18.htm 6. Astronaut Training Status On October 18 Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX was given an ARISS refresher course to prepare him for his upcoming flight with Expedition 29 in November. Joe Acaba, KE5DAR participated in a preflight session the same day. He plans to fly with Expedition 31 in March 2012. 7. ARISS Recognized by NASA Associate Administrator for Education In a recent communication of FY2011 accomplishments to the NASA education community, NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin highlighted the accomplishments of ARISS: "10,743 curious students and 778 motivated educators participated in direct communication with International Space Station (ISS) crews via the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), sparking their interest in STEM."

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-21 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-21 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact was successful: Fri 2011-10-21 1804:17 UTC 71 deg (***) Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 676. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 659. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-21 20:30 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 2011-10-21 20:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-19 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-19 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact was successful: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg (***) Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 1804:17 UTC 71 deg Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X 4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 675. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 658. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-19 03:30 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 2011-10-19 03:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland on 21 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:38 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and SP9PKS. The contact should be audible over Poland and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Complex of Secondary Schools (Zespol Szkol Technicznych, ZST) is located in one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Upper Silesia, Mikolow. It is the oldest school in this region, founded in 1924, which provides education for four years on a technical level, two or three years on a vocational level, and Further Education School for adults. The education subjects are the following: information technology, electronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, car mechanics and starting from this year economical-administrative, car mechanics, machining centre operators, craftsmen (multi-vocational classes), mechanical engineering with maturity examination. School runs re-qualification courses for production plants and factories' employees and courses for the unemployed people. There are about ninety well-qualified teachers and 750 students attend the school. The Complex of Secondary Schools holds a QUALITY CERTIFICATE ISO 9002 and is equipped with the modern technological equipment gained thanks to the European Union support finances. There are modern training centres: computer use, modern controlling techniques using microprocessor controller units for welding, numerically controlled machines, computer aiding of technological processes. They take part in national and international programs or projects like Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How much time does it take to go from Earth to the ISS? 2. How long have you been on the Space Station? 3. Why did you choose such a job? 4. What is the Station's speed? 5. How long is the ISS in daylight and in darkness during one orbit? 6. Where are you from? 7. What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? 8. What are you doing in your free time? 9. What does it feel like living without gravity? 10. Do you listen to the music on the ISS? 11. Have You ever said, "Houston, we've got a problem!"? 12. What does the morning toilet on the ISS look like? 13. Can you see the Milky Way from ISS? 14. Have you ever seen an UFO? 15. Have you ever been on the Moon? 16. What is the weight of the spacesuit? 17. How can I become an astronaut? 18. What do you find fascinating on the ISS? 19. Is it sometimes difficult to live so far away from civilization? 20. Can you see the Chinese Wall from Space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Thu, 27 Oct 2011, 17:09 UTC 2. Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, 46100, Israel, direct VIA 4X4HSC Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 11:25 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 Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan on 18 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N2SETO. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The language the contact is to be conducted in is still to be determined. Seiryo elementary school is located at Seto city. Seto City is a ceramics center with 1300 years of history and tradition. Located at the center of the Chubu region twenty five kilometers northeast of Nagoya, blessed in its natural surroundings, Seto is nestled in the low mountains of the Owari Hills. The children are learning many knowledge of science and engineering through various experiments. Establishment is 1975. The number of all students at school is 667 people. There is no ham club. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you become an astronaut? 2. What's your mission? 3. In space, are there any planets like our earth? 4. How do you sleep there? 5. What does the sun look like from there? 6. What's the most beautiful planet from there? 7. Can you see many shooting stars? 8. What did you do to become an astronaut? 9. Are the stars beautiful when you see them from space?? 10. Can you play any sports in the space station? 11. What's your favorite space food? 12. How do you go to the bathroom? 13. What do you like to do there? 14. Where is your favorite place in the space station? 15. What does the earth look like from there? 16. Do you have four seasons there? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Fri, 21 OCT 2011, 16:38 UTC 2. Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Thu, 27 Oct 2011, 17:09 UTC 3. Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, 46100, Israel, direct VIA 4X4HSC Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 11:25 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 2011-10-17 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-17 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 deg Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg (***) Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, 46100, Israel, direct VIA 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 674. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 657. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-17 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 2011-10-15 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-10-17 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 17, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 18 at 08:33 UTC. The school was established in 1975 and has an enrollment of 667 students. The contact will highlight the science curriculum which covers electricity, space and technology. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Zespol Szkol Technicznych in Rybnicka, Slask, Poland on Friday, October 21 at 16:38 UTC. SP9PKS radio club members have been working with the school to prepare for the contact. Lesson plans have covered construction of radio equipment, contacts via LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites and meteorites. 2. Italian Students Hook Up with Astronaut Mike Fossum via ARISS Students from Istituto Superiore "G. Curcio," Ispica, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 14 via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered 14 questions posed to him by the youth. He talked about what it is like to live in space, the problems encountered while working in microgravity and the experiments being conducted on the Space Station. The contact was integrated into the science curriculum covering astronomy. 3. Amateur Radio Club Contacts ISS On Saturday, October 15, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between the Amateur Radio Morioka Club located in Morioka, Japan and Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW on the ISS. Seventeen students were able to ask questions of the astronaut during the radio connection. Student participants were those who went through difficult times after the tsunami devastation on March 11. 4. Astronaut Participates in JOTA Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG participated in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event. Fossum, a scoutmaster, spoke with scouts from several states on Saturday, October 15. 5. Kiroli -ARISS Contact Participants Interviewed The first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact to be held in Louisiana took place between students attending Kiroli Elementary School in West Monroe and on-orbit Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW on September 22, 2011. On Thursday, October 6, an educator and two students involved with the contact were interviewed by Jay Curtis from KEDM, a local public radio station, about the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Amateur Radio Club and Kiroli Elementary School's ARISS contact. A short write-up and audio of the interview is available at this URL: http://www.kedm.org/audio/amateur-radio-club-teams-kiroli-elementary-space-… 6. ARRL Newsletter on Simulated ARISS Contact The Indiana ARRL Section Newsletter carried a story about the September 21 simulated ARISS contact that took place between Astronaut Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC and students visiting the Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center. The contact was a training session for the astronaut in which he used ARISS equivalent equipment at JSC to prepare him for participation in ARISS contacts during his upcoming mission on the ISS. Marshburn is scheduled to fly with Expedition 34 in November 2012. 7. ARRL Letter Covers ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a couple of ARISS stories in its October 13 ARRL Letter. The first item talks about Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) over the October 15-16 weekend and Astronaut Mike Fossum's plans to participate in the event. The second story covers the ARISSat-1 CW Contest where participants can copy and submit any 6 of the over 200 call signs transmitted by the satellite. To view the articles, "On the Air: ISS to Be On the Air for JOTA This Weekend" and "Amateur Radio in Space: ARISSat-1 Team Announces Morse Code Contest," see: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-10-13#toc02 8. ARRL QST Posts ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) November 2011 QST coverage of ARISS items are: On page 83 is an article about NASA astronauts and current ISS crew members. There is a large photo of the Expedition 29 crew and their call signs. The caption mentions the cosmonaut who deployed ARISSat-1. Also, in the "Media Hits" column is a short item about national-level media venues (technology venues) that carried PR about ARISSat-1 and its education potential and capability. 9. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers McFadin Interview On October 14, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1783 included a story about an interview with Lou McFadin, W5DID in which he talks about his work at NASA, amateur radio and ham radio experiments in space. "Names in the News: Lew McFadin W5DID Interviewed by DXCoffee" may be viewed here: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 10. Astronaut Training Status Two astronaut training sessions are planned for October 18. Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX will take part in a refresher course and Joe Acaba, KE5DAR is scheduled for a preflight session. Burbank is slated to fly with Expedition 29 in November 2011 and Acaba plans to fly with Expedition 31 in March 2012.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-15 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-15 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact was successful: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg (***) Watch for video streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ja7yce Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 674. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 657. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-15 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 2011-10-15 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-14 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-14 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Superiore “G. Curcio”, Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Fri 2011-10-14 11:03:41 UTC 50 deg (***) Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg Watch for video streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ja7yce (***) Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 673. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 656. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: (***) https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-14 21:30 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 2011-10-14 21:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan on 15 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8J7A. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Japanese. These are the questions from pupils who went through difficult times after the tsunami devastation on March 11. There are five elementary schools in Otsuchi Township, four of which are now housed in the same temporary campus since September 20. We would appreciate it if you include some words of encouragement while responding to each question. You may "pass" some difficult questions to Professor Sho Sasaki of Mizusawa Observatory who will be present at the school contact site. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Are all the stars of the same shape? Can you see the constellations from the ISS? Do they look different from the earth? 2. Have you seen the shooting stars from the ISS? What do they look like? 3. From where do you get your food you eat on the ISS, and how? 4. Can't you use the felt tip pen? Why not? What kind of tools do you use for writing? 5. How can you "swim" in the space? 6. Why is the universe so vast? 7. What is your most favorite planet? Besides the Earth, is there any other place in the universe people can live in? What are the most necessary things for people to survive? 8. Is it possible to predict earthquakes from the ISS? 9. Is it true that people don't age in the space? 10. Why don't space shuttles get burned while launching, whereas the returning capsules get extremely hot when they come back to the earth? 11. Have you ever quarreled with someone in the ISS? 12. What is the toughest challenge in the ISS or in the universe? 13. Why did the universe come into place? 14. What was your dream when you were a child? 15. What happens if you spill some water or drink in the ISS? 16. How you can hear the sound in the ISS or in the universe? 17. Can you have your hair cut in the ISS and how? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Tue, 18 Oct 2011, 08:33 UTC 2. Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Fri, 21 Oct 2011, 16:38 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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Last call to enter the ARISSat-1 the Chicken Little Contest!
by Alan P. Biddle 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

A final reminder that the deadline for entering the ARISSat-1 Chicken Little Contest is fast approaching. The submissions end at 23:59 UTC on 15 October 2011. You can find the details at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSatContest We are still short of submissions from students, particularly in the grades 9-12 range. If you know of someone, whether they are hams or not, who might be interested, please nudge them in the direction of the contest page. There is no fortune, but at least 5 minutes of limited fame awaits the winners. Thanks to the many who have already entered! 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Superiore "G. Curcio", Ispica, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Superiore "G. Curcio", Ispica, Italy on 14 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:03 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast area of the US. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Our High School has various courses which deal with different subjects such as Scientific, Linguistic, Classical and others dedicated to Professional and Technical studies. The school is divided into two buildings with different facilities and laboratories for Chemistry and Physics. There are also Language and Computer Labs, a Library and a Gym. The student population is about 1,500 and there are about 100 teachers. The school and especially the students have been greatly motivated to take part in this project with the ISS because of their interests and fields of study. Students in our school are very open-minded and ready for new experiences. We have many projects always going on that stimulate and promote their curiosity. Some are: training courses with companies in the commercial and tourist field, cultural exchange programs with other European countries, participating in the International Conference NHSMUN at the UN in New York City and from this the leap towards the International Space Station just came natural. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. We all admire the work you do up there on the ISS, what personal qualities do you need to become a good astronaut? 2. What activities do you like doing most and doing less on the space station? 3. Does working in zero gravity make it a problem? 4. Since everything you do on the ISS is programmed beforehand if you suddenly come up with some interesting experiment can you do it or not? 5. What has been the greatest discovery you've made since you have been on the ISS? 6. What particular gadgets do you take with you to space that you really don't need? 7. Is it sometimes difficult to get along with the other astronauts and how do you solve differences? 8. Was becoming an astronaut a dream come true? 9. Is it more tiring physically or mentally to stay so long on the space station? 10. What experiments are you conducting at the moment and have they given any useful results? 11. What has been the most unusual event on Earth that you have been able to observe from space? 12. How long does the trip from Earth to the ISS take? 13. What have you liked best about being an astronaut up to now? 14. Do you think that there could be other forms of life on other planets? 15. During your years of training to become an astronaut have you ever gotten discouraged? 16. Have any of you seen unusual objects flying around in space? 17. Do you lose any amount of your senses by staying so long in space? 18. Since you are surrounded by technological equipment for everything you do, what do you miss most of all of nature? 19. I've read about a lot of space debris that orbits our planet, can you actually see it from the ISS? 20. When you fly over Italy, does it really seem like a boot? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Sat, 15 Oct 2011, 09:47 UTC 2. Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Tue, 18 Oct 2011, 08:33 UTC 3. Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Fri, 21 Oct 2011, 16:38 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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2011-10-10 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 10, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Istituto Superiore "G. Curcio," Ispica, Italy has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 14 at 11:03 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The contact will be integrated into the science curriculum on astronomy. Other activities include a field trip to the Astrophysics Institute in Catania and the Astronomic Observatory on Mount Etna. Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan is slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, October 15 at 09:47 UTC. The club participated in an ARISS contact last year and after the tsunami hit eastern Japan earlier this year, causing much destruction to the Iwate coast and several elementary schools in the area, a request for another contact was made. Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will speak with the children who have experienced a death in their family to help boost their morale. Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 18 at 08:33 UTC. The school was established in 1975 and has an enrollment of 667 students. The contact will highlight the science curriculum which covers electricity, space and technology. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Zespol Szkol Technicznych in Rybnicka 44, Slask, Poland on Friday, October 21 at 16:38 UTC. SP9PKS radio club members have been working with the school to prepare for the contact. Lesson plans have covered construction of radio equipment, contacts via LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites and meteorites. 2. Malaysia National Space Challenge Features ARISS Contact Students attending S. K. Sri Hartamas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, October 3. Satoshi Furukawa, KF5AQG onboard the ISS answered twenty questions posed to him about space including such questions as what happens to your tears if you cry in space and whether children should be allowed to travel to space. The contact was held as part of the "Prime Minister's National Space Challenge Trophy 2011," which has been an annual event since 2007, when Malaysian space participant, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, flew to the ISS. The National Space Challenge involves a large number of students and encourages them to learn about space and science. Several media outlets covered the event. To view the New Straits Times article, see: http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/12alangas/Article/art_print 3. ARISS Contact Highlights Astronomy Day Activities On Saturday, October 8, visitors participating in Astronomy Day 2011 at George Observatory in Needville, Texas spoke with on-orbit Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii handled the radio connection. Sixteen questions were asked and answered. Astronomy Day is put on each year by all the Astronomy clubs in the greater Houston Area in conjunction with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The event is held at the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park and draws 4000 attendees each year. The ARRL education and technology program was used to prepare youth for the contact. A NASA booth was set up and amateur astronomers and amateur radio operators were available to discuss the ISS, space travel and forms of communications. 4. DX Coffee Interview with Lou McFadin The Web site DXCoffee has posted an interview with ARISS Hardware Lead Lou McFadin, W5DID. Lou talks about his work at NASA, amateur radio and ham radio experiments in space. See: http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2011/10/03/amateur-radio-nasa/ The article is also available in Italian: http://www.dxcoffee.com/ita/2011/10/03/nasa-hamradio/ 5. ARISS Vice Chairman to Speak at HoSARC ARISS Vice Chairman Mark Steiner, K3MS will be giving a presentation on the ARISS program, via Skype, during New York's Hall Of Science Amateur Radio Club (HoSARC) meeting on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30 pm ET. The presentation is being advertised on the HoSARC front page: http://www.hosarc.org/portal/ 6. ARISS Status on Social Media ARISS news is available on Twitter and Facebook. ARISS currently has 229 active users on Facebook and 698 followers on Twitter. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amateur-Radio-on-the-International-Space-Stat… http://twitter.com/#!/ARISS_status 7. AMSAT on ARISS On Sunday, October 9 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-282) included coverage of the Chicken Little Contest which allows participants to guess when ARISSat will re-enter Earth's atmosphere and the ARISSat CW (Morse code) contest where participants copy and submit any 6 of the over 200 call signs transmitted by the satellite. Another item is about the Scouting Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event to be held October 15-16. Astronaut Mike Fossum plans to participate. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000557.html 8. Amateur Radio Newsline on Chicken Little Contest On October 7, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1782 contained a story about the ongoing Chicken Little contest held by AMSAT through which participants can guess the date and time ARISSat will re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Certificates will be issued to winners of three categories: grades K-8, grades 9-12 and adult. "Ham Radio in Space: AMSAT Issues ARRISat-1 Chicken Little Contest Reminder" may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 9. Energia on ARISSat/KEDR Energia has posted a status report on ARISSat/KEDR to its Web site. See: http://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2011/news_10-03.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-09 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Oct '11

09 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-09 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: George Observatory, Needville, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact was successful: Sat 2011-10-08 16:50:31 UTC 70 deg (***) Istituto Superiore “G. Curcio”, Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-14 11:03:41 UTC 50 deg Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 672. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 655. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-09 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 2011-10-09 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-08 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-08 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: George Observatory, Needville, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-08 16:50:31 UTC 70 deg Istituto Superiore “G. Curcio”, Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-14 11:03:41 UTC 50 deg Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg (***) Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 671. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 654. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-08 03:30 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 2011-10-04 01:00 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with George Observatory, Needville, Texas
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at George Observatory, Needville, Texas on 08 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and WH6PN. The contact should be audible over Hawaii and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The children asking questions during this event are participants in Astronomy Day, sponsored each year by several astronomy clubs and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The event is held at the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park. In previous years the event has had 4,000 attendees. The amateur radio contact with the International Space Station was the highlight of last year's Astronomy Day, and was one of several hands-on astronomy-related projects for children. All activities and presentations of the day are designed for participation by attendees. At dusk the three telescopes of the observatory will be trained toward the skies, ready for viewing by participants. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What kind of experiments are you conducting? 2. What do you do for fun in space? 3. How do you go to the bathroom in space? 4. How many times have you traveled to space? 5. Can you eat ice cream in space? 6. Do you sleep better in space than on Earth? 7. What is the best part of being an astronaut? 8. What is your favorite food in space? 9. How high can you jump in space? 10. After being weightless in space, how long does it take to get used to Earth's gravity? 11. What are the most common in-flight repairs on the Space Station? 12. How can I send my drawing of the Space Station to you while you are in space? 13. Does your stomach feel different when you eat in space? 14. What is it like to live in space? 15. Is it fun to be an astronaut? 16. What is it like to see stars from your window? 17. What planet are you studying? 18. How do you sleep in zero gravity? 19. How does it feel to be weightless? 20. Is sleeping in space difficult? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Superiore "G. Curcio", Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ Fri, 14 Oct 2011, 11:03 UTC 2. Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Sat, 15 Oct 2011, 09:47 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 2011-10-04 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-04 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: George Observatory, Needville, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-08 16:50:31 UTC 70 deg Istituto Superiore “G. Curcio”, Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-14 11:03:41 UTC 50 deg (***) Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 671. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 654. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-04 14:30 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 2011-10-04 01:00 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-04 14:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-04 14:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: George Observatory, Needville, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-08 16:50:31 UTC 70 deg Istituto Superiore “G. Curcio”, Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-14 11:03:41 UTC 50 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 671. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 654. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-04 14:30 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 2011-10-04 01:00 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-04 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-04 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: S. K. Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact was successful: Mon 2011-10-03 14:46:54 UTC 81 deg (***) George Observatory, Needville, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-08 16:50:31 UTC 70 deg 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 671. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 654. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-04 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 2011-10-04 01:00 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-10-03 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 3, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts S. K. Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, October 3 at 14:46 UTC. The school has been invited by the National Space Agency Satellite Ground Station (call sign 9M2RPN) to participate in the "Prime Minister's National Space Challenge Trophy 2011," which has been an annual event since 2007, when Malaysian space participant, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, flew to the ISS. The National Space Challenge involves a large number of students and encourages them to learn about space. The event receives extensive media coverage from newspapers, radio and television. George Observatory, Needville, Texas has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, October 8 at 16:50 UTC via telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Astronomy Day is put on each year by all the Astronomy clubs in the greater Houston area in conjunction with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The event is held at the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park and draws 4000 attendees each year. The ARRL (American Radio Relay League) education and technology program will be used to prepare youth for the contact. A NASA booth will be set up and amateur astronomers and amateur radio operators will be available to discuss the ISS, space travel and forms of communication. 2. Lompoc High School Students Experience ARISS Contact On Thursday, September 29, students attending Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California connected with on-orbit astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Fossum fielded over ten questions before the ISS went over the horizon. Students who participated in the contact are involved in Lompoc's STaRS (Space, Technology and Robotics Systems) Academy. The event highlighted students' studies covering space flight, the space environment, orbital motion, ground tracking, life support systems and rockets. The Santa Maria Times posted an article about the experience: http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/education/talking-to-an-astronaut-in-… 3. NASA Shares Kiroli Contact Audio Kiroli Elementary School students from West Monroe, Louisiana took part in an ARISS contact with Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW on the International Space Station on September 22. This was the first ARISS contact for Louisianans. On Wednesday, September 28, NASA tweeted a link to the contact audio and also provided a link to audio on its Web site. http://ia700705.us.archive.org/33/items/Expedition29/09-22-11_EXP29_HAM-Rad… 4. Premier of Nunavut, Canada Promotes ARISS Eva Aariak, the Premier of the Territory of Nunavut, Canada, and Minister of Education, gave a talk about the importance of education, especially in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and how the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program makes learning interesting. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jSroPPcXtM 5. Astronaut Training Status ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been assigned callsign IZ0UDF. Cristoforetti was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. 6. ARRL QST on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) October QST had several items related to ARISS, as follows: The "In Brief" column made mention of the deployment of ARISSat-1 from the ISS on August 3. Then the "Happenings" column carried a 3/4-page article covering the deployment in depth -- the article was titled, "Cosmonauts Deploy ARISSat-1 from ISS". The "Media Hits" column featured the many hits that the ARISSat team got, including national-level PR such as the UPI, International Business Times, EETimes, NASA.gov, and Space. The same column also made mention of an article in the Press & Sun-Bulletin of Vestal, NY that highlighted Kopernik Observatory's summer science Pegasus program for kids. (Kopernik sponsored the Windsor Central District schools' ARISS contact.) The article talked about Kopernik hams who helped kids make contact with ham satellites using the observatory's ham station. 7. ARRL Articles on ARISSat The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted two articles on ARISSat in its September 29 issue of the ARRL Letter. The first piece covers the survey about ARISSat operations. The second item is about the Chicken Little Contest which is being held to guess when ARISSat-1 will re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Those who wish to participate may enter one of three categories: students in grades K-8, students in grades 9-12 and adults. Submissions will be accepted until October 15, 2011 at 23:59:00 (UTC). See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-09-29 8. AMSAT Italia Presents Plaques to Expedition 26/27 Crew Members During the post-flight tour of the MagISStra mission, AMSAT Italia presented plaques to ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman. The inscriptions read: "in appreciation for the dedication so generously given by Catherine G. Coleman, KC5ZTH to scientific education and science dissemination" ESRIN - Frascati, 22 September 2011" "in apprezzamento dell'impegno profuso dal Socio d'Onore Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA a sostegno dell'educazione e della divulgazione scientifica" ESRIN - Frascati, 22 Settembre 2011" For photos, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63976489@N07/sets/72157627756635934/ 9. EE Times - ARISSat Blog New entries have been made to the EE (Electronic Engineering) Times "Chips in Space" blog about amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1. The second part of "Lessons Learned" may be found at this link: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/chips-in-space/4228027/Chips-in-Sp… Current results from the survey held about ARISSat-1 operations may be viewed here (the survey remains open): http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/other/4228654/Chips-in-Space--Surv… 10. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS The Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1781, posted on September 30, included a story on Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) 2011 which will be held over the October 15 - 16 weekend. The item mentions that ISS Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG is a scoutmaster and may be on the air over the weekend, if time allows. "Ham Radio and Scouting: JOTA 2011 - October 15 - 16," may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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ARISS contact with S. K. Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at S. K. Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:46 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over Malaysia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The National Space Challenge program was created to instill the talents and desire in students especially in the primary school Standard 4 level in understanding astronomy and space sciences. This program is organized annually by the National Space Agency in cooperation with Ministry of Education as a part of school curriculum. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the hardest thing to adjust to in space? 2. What were your thoughts in the first 10 seconds in space? 3. If you cry in space, what happens to the tears? Do they fall down. 4. How does zero gravity affect your body? 5. What do the astronauts do in the last 5 days before launch? 6. Can you grow seeds in space? 7. How do you handle medical emergencies in space? 8. Do you see any meteorites? 9. Do you think children would be allowed to travel in space? 10. What is microgravity? 11. Can you weigh yourself in weightlessness? 12. How many people does ISS carry and what are their crew positions? 13. Is there a bathing roster in space? 14. If there is an air leak, what emergency measures are taken? 15. Is it hard to eat in space? 16. Do you sweat in space? 17. Can you see any other satellites from the ISS? 18. How many sun rises and sun sets you see in space? 19. Do you have your own room in space? 20. Since there are people from different countries, do you have any language problem? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. George Observatory, Needville, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Sat, 8 Oct 2011, 16:50 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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