February 2011 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Canary Islands ARISS Contact
by JoAnne Maenpaa 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Hello Everyone, This message arrived in the AMSAT News Service mailbox. I'm sending it out today because waiting for the weekend news cycle will make it late. ----- Dear AMSAT friends, Next Thursday 3rd of March at 14:17 UTC we will be performing the first ARISS contact ever performed from the Canary Islands. In order to commemorate this event we are going to provide HD broadcast of the event through our website http://www.isscontact.eu. We think this could be of interest for hams and fans of the ISS all around the world, so we would be very grateful if you could help us spread this information to as many people as possible. We would like to thank you also for all the excellent information available at your website, which has been of great help during the almost year and a half of preparation time needed for this contact. Kind regards, Javier Perez - EA8CRA/EG8ISS Contact Coordinator for the IDeTIC ARISS ISS Contact -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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2011-02-28 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 28, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Mackay State High School in Mackay, Queensland, Australia on Wednesday, March 2 at 01:20 UTC via Australian telebridge station VK5ZAI. The contact has been incorporated into the science curriculum covering astronomy, space exploration, physics, communications and biology. Technological Centre for Innovation in Communications (CeTIC) in Las Palmas, Spain has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, March 3 at 14:17 UTC. Prior to the contact, workshops will be held to introduce students to satellite communications. Topics will include orbit prediction, satellite tracking and common communications systems in both the space and earth segments. In order to promote interest in space technology across the university community, the school held a contest to choose the most original and relevant questions to ask of the astronaut. 2. Recent ARISS Contacts On Tuesday, February 22, Preston North East Primary School students in Preston, Victoria, Australia spoke with astronaut Catherine Coleman, KC5ZTH via an ARISS contact made possible through telebridge station W5RRR in Houston. Over 500 students, teachers and parents were present for the event and listened as the astronaut fielded 14 students' questions during the 9.5 minute pass. The ARISS contact was the culmination of a curriculum covering Earth and the Solar System. Members of the Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Museum Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan participated in an ARISS contact with Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA on Tuesday, February 22. Nespoli handled 14 questions and was answering the fifteenth question as the ISS went over the horizon. The contact highlighted lessons about the ISS, its mission and space science. 3. Astronaut Training Status On Thursday, March 3, astronauts André Kuipers, PI9ISS and Don Pettit, KD5MDT are scheduled to participate in simulated ARISS contacts with students from University of Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Heverlee, Belgium and Manordale Public School, Ottawa, Canada, respectively. The training sessions are terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using ARISS equivalent equipment. Both astronauts are slated to fly with Expedition 30 in November 2011. 4. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISSat On February 25, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1750 posted two items under the heading ARISSat-1 Update. "More on the ARISSat-1 Deployment Delay" and "ARISSat-1 to Help Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's First Spaceflight" may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS contact with McKay State High School, Mackay MC, Queensland, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at McKay State High School, Mackay MC, Queensland, Australia on 02 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 01:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The city of Mackay is located on the north east coast of Australia in Queensland adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. The climate is Sub Tropical. There is a large number of students in our school and in the junior years "Space" has been incorporated into the normal program in which all students are mandated to undertake. This incorporates various astronomy outcomes from years 8 to 10. Each year consists of approximately 150 to 180 students. Year 8 students undertake an individual Astronomy Survey as an assessment task in their unit 3 week "Space" unit. The students have to generate ten questions of interest to them, connected with astronomy and then they have to ask a multitude of people for responses to the questions and generate a report in which they analyse results obtained. Some of these questions may assist students in forming the basis for questions in the broadcast with the space station. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you currently employ any methods to combat radiation emitted from the sun? And if not is anything being tested or planned for this purpose? 2. What do you see as the future for astronauts and NASA space exploration? 3. What are the physical effects of going into space and coming home? 4. If the Earth was positioned anywhere else in our solar system, do you think life would be able to exist? 5. Do you get physically tired in space even though your body does not exert any force when you float and your muscles are not working against gravity? If you do get tired then why? 6. How much of a difference is it, sleeping in space compared to sleeping on Earth? 7. What is your opinion on the many conspiracies concerning the moon landing and do you believe any of them? 8. Does it get hot in your spacesuit? 9. Considering the chain of technical failures that contributed to a near catastrophic end to "Apollo 13" that was depicted in the film, what advances in technology and safety has occurred that gives astronauts a greater sense of safety than what they had during the early days of space travel. 10. What problems do you face doing experiments up there? 11. How different is the viewing of stars in space since there is no atmosphere around the ship. 12. What is the Station's defence against solar flares and radiation? 13. How does zero gravity affect bodily functions? 14. What systems do you have on-board the ISS to monitor the weather systems on Earth? 15. How do you go to the toilet in space? 16. How do you control your movement or walking in space when you have zero gravity? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): Technological Centre for Innovation in Communications (CeTIC) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35017, Spain, direct via EG8ISS Thu 03 Mar. 2011 14:17 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 2011-02-25 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-25 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: McKay State High School, Mackay MC, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-03-02 01:20:48 UTC 40 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage (***) Technological Centre for Innovation in Communications (CeTIC) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35017, Spain, direct via EG8ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-03-03 14:17:01 UTC 36 deg Simulation contact: University of Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Heverlee, Belgium, direct via ON7YD Contact is a go at approximately Thu 2010-03-03 14:15-14:45 UTC Contact should be on IRLP Simulation contact: Manordale Public School, Ottawa, Canada, direct via VE3TBD (***) Contact is a go at approximately Thu 2011-03-03 15:15-15:45 UTC Contact should be on IRLP 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 contacts is 590. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. 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. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-25 19:30 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 2011-02-23 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-24 23:45 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-24 23:45 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: McKay State High School, Mackay MC, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-03-02 01:20:48 UTC 40 deg (***) Technological Centre for Innovation in Communications (CeTIC) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35017, Spain, direct via EG8ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-03-03 14:17:01 UTC 36 deg (***) Simulation contact: University of Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Heverlee, Belgium, direct via ON7YD Contact is a go at approximately Thur. 2010-03-03 14:15-14:45 UTC Contact should be on IRLP Simulation contact: Manordale Public School, Ottawa, Canada, direct via VE3TBD (***) Contact is a go at approximately Tue 2011-03-03 15:15-15:45 UTC (***) Contact should be on IRLP (***) 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 contacts is 590. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. 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. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-24 23:45 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 2011-02-23 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-23 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-23 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Preston North East Primary School, Preston, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W5RRR Contact as successful: Tue 2011-02-22 08:04:48 UTC 51 deg (***) Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan, direct via TBD Contact was successful: Tue 2011-02-22 09:12:43 UTC 53 deg (***) Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch”, Aosta, I-11100, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for STS-133 slip plan only: Fri 2011-02-25 09:36:13 UTC 77 deg via LU8YY Simulation contact: University of Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Heverlee, Belgium, direct via ON7YD (***) Contact is a go at approximately Thur. 2010-03-03 14:15-14:45 UTC (***) Contact should be on IRLP (***) 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 contacts is 590. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. 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. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-23 06:00 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 2011-02-23 06:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-02-21 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 21, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Preston North East Primary School in Preston, Victoria, Australia has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, February 22 at 08:04 UTC via telebridge station W5RRR in Houston. Students in Grades 5 and 6 have been engaged in an integrated unit of work that focuses on Earth and the Solar System. The students have been learning why we are able to live on Earth and why other planets are not suitable to sustain human life. Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Museum Radio Club, located in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, February 22 at 09:12 UTC. The radio club is an independent club that will use the museum facilities for this event. Children are learning about the ISS mission and space science and it is hoped that the contact will pique student interest in science and space technology. 2. Successful ARISS Contacts Held Students from Matsubara High School, located in Matsubara, Osaka, Japan, experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with U.S. astronaut Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH on Monday, February 14. The contact, which highlighted lessons on radios and the ISS, was attended by approximately 200 people. Media representatives from 3 newspapers, one radio station and 3 television stations, including NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) covered the event. On Thursday, February 17, students attending "Claudio Varalli," and "Salvador Allende" High Schools in Milano, Italy participated in an ARISS contact with ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA on the ISS. Telebridge station W5RRR in Houston handled the connection. Varalli, which has both a technical school and a secondary school that focuses on foreign languages, has a radio club station, IZ2SHS that is used to practice languages. "Salvador Allende" emphasizes three courses of study in science, humanities and accounting. More than 100 students, teachers and visitors attended the event and listened as Nespoli fielded 16 questions posed to him by the students. Regional and local media covered the contact, which was available on EchoLink and streamed on the Web. An ARISS contact was held between youth visiting Experiencing Learning, "Imparare Sperimentando," in San Quirino, Italy and on-orbit astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA on Saturday, February 19 via station LU8YY in Argentina. A crowd of approximately 400 people gathered at Imparare Sperimentando, an interactive exhibition that covers a wide variety of physics experiments and science, and watched as the students asked 16 questions of the astronaut. Regional and local media covered the event. The audio was fed into EchoLink and streaming video was provided by AMSAT-Italia. 3. Kentucky Standard Says ARISS Inspires Students to Study Science The Kentucky Standard Editorial Board printed an article about the recent ARISS - Foster Heights Elementary School contact, made possible with the help of Nelson County Area Technology Center students, and how this activity inspires children to learn more about science and technology. The story talks about how the radio contact fits in with President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union address on how the nation needs to encourage students to learn and excel, especially in math and science. See: http://www.kystandard.com/content/space-contact-may-increase-science-and-ma… 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The ARISS International Team met for its monthly teleconference on Tuesday, February 15. Discussions included the upcoming ARISS-I face to face meeting, as well as status reports on Columbus Module projects and ARISSat-1 plans. Minutes have been posted to the ARISS Web site. https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2011-02-15.htm 5. AMSAT - ARISSat-1 Updates On February 20, the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-051) provided a status on ARISSat-1. Roscosmos has delayed the deployment of ARISSat-1 until the next Russian EVA scheduled in July. On April 12, the crew will connect the satellite, while still inside the ISS, to an external antenna and turn it on in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's first manned spaceflight. For more information, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000488.html 6. ARRL - Doug Wheelock will be Guest at Dayton Hamvention The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a story in its February 17 ARRL Letter about astronaut Doug Wheelock's plans to attend the Dayton Hamvention which will be held May 20-22, 2011. Wheelock will talk about his stay on the ISS, his contacts with school children and his many general contacts with hams. For the full story, "Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, to Be Guest of ARRL and AMSAT at Hamvention,®" go to: http://www.arrl.org/news/astronaut-doug-wheelock-kf5boc-to-be-guest-of-arrl… 7. Astronaut Training Status Three astronauts were given the ARISS Basic Operations class this past week. Kevin Ford, KF5GPP (Expedition 33), Chris Cassidy (Expedition 35) and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI (Expedition 32) all participated in the training sessions. 8. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISSat On February 18, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1749 posted the story, "Ham Radio in Space: ARISSat-1 Deployment Delayed until July." The story covers the recent events affecting the satellite. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan on 22 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:12 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N3NR. The contact should be audible over Japan. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Nishibori Eizaburo memorial museum Radio Club is at the Higashiomi city Shiga pref. Nishibori Eizaburo was the captain of the first South Pole area wintering observation team. We hold many activities for local children to have interests in science, every year. In order to give the interest over the universe of the children of an area this time, the children who want to communicate with ISS were looked for. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Where and when do you sleep? 2. Can you see Rigil Kentaurus at the space station? What color is it? 3. How does zero G feel? 4. How do you brush your teeth? 5. Why is space dark and black? 6. How do you know when night is coming? 7. What time is it in space now? How do you know what time it is? 8. Please tell me how garbage disposal is at the space station? 9. What happens if you discharge large quantities of water in space? 10. If you don't get exercise at the space station, what happen to your body? 11. How long does it take to be an astronaut? 12. Why can you breathe fresh air anytime in the space station? Even if you breathe, why does the air never run out? 13. What is the hardest thing in the curriculum of becoming an astronaut? 14. What is your favorite space food? 15. What kinds of machines do you use for wireless communication? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituzione Scolalstica "Saint-Roch", Aosta, I-11100, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for STS-133 slip plan only: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:36 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 Preston North East Primary School, Preston, Victoria, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Preston North East Primary School, Preston, Victoria, Australia on 22 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:04 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W5RRR. Portions of the contact should be audible over the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Preston North East Primary School has a current enrollment of 300 students. Our School offers a challenging and comprehensive curriculum that equips children with the necessary skills and knowledge to become well-adjusted adults and contributing members of the community. Information & Communication Technology continues to be a high priority at the school. Interactive whiteboards are in several classrooms with plans to purchase new ones. Students also access inter-school sport, a school camp and a variety of excursions which utilise the school bus. The school caters for newly arrived students through exemplary programs that have been established. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does the ISS move around Earth without an engine? 2. What can you tell us about the 'lotus plant' inspired space gear protection? 3. What happens if there is an emergency onboard the ISS if there are no contacts? 4. Is there any proof as to the existence of vegetation or inhabitants in other planets rather than earth? 5. Where did you get your inspiration to become an astronaut? 6. How long does it take to get from Earth to the ISS? 7. What happens if you get a cut while on board the ISS? Will all the blood come out quickly? 8. Can oxygen be recycled? What happens to carbon dioxide after you breathe it out? 9. Is the ISS in danger of colliding with meteorites or space junk? 10. How long did it take to assemble the ISS? 11. How big is the International Space Station in metres? 12. How long can you be in space for at any one time? 13. What new research have you conducted in the last 12 months? 14. What do you enjoy most about your job? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan, direct via TBD Tue 22 Feb. 2011 09:12 UTC 2. Istituzione Scolalstica "Saint-Roch", Aosta, I-11100, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for STS-133 slip plan only: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:36 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 2011-02-19 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Feb '11

19 Feb '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-19 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Experiencing Learning “Imparare Sperimentando”, San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact was successful: Sat 2011-02-19 11:43:19 UTC 46 deg (***) Preston North East Primary School, Preston, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W5RRR Contact is a go for Tue 2011-02-22 08:04:48 UTC 51 deg Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-02-22 09:12:43 UTC 53 deg Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch”, Aosta, I-11100, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for STS-133 slip plan only: Fri 2011-02-25 09:36:13 UTC 77 deg via LU8YY 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 contacts is 588. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. 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. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-19 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 2011-02-19 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. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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