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2011-04-04 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report April 4, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contact Two Italian schools in Italy, Scuola Primaria III Circolo "Tiro a Segno" in Fermo and Scuola Primaria "Viale della Vittoria" in Montecosaro, have been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, April 6 at 07:10 UTC. Students have been learning about technology through an educational path of research and experiments. Amateur radio operators from Fermo have been teaching the youth the importance and use of telegraphy. 2. Recent ARISS Contacts Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas participated in an ARISS contact with ISS astronaut Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH on Tuesday, March 29. Students researched and studied the topic of space travel to prepare their questions and were able to get 13 answered before the ISS went over the horizon. The students used the high school's own satellite tracking station for the contact. MyFOXAustin.com posted a story on the event: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/top_stories/Lehman-HS-Students-Tal-to-Astron… On Wednesday, March 30, students from Canterbury High School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada took part in an ARISS contact with astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA on the ISS. Approximately 450 students and administrators attended the event and listened as Nespoli handled 10 questions from the students. The contact was included in the Grades 9 and 10 curricula covering Earth and Space Science, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration. The Ottawa Citizen ran an article on the contact. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Canterbury+students+enjoy+this+worl… An ARISS contact was held on Saturday, April 2 between on-orbit astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA and students from Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Leonardo da Vinci" and Istituto Comprensivo Scolastico "G. Tedeschi," Pratola Peligna, Italy. Students from both schools posed 23 questions to the astronaut over two ISS passes. The contact highlighted the telecommunications curriculum, and was supported by local radio amateurs. The event was attended by over 100 people including regional and local media representatives. 3. ARRL Covers Ham Astronauts The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a story in its March 31 ARRL Letter about two astronauts who recently earned their ham licenses. "Two Astronauts Get Their Ham Ticket" may be found here: http://www.arrl.org/news/two-astronauts-get-their-ham-ticket 4. AMSAT Posts News on ARISSat, Hamvention On April 3, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) posted ARISS-related items in its News Service bulletin (ANS-093). The first story covered the anticipated activation of ARISSat-1 which will occur over April 11 - 13 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first space flight. Another story was about the upcoming Dayton Hamvention on May 20 - 22 which will feature an ARISSat prototype and will be attended by astronaut Doug Wheelock. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000498.html 5. NASA Article on ARISS Telebridge Station NASA wrote an article about Sacred Hearts Academy, an all-girls school in Hawaii that has a telebridge station which can be used to link schools with the ISS astronauts during ARISS contacts. ARISS members Dick Flagg and Nancy Rocheleau were interviewed for the story that talks about ARISS and other NASA programs in which the girls are involved. The story, "A Heart-to-Heart Talk" has been posted to the NASA web site. See: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/a-heart-to-heart-talk_prt.htm

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-04-02 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-04-02 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Leonardo da Vinci”, Pratola Peligna, I-67035, Italy, and Istituto Comprensivo Scolastico “G. Tedeschi”, Pratola Peligna, I-67035, Italy direct via I6IBE Contact was successful: Sat 2011-04-02 08:34:19 UTC 35 deg (***) Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca, I-55100, Italy, direct via IQ5LU Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-04-04 07:52:41 UTC 32 deg Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-04-04 09:04:15 UTC 25 deg Scuola Primaria III Circolo “Tiro a Segno”, Fermo, I-63023, Italy, and Scuola Primaria “Viale della Vittoria”, Montecosaro, I-62010, Italy direct via I6KZR Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-04-06 07:10:37 UTC 23 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 contacts is 611. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 40. 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: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2011-04-02 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 2011-04-02 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. 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 with Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia on 4 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:04 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 western and middle areas of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Rosebud Secondary College is a large Secondary College of 1480 students. The College is located on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, approximately 85 km south of Melbourne, in a seaside location on the edge of Port Phillip Bay. The College enjoys an enviable and well earned reputation for excellence in the southern peninsula community. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Have you always wanted to be an astronaut since childhood? 2. What or who inspired you to become an astronaut? 3. How long did you train before being selected for launch? 4. What was on your mind when you started your journey to space? 5. What methods do you use to deal with bone and muscle decay in Zero Gravity? 6. What are your current research tasks and what future real world applications could be developed from the research? 7. Can you see pollution (green house gases) from space and, if you can, are some countries worse than others? 8. Do stars look different from the International space station compared to Earth and if so how? 9. After you come back to Earth, are there any side effects and if there are, are they painful or bad? 10. Has being in space changed any of your beliefs or your perspective on life, or is it just part of a job? 11. How do you go to the toilet in space? 12. In ten words, please describe, what it is like in outer space? 13. When astronauts sweat does the sweat stick to their face rather than drip down? 14. Does food taste the same in space as it does on earth? 15. What's the biggest threat to you when you are in space? 16. What is liftoff like? 17. Do you ever get time off, if so, what do you do in your free time? 18. Does the sun come up east, west, north or south on the International space station? 19. What is the most dangerous thing that has occurred for you up in space and how did you deal with it? 20. If you have a partner, were they okay with you leaving them for the long period? Do you get opportunities to talk to them? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Scuola Primaria III Circolo "Tiro a Segno", Fermo, I-63023, Italy, and Scuola Primaria "Viale della Vittoria", Montecosaro, I-62010, Italy direct via I6KZR Wed, 6 Apr 2011, 07:10 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca, I-55100, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca, I-55100, Italy on 4 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:52 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and IQ5LU. The contact should be audible over Italy. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. State Technical Industrial Institute is named to Enrico Fermi and is located in Lucca, Northern Tuscany. 5 years courses in Mechanics, Electrotechnics, Electronics, Information and Communication Tecnology with several laboratories. About 700 students aged 15-19. They had an Amateur Radio Club with the callsign IK5YOI (license expired). Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What is physical and mental training of astronauts before being sent on a mission? 2. How long does it take to get used to the absolute lack of gravity? 3. The daily requirement of calories is the same as on earth? How much you need in the space? 4. How is waste disposed on ISS? 5. What experiments do you make in this space mission? 6. How do you manage to dock the space ship at the ISS? 7. Is there a risk of collisions with space debris? 8. Does so long stay in a zero gravity environment lead to physical problems? 9. How is the space station is shielded from cosmic radiations? 10. Why the ISS flies 350 km above our planet surface? 11. How long a group of people can live in space in an restricted environment? 12. What do you miss most about being so long on ISS? 13. What is the atmospheric pressure inside the space station? 14. How do you maintain a comfortable environment on the ISS, with enough oxygen, moisture, bacteria, etc? 15. What kind of materials is the ISS built with? 16. What is the purpose of the MagISStra mission? 17. How is heat distributed inside the space suit you wear when you go into the outer space? 18. Is the probability of collisions with other orbiting bodies a real danger? 19. If you get an internal or external fault how do you proceed to fix it? 20. In what way mankind can get advantage of the results of research done during those long space missions? 21. How long does the human body takes to adapt to change on ISS first and then to return to earth? 22. Could the results obtained from the experiments on the ISS be in preparation for a future mission to Mars? 23. Do you have a "lifeboat", that allows you to leave the ISS in case of emergency? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Mon, 4 Apr 2011, 09:04 UTC 2. Scuola Primaria III Circolo "Tiro a Segno", Fermo, I-63023, Italy, and Scuola Primaria "Viale della Vittoria", Montecosaro, I-62010, Italy direct via I6KZR Wed 4 Apr 2011, 07:10 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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Special Event April 12th
by santanaamt＠aol.com 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Hi: Since posting a query and no reponse, I've decided to do a Special Event for the 50 years of the First Man in Space and 30 years of the first Space Shuttle Launch. It will be on HF and locally on 2 meters. It has been posted on QRZ.com. Also if you know of any other activation, let me know, I assume that in Russia there will be an operation of some kind. Cheers, Angel Santana - WP3GW

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