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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-31 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-31 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-02 13:47:35 UTC 46 deg Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, direct via W2VL Contact postponed from: Mon 2012-11-05 14:18:15 UTC 55 deg (***) Hurricane Sandy has impacted this school. (***) Istituto Comprensivo di Govone, Scuola Secondaria di primo grado “Nino Costa” di Priocca, Istituto Comprensivo di Diano d’Alba, Priocca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-11-08 12:04:37 UTC 41 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-09 12:53:43 UTC 59 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 773. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 756. 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-31 17:00 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-30 19:30 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Taelkin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-30 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-30 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via WS4FSM Contact was successful: Tue 2012-10-30 15:58:27 UTC 32 deg (***) Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Tue 2012-10-30 16:16:46 UTC 76 deg (***) Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN, direct via KA3QAX Contact was successful: Tue 2012-10-30 17:35:52 UTC 42 deg (***) Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-02 13:47:35 UTC 46 deg Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, direct via W2VL Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-11-05 14:18:15 UTC 55 deg Istituto Comprensivo di Govone, Scuola Secondaria di primo grado “Nino Costa” di Priocca, Istituto Comprensivo di Diano d’Alba, Priocca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-11-08 12:04:37 UTC 41 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-09 12:53:43 UTC 59 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 773. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 756. (***) 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-30 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-30 19:30 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Taelkin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-29 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-29 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via WS4FSM Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-30 15:58:27 UTC 32 deg Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-30 16:16:46 UTC 76 deg Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN, direct via KA3QAX Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-30 17:35:52 UTC 42 deg Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-02 13:47:35 UTC 46 deg Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, direct via W2VL (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-11-05 14:18:15 UTC 55 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo di Govone, Scuola Secondaria di primo grado “Nino Costa” di Priocca, Istituto Comprensivo di Diano d’Alba, Priocca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-11-08 12:04:37 UTC 41 deg (***) 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-09 12:53:43 UTC 59 deg (***) The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 770. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 753. 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-29 17:30 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-27 07:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Taelkin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2012-10-29 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 29, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts South Florida Science Museum (SFSM), West Palm Beach, Florida is slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 30 at 15:58 UTC. SFSM and the West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Club, WPBARC, which maintains a radio station within the museum, are working with area teachers to provide educational content to students emphasizing NASA, the ISS and amateur radio. The primary target audience is underserved, at-risk youth, ages 11-15. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, New York on Tuesday, October 30 at 16:16 UTC using telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. The contact is part of a comprehensive education curriculum which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, Indiana has been slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) on Tuesday, October 30 at 17:35 UTC. The contact will be integrated into a curriculum covering topics on space research, robotics and engineering. Other activities planned include night sky observations, model rocketry and electrical circuit projects. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact will be held with Primarschule Aesch in Forch, Switzerland on Friday, November 2 at 13:47 UTC. The contact will complement a science education plan covering astronomy and spaceflight. 2. Successful ARISS Contacts Held Meikei High School in Tsukuba, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 23. Students from the science club, who are studying orbital mechanics and amateur radio satellite communications, used their own radio station, JJ1YAF to make the call to on-orbit astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, an alumnus of the school. The contact was conducted in Japanese. Approximately 60 people were in attendance and media coverage included 4 newspapers as well as the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, NHK. On Friday, October 26, students from East Falmouth Elementary School in East Falmouth, Massachusetts took part in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. Students asked 18 questions concerning what it is like to live in space and the experiments conducted on the Space Station. The contact was integrated into science lessons about the solar system, global climate changes on Earth and the advances in science and technology generated by space exploration. Over 100 students and guests were in attendance and reporters from two newspapers were present. 3. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-302) posted on October 28 included an item about the upcoming ARISS contact with Florida school children. The contact will be held at the South Florida Science Museum using the radio station WS4FSM, which is maintained by the West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group. Using closed circuit TV, the contact will be broadcast to all county schools. The contact is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30. To view, "WS4FSM Hosts the Largest School Contact Ever With the ISS," see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000661.html

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY on 30 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:16 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. STCS originally opened in 1923 as St. Mary's Academic School next to St. Mary of the Angels parish and has remained open continuously since then. In 1998 St. Mary's School was renamed Southern Tier Catholic School when it became a regional school serving all of the Catholic parishes from Cuba to Salamanca to Ellicottville. STCS is now the only remaining Catholic elementary school in the Southern Tier of western New York between Wellsville to the east and Jamestown to the west. Southern Tier Catholic School's mission is to provide a high quality of education in this tradition. We stresses Catholic Values and Christian Community as a lived experience. In light of this priority, all dimensions of the school (administration, faculty, students and families) make every effort to bring to reality the following: 1. A deep reverence for the unique giftedness of each person. 2. An appreciation of the traditions of all ethnic cultures with an expectation of mutual respect. 3. An environment that provides character development and responsible citizenship. 4. A policy of effective social action which is intended to bring about peace and justice in the larger community. 5. A place of stability in a challenging world. In October of 1957, hundreds of people gathered at Christ the King Seminary to hear Bishop Leo R. Smith announce that a central Catholic high school was to be established in Olean. The school was to be named after Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh, who had died five years earlier. He also had deep roots in the Southern Tier. Archbishop Walsh is a high school that, in the Franciscan tradition, inspires students to achieve their full potential in spiritual, academic and athletic growth. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does space look like? 2. Where do you put your garbage? 3. What powers a moon rover? 4. If there is any life on Mars would you want to discover it yourself? 5. What are your thoughts about dark matter? 6. What type of exercise equipment do you have in space? 7. What sacrifices did you have to make to become an astronaut? 8. What happens if you get sick in space? 9. What do you think about some of the space program being shifted to the private sector? 10. How do you celebrate holidays on the ISS? 11. Do you have a time limit for being in space? 12. Is it hard to sleep in space? 13. What do you do for fun on the ISS? 14. What is the strangest thing you have seen in space? 15. What is the hardest part of being in space? 16. What is it like to be floating above the Earth? 17. What was your first reaction when you entered space? 18. What is your favorite thing about being in space? 19. How do spacecraft dock with the ISS? 20. What made you want to be an astronaut, and how old were you? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN, direct via KA3QAX Tue 30Oct12 17:35 UTC 2. Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Fri 02Nov12 13:47 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 with Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN on 30 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:35 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KA3QAX. The contact should be audible over the portions 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. Cumberland Elementary School is a family-oriented school with a tradition of academic excellence. With approximately 600 students and 60 faculty and support personnel, we are able to get to know your children as individuals. Our average class size is 19-21 which allows us to foster strong interpersonal relationships in a safe school environment. Cumberland Elementary School provides a solid foundation for each student in their individual pursuit of academic excellence. We also regard the arts as an essential component of a well-rounded education. Certified professionals instruct students in art, music, physical education and media skills. Various enrichment and educational activities go beyond enhancing student knowledge to nurture the development of the whole child. Friendships are fostered in French Club, Spanish Club, the Nature Club, and the Math Pentathlon competition. A sense of community spirit and pride is developed through such events as the Cumberland Costume Carnival, Family Math Night, Family Art Night, and musical programs. In the West Lafayette Community School Corporation children attend Cumberland Elementary School for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Being in close proximity to Purdue University positively impacts the community in a variety of ways. Academic excellence is valued and supported both at home and at school. Our collaborative relationship with Purdue University and the fact that a large percentage of our students' parents are affiliated with the university enables us to access a wealth of human and educational resources. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does the inside of the space station look like? 2. Where does the waste go? 3. How did you get into the space capsule? 4. What is it like to miss your family on the space station? 5. What is the temperature outside of the ISS? 6. How do you get into the Space Station without letting air get out? 7. How long does it take to get to the moon in a rocket ship? 8. Does popcorn pop in space? 9. What do you study when you are out in space? 10. Do you have animals up there? 11. What is astronaut food like? 12. How far away is the moon? 13. What does space look like? 14. What happens when someone becomes sick or hurt on the ISS? 15. What do you do in an emergency? 16. Does the temperature around the outside of the ISS stay relatively the same year round? 17. How do you cook food on the station? 18. How long does it take to get to the moon in a rocket ship? 19. How the astronauts stay in bed without falling out since there is no gravity? 20. Is there wind in outer space? 21. Do they carry a repair kit if something tears their suit? 22. Is there a doctor on the ISS if an astronaut gets sick? 23. Have they ever run out of a particular supply? 24. How many hours are they allowed to sleep per day? 25. Does spending time in space make an astronaut feel more tired than on Earth? 26. What was your favorite subject in school? 27. If you weren't an astronaut what job would you like to have? 28. What do the continents look like from space? 29. What other schools have you talked to from space? 30. What jobs do you have on the space station? 31. What do hurricanes look like from space? 32. What did you think about Felix Baumgartner's jump? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Fri 02Nov12 13:47 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 with South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL on 30 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:58 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and WS4FSM. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The South Florida Science Museum provides curious minds of all ages with an entertaining and educational journey through science and technology. The Museum features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, freshwater and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. Each year the Museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the Museum and outreach programs to local schools. When the South Florida Science Museum announced that it would be holding an essay contest to determine who would have the privilege of communicating with the International Space Station (ISS), hundreds of students and teachers reached for the stars. Contest participants submitted a 250-word essay on the topic: "Why is space exploration important and what does it mean to me?" The essays were submitted first to school administrators who determined the winning essay from each school. From there, the essays were judged at the South Florida Science Museum by a panel including local media, school district administrators, HAM radio operators and astronomers. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Station Experiment Seedling growth 1 (an experiment with growing plants in space) could produce food and air on the space station, and solar panels generate power. Based on this, is NASA planning an experiment on how to produce water in space? 2. Can you describe the integrated cardiovascular experiment you have been performing on this mission? 3. In space the human body is put through so much stress, both physically and mentally, how did you train for this? 4. How has your perspective of spaces, size and expanses changed since leaving Earth? 5. What future space discovery are you most excited about? 6. I heard on the news water was found on Mars, so does that mean people can live there? 7. What was the most interesting experiment you have done in space? 8. What is the most beautiful/inspiring thing you have seen from space? 9. When you look back on your life, what event or activity happened that had the largest impact on your desire to become an Astronaut? 10. Can you see coral reefs from space? 11. What are the benefits of doing experimentation in microgravity? 12. Other than looking at Earth, what brings you peace of mind? 13. Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Have you found this to be true in your work as a space explorer? 14. Can Americans vote in space? 15. What kind of medical testing do you have to undergo to ensure that you are mentally and physically ready to spend long periods of time in space? 16. In space, orbital debris can become a serious problem, I know about once a year the chance of a collision exceeds 1 in 10,000 and the ISS will normally maneuver away from the object (as I believe was just recently done). How does the ISS maneuver in such a way? 17. Would you change anything about your experience working with NASA? 18. What would you like to see NASA do next? 19. How is waste disposal currently handled on the space station and what is your opinion on how waste is disposed of? 20. What do you do for exercise when you are on the space station and where does your sweat go? 21. What is a day in the life of an astronaut like? 22. Compared to being on Earth, is it easier to sleep in Space or harder? 23. Can you study coral reefs and the ocean from space? 24. How do metals, flames, and fluids behave differently in zero gravity? 25. What does space exploration mean to you and why is it important to you? 26. We would like to know what plants grow best on the ISS and have you harvested and eaten any plants grown 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. Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY, telebridge via IK1SLD Tue, 30Oct12 16:16 UTC 2. Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN, direct via KA3QAX Tue, 30OCT12 17:35 UTC 3. Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Fri 02Nov12 13:47 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 2012-10-27 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Oct '12

27 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-27 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, MA, direct via N1HOQ Contact was successful: Fri 2012-10-26 17:40:08 UTC 85 deg (***) South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via WS4FSM Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-30 15:58:27 UTC 32 deg Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-30 16:16:46 UTC 76 deg Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN, direct via KA3QAX Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-30 17:35:52 UTC 42 deg Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-11-02 13:47:35 UTC 46 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 770. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 753. (***) 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-27 07:00 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-27 07:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Taelkin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact Tuesday 30 OCT
by John Spasojevich 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY, USA on Tuesday October 30th. Acquisition of Signal (AOS) is scheduled for 16:16 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD in Italy. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. STCS originally opened in 1923 as St. Mary's Academic School next to St. Mary of the Angels parish and has remained open continuously since then. In 1998 St. Mary's School was renamed Southern Tier Catholic School when it became a regional school serving all of the Catholic parishes from Cuba to Salamanca to Ellicottville. STCS is now the only remaining Catholic elementary school in the Southern Tier of western New York between Wellsville to the east and Jamestown to the west. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other maneuver, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS contact with East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, MA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, MA on 26 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:40 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and N1HOQ. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. East Falmouth Elementary School serves a culturally diverse population. In our Title 1 school, 37% of our students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Our goal is to provide an excellent education with specialized instruction to meet diverse needs. We believe that instruction should be motivating, stimulating, relevant and differentiated. In support of this contact, our faculty and students have engaged in an eight-week program to learn about space exploration and the impact of the ISS missions. Our students have learned about the scientific method and how it applies to space exploration. We have examined how mathematics, technology and engineering are applied to scientific inquiry. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does it feel to be the commander of the International Space Station? 2. What kind of experiments have you done this time on the ISS? 3. Have you ever gone outside of the Space Station? 4. What do you do in your free time? 5. What does it feel like to learn how to float in air? 6. Is it scary when you just launch off to space? 7. Have you seen anything explode in outer space, like a solar flare? 8. How do you communicate with different countries and people from the Space Station? 9. Is the Space Station done yet or are they going to add more to it? 10. Is it cold, hot or just right in the space station? 11. Where does space trash come from and are you afraid of it? 12. What do you use to connect to mission control? 13. What do you like about living in space? 14. What happens if you get sick? 15. Does it feel weird being in your space suit? 16. Do you use a special oven to cook food? 17. Is it hard to control a rocket ship or the Space Station? 18. Will they need to make another space station for more people soon? 19. If you could live on the Moon, would you and why? 20. Is it easy to get lost in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Olean, NY, telebridge Tue,30Oct12 16:16 UTC 2. South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via WS4FSM Tue, 30Oct12 15:58 UTC 3. Cumberland Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN, direct via KA3QAX Tue, 30Oct12 17:35 UTC 4. Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Fri, 02Nov12 13:47 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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