November 2012 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Changes in the ARISS Program
by Frank H. Bauer 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

All, The ARISS team is making several changes to the program to ensure it sustains and thrives in the future. This e-mail provides a top-level description of these changes. Beginning in October 2012, the NASA Education Office took a very large cut in its budget. While ARISS provides recognized high impact in STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) inspiration & engagement, ARISS is not immune to these budget cuts. The ARISS-US executive team (NASA, ARRL & AMSAT) have been working aggressively to mitigate the impacts of these budget cuts by changing roles and responsibilities between NASA, ARRL, AMSAT and the other international partners. And by cutting out efforts that were not deemed critical to ARISS success. One major change that you all will notice is that effective today, NASA's Logistics Coordinator Support task will end. This means that Carol Jackson will no longer be providing support to the ARISS Team. We commend Carol for her outstanding, sustained support to the ARISS program over the past 9 years. She has been instrumental in the success of ARISS. And she will be sorely missed. But budget situations have forced the team to reallocate Carol's roles to others in NASA, ARRL, AMSAT and within the international ARISS community. For the most part, we have implemented these changes. But these transitions will continue occur over the next few weeks. We ask all to be patient as we retool as a result of these changes. As we transition into these new roles and responsibilities, you might notice some changes or issues along the way. If you see things that need to be addressed, we ask that you let me know directly at my ka3hdo(a)amsat.org e-mail address. On behalf of AMSAT, ARRL, NASA and the entire ARISS-International team, we want to thank you all for your continual help, support and encouragement to ARISS over the years. And we look forward to a strong ARISS future. 73, Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-30 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-30 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Linguistico & Scuola Media Basel, Basel, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Thu 2012-11-29 13:37:23 UTC 39 deg (***) Kline School, Costa Mesa, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-12-06 20:00:35 UTC 41 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-11-30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 781. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 764. (***) 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2012-11-30 17:30 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. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin (***) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contacts with Liceo Linguistico & Scuola Media Basel, Basel, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 27 Nov '12

27 Nov '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liceo Linguistico & Scuola Media Basel, Basel, Switzerland on 29 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:37 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast 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. The School "Liceo Liguistico" (high school) and the "Scuola Media" (middle school) have been operating in Basle for 25 years. The Institute is an Italian school that offers excellent education to pupils aged from 11 to 19 years, valid in the whole of Europe with special focus on the German language. Our "Diploma di Maturità linguistica" gives the opportunity to study at any University, both in Switzerland and in the European Union. The courses that the institute offers are multilingual and multicultural (99% of our students speak at least two languages from their early childhood, generally German and Italian). This aspect is particularly relevant in Basle, a city located exactly at the crossroads between France and Germany, in a very central position from a European point of view. The study of Italian and German are of the utmost importance. Nonetheless, English and French are also relevant, since they enable the pupils to meet the demands of an international society. Moreover, scientific subjects are taught in English. In brief, the Institute combines the tradition of the Italian school with the modern international elements of bilingual learning. In the first and third class of the middle school (Scuola Media) and in the first and fifth class of the High School (Liceo Linguistico), the students were given lessons about space. The first thing they all learned was the distance between Earth and the ISS, and then the Moon, the Sun, and Proxima Centaury. The idea of distances in space and the difficulty of understanding the spatial proportions really fascinated the students. In parallel they were informed about everything that is related to the ISS: building the ISS, living in the ISS, going to and coming back from the ISS, all supported by NASA news and youtube videos. They explored the Solar System looking at many images of each planet on the web. They focused on Opportunity and Curiosity on Mars, trying to understand the amazing projects aimed at unraveling the features of the martian soil. They also learned how to track the ISS in real time, and they will try to figure out the different scientific experiments that can be carried out aboard. Teachers and students take the opportunity to greet the crew members of the present mission, thanking them for exploring new possibilities for humanity and paving the way for future space exploration and enriching scientific knowledge in many science fields. We gratefully thank you for what you are doing! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does it feel before such an important and unusual mission? 2. What is the scientific discipline which is most ideally suited that has more possibilities to be carried out in space? 3. How do you take care of yourself in case you are ill, for example if you have fever? 4. How many years of training are necessary before you go into space? Is there a selection? 5. How many modules is the ISS made of? 6. When do you think the rest of humanity would also be able to live in space like you now? 7. How do you take a shower on the ISS? 8. How much does the astronaut's space suit cost? 9. What do you mostly miss there? 10. Could you roughly make a weather forecast by looking at the Earth? 11. Do you organize social activities with the crew members during your free time? 12. Do you think you will have problems readapting yourself to gravity when you are back on earth? 13. What was your first sentence or thoughts when you experienced microgravity for the first time? 14. Which type of food do you eat on the ISS? 15. Did you easily get used to staying in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Kline School, Costa Mesa, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Thu, 06Nov12 20:00 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-27 07:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Nov '12

27 Nov '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-27 07:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Linguistico & Scuola Media Basel, Basel, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-11-29 13:37:23 UTC 39 deg Kline School, Costa Mesa, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-12-06 20:00:35 UTC 41 deg Exp. 32/33 back on earth (***) Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Congratulations on a job well done! (***) 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-11-27 07:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 780. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 763. 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2012-11-20 20:00 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. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin (***) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-26 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Nov '12

26 Nov '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-26 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Linguistico & Scuola Media Basel, Basel, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-11-29 13:37:23 UTC 39 deg Kline School, Costa Mesa, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-12-06 20:00:35 UTC 41 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-11-26 19:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 780. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 763. 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2012-11-20 20:00 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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2012-11-26 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 26 Nov '12

26 Nov '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 26, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Liceo Linguistico and Scuola Media Basel in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday, November 29 at 13:37 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The contact complements lesson plans covering space and space exploration. 2. Italian Students Host ARISS Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Kevin Ford, KF5GPP and students attending Liceo scientifico Giacinto De Sivo - Fondazione Villaggio dei Ragazzi in Maddaloni, Italy on Tuesday, November 20 via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. Over 300 students listened as the ISS astronaut fielded 15 questions posed by the youth. Ford requested a switch to the backup channel half way through the contact due to some interference, but the contact continued on nominally after the switch. The event was webcast by AMSAT Italia and received good media coverage. The contact was integrated into lessons covering the developments in astronomy from a scientific, philosophical and literary point of view. 3. ARRL on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted an article about ISS Expedition 32/33 crewmembers Sunita Williams, Yuri Malenchenko and Akihiko Hoshide returning to Earth after completing their mission, which included speaking with school children around the world. "Three Hams Return to Earth from ISS" may be viewed at: http://www.arrl.org/news/three-hams-return-to-earth-from-iss 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The November 25 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-330) included several ARISS news items. The stories, "Successful ARISS School Contacts This Week" and "Three Astronaut Hams Return Safely From ISS" may be found at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000668.html 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS The November 23 Amateur Radio Newsline report #1841 had a story covering the transition between Expedition 33 and Expedition 34 crewmembers. The article, "Names in the News: Three Astro-Hams Return to Earth" may be viewed at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1841.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-20 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-20 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo scientifico Giacinto De Sivo – Fondazione Villaggio dei Ragazzi, Maddaloni, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Tue 2012-11-20 08:31:55 UTC 68 deg (***) Watch for live stream at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Liceo Linguistico & Scuola Media Basel, Basel, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-11-29 13:37:23 UTC 39 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-11-20 20:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 780. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 763. (***) 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2012-11-20 20:00 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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2012-11-19 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 19, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Liceo scientifico Giacinto De Sivo - Fondazione Villaggio dei Ragazzi in Maddaloni, Italy on Tuesday, November 20 at 08:31 UTC using radio station IK1SLD in Italy. The contact will be incorporated into lessons focused on the developments in astronomy from a scientific, philosophical and literary point of view. 2. Successful ARISS Contacts Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Sunita Williams, KD5PLB on the ISS and students visiting the Gujarat Science City (GSC) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on Wednesday, November 14 via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. The children got in 15 questions about daily life on the ISS before losing the radio connection. GSC has high-tech exhibitions covering space exploration and communications; the contact was part of a special outreach program of the GSC, organized to provide students with hands-on activities related to the ISS. The displays and activities provide children with the motivation and inspiration for a career and future in space science and research. The Times of India covered the event. See: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Excited-kids-go-on-space-t alk-with-Sunita/articleshow/17250710.cms On November 16, Florida's Flagler Palm Coast Amateur Radio Club (FPCARC) connected with Astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Indian Trails Middle School hosted the event, but students from other area schools also participated. Former NASA astronaut Winston Scott gave a presentation to the students. All schools in the district were able to participate in the event through live internet streaming. Media representatives were present and articles have been posted. FlaglerLive.com has a story: http://flaglerlive.com/46845/ham-radio-iss/ For the Palm Coast Observer article, see: http://www.palmcoastobserver.com/news/palm-coast/Neighborhood/111720125718/S tudents-get-visit-from-astronaut-talk-to-space-st 3. ARISS Contact with Cumberland Elementary School - Video Cumberland Elementary School participated in an ARISS contact on October 30. Students had the opportunity to question Indiana native Kevin Ford, KF5GPP about ISS life. The contact video is now available. See: http://cumberland-iss.weebly.com 4. Video of ARISS Contact at JOTA Event Scouts visiting the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas on October 20 took part in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event and spoke with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB on the ISS. Video of the contact may be viewed at: http://vimeo.com/53281390 5. ARRL QST on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published some ARISS-related news in its December QST. The "In Brief" column included a short item about Astronaut Lee Morin, KF5DDB, being ARRL's guest at the 2012 ARRL National Convention, which merged with the annual Pacificon (ARRL Pacific Division Convention) in Santa Clara, CA. Convention attendees met Lee in the ARRL exhibit area; he was a forum presenter, and also the Saturday night banquet speaker. A second two-page article called "Pacificon Wrap-Up" was about the 2012 ARRL National Convention, which merged with the annual Pacificon in Santa Clara. The article covered convention activities such as the ARISS contact and Astronaut Lee Morin's well-received banquet presentation. The writer stated, "The ARRL National Convention was also honored to have NASA's Dr. Lee Morin, KF5DDB, attend and spend so much time with the kids and hams, who greatly enjoyed meeting a real astronaut. Lee also gave a couple of terrific presentations. I think if they had weighed just a little bit less, several of these kids would have achieved orbit all by themselves! Thank you, Lee." The article included a photograph of Dr. Morin with a youngster who had on a white jumpsuit with a NASA patch. The photo caption said, "Capt. Lee Morin, KF5DDB, gave kids like Ben a thrill as they met their first real astronaut. At Pacificon Lee helped with a successful ARISS contact between youth at Pacificon and the International Space Station." 6. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The November 18 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-323) included two write-ups on the ARISS contacts held in Italy earlier this month. It also contained an item about recent SSTV images transmitted from the ISS. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000667.html

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Liceo scientifico Giacinto De Sivo - Fondazione Villaggio dei Ragazzi,
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Nov '12

18 Nov '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liceo scientifico Giacinto De Sivo - Fondazione Villaggio dei Ragazzi, Maddaloni, Italy on 20 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:31 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The high school, Liceo scientifico "Giacinto De Sivo" of the "Fondazione "Villaggio dei ragazzi" of Maddaloni has been always committed, since its birth, to spreading out the scientific knowledge, particularly focusing on the main scientific aspects. Its main goal is to promote new teaching strategies able to put the students in a dynamic perspective. The arid knowledge, based only on handbooks, must necessarily be abandoned, to advantage an approach based on the research and on the critical discussion of the learning. The "Liceo scientifico" is a part of the "Villaggio dei Ragazzi" foundation, that is composed by 6 different fields of study: Technical, Aeronautics, Musical, Linguistic, Transports and Logistics and Scientific High Schools. All the 1500 students of the Foundation will be involved in the project promoted by the Scientific Lyceum as simple auditors, while our students will be active participants. Age Students 14-18. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What view from space made the biggest impression on you and why? 2. When and why did you decide to become an astronaut? 3. If space were an opportunity to build a new world, how would you make it and is there anyone you love you would take with you? 4. What type of training did you do for this mission? 5. Do you believe that in the future someone will live into empty space? 6. Do you do a special diet? 7. How is it to see the dawn and the sunset from the space? 8. How long did it take to go into the space? 9. The space is a special place: is it how have you imagined it? 10. When are you coming back? 11. What can you see out of the porthole? 12. What is the shuttle speed at the moment? 13. How do you feel without gravity? 14. What's the aim of your mission? 15. What is the Italian contribution in this space mission or, more generally, in space missions? 16. What's your typical day? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Flagler Palm Coast Amateur Radio Club, Palm Coast, FL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Nov '12

18 Nov '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Flagler Palm Coast Amateur Radio Club, Palm Coast, FL on 16 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:06 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W4FPC. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Indian Trails Middle School is one of thirteen schools within the Flagler County School District, which serves 12,900 students K-12. Indian Trails Middle School serves 840 students in grades 7 and 8 with a teaching staff of 52 professional educators and 35 support staff. Flagler County is a diverse coastal community, with 19 miles of untouched beaches, and 40 parks and preserves nestled between Daytona Beach and St. Augustine. Indian Trails Middle School's vision is to be a premier academic institution, providing a positive environment, guiding innovative learning where students begin a successful path to achieve their dreams for the 21st century. The school's mission is to prepare their "Mustang Scholars" to be successful in high school by providing a safe environment, conducive to learning, where everyone can build healthy relationships while pursuing academic excellence. Implementing the Service-Learning Model, students at Indian Trails Middle School get involved with their communities in a tangible way by integrating service projects with classroom learning. Service-Learning engages students in the educational process, using what is learned in the classroom to solve real-life problems. As part of the Service Learning Model, Indian Trails Middle School began working with members of the Flagler Palm Coast Amateur Radio Club and the Palm Coast Astronomy Club, which led to submitting a proposal to host the ARISS contact. District personnel, teachers and student ambassadors from across the school district have come together to organize a spectacular event that will include guest speakers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautic University along with an array of space exhibits designed by students. All schools in the district will be able to participate in the event through live internet streaming. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you and your family sacrifice to be able to travel in space? 2. What are your fitness routines in space? 3. Can hurricanes be seen from the ISS and can the view be used to predict the force or track of the hurricane? 4. Does sunspot activity interrupt any of the technology on the ISS? 5. Is the Sun any brighter in space than on Earth? 6. Meteors are always pelting the sky; how is the space station protected? 7. Do you have any "down time" on the ISS, and what do you do for fun? 8. How does gravity affect your body when you return from space? 9. Do you feel like the "King of the World" when you look down at Earth? 10. What kinds of experiments are currently being done aboard the ISS? 11. Is being in space really like all the training tests you take, such as the one where you sit in the chair and spin at 360? 12. Have you ever seen a UFO? 13. Do you grow plants for food on the ISS? 14. How would we eliminate the need to return to Earth for food while traveling in space? 15. Are there any animals in space with you? 16. How do you brush your teeth in space? 17. How long did you train and prepare for your trip to the ISS? 18. How do you wash clothes in space? 19. How do you feel knowing that you're a brave hero to thousands of people around the world? 20. What is the temperature in space like? 21. What did you and your crew accomplish on its last extravehicular activity? 22. Why is it so important to exercise after a mission? 23. Who has the rights to discoveries on the ISS? 24. Do you eat just freeze-dried food and are you able to bring any of your favorite snacks from Earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Liceo scientifico Giacinto De Sivo - Fondazione Villaggio dei Ragazzi, Maddaloni, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Tue, 2012-11-20 08:31:55 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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