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2012-11-05 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 5, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is slated for Istituto Comprensivo di Govone, Scuola Secondaria di primo grado "Nino Costa" di Priocca and Istituto Comprensivo di Diano d'Alba in Priocca, Italy on Thursday, November 8 at 12:04 UTC, direct via station IK1SLD. The ISS contact will be the culmination of a two year program which involves 150 students, ages 11-14. The students have been working with their teachers and with educators from the Science Center Infini.to - Museum of Space and Planetarium of Turin (Italy), attending courses in astronomy, space science and exploration. Lessons are linked to the national curriculum covering Earth science, the solar system and technology. 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi in Casamassima di Bari, Italy is slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, November 9 at 12:53 UTC. The contact is part of the primary school's comprehensive STEM curriculum. 2. Successful ARISS Contacts Held On Tuesday, October 30, South Florida Science Museum (SFSM) in West Palm Beach, Florida welcomed county students to participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI aboard the ISS. The West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Club, WPBARC, which maintains a ham station within the museum, collaborated with area teachers to provide educational content to students emphasizing NASA, the ISS and amateur radio. The club facilitated the radio connection with the ISS. During the contact, approximately 90 students were present at the radio station site and another 200 were in an adjacent room watching by CCTV. VIPs in attendance included Scott Carpenter - one of the original seven astronauts. The contact was seen by 125,000-187,000 students. The event was broadcast over the air on the Educational Networks channel 23, the PBS station's channel 42.4 (digital), and on 2 local Comcast Cable channels, bringing the estimated live audience to about 250,000 viewers. Others watched the live stream on the internet. Video is available for viewing: https://vodcast.palmbeachschools.org/player/812RZ An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between students from Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy in Olean, New York and astronaut Suni Williams, KD5PLB on the Space Station on Tuesday, October 30 using telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. An audience of over 100 gathered for the event at the Dresser-Rand Challenger Learning Center at St. Bonaventure University located in Allegany, New York, and listened as Williams answered 19 questions during the 11minute pass over northern Italy. The contact was part of a comprehensive education plan covering Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The Olean Times Herald covered the event. See: http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/article_378e5d5e-235e-11e2-9531-0019bb2 963f4.html Students from Cumberland Elementary School in West Lafayette, Indiana participated in a Q&A session with Kevin Ford, KF5GPP via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 30. Over 600 students, parents and teachers listened in as the youths asked their questions. The contact was integrated into a curriculum covering topics on space research, robotics and engineering. WLFI TV 18 and Lafayette Journal Courier provided media coverage. See: http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/cumberland-elementary-calling-the-interna tional-space-station and http://www.jconline.com/article/20121030/NEWS0401/310300030/West-Lafayette-s chool-to-space-station-Do-you-copy-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE An ARISS contact was held between Primarschule Aesch students in Forch, Switzerland and on-orbit astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB on Friday, November 2. The children had 21 questions answered before the ISS went over the horizon. Around 40 people attended the event which received extensive media coverage including 3 newspapers, one country-wide radio station and one television station. The contact complemented a science curriculum covering astronomy and spaceflight. 3. Public Relations Award Received for ARISS Contact The ARISS contact held with Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy on April 19, 2012 earned Karen and Clint Bradford an award for an annual competition held by the Public Relations Society of America. For the full story, see: http://ariss.rac.ca/oindex.htm#Special_event_with_astronaut_wins_public_rela tions_award 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-309) posted on November 4 included 2 items about the ARISS program. "Successful ARISS School Contacts" and "Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy ARISS Contact Wins PR Award" may be viewed in full at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000663.html 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS The Amateur Radio Newsline report #1838 posted two ARISS-related items on November 2. The first piece was about the South Florida Science Museum contact held on October 30 and the second covered the ARISS contact with Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy that won Clint and Karen Bradford a Public Relations Society of America award. "Ham Radio in Space: Largest Contact Ever with the ISS" and "Names in the News: K6LCS Receives Special Public Service Award" may be viewed at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1838.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-02 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-11-02 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact was successful: Fri 2012-11-02 13:47:35 UTC 46 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 774. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 757. (***) 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 2012-11-02 23:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-11-02 23:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf 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 with Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Primarschule Aesch, Forch, Switzerland on 02 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9TSO. The contact should be audible over Switzerland and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Aesch is a quaint little village that is situated on a hill in the middle of forests and green meadows. Even though it is a rural area Zurich can be reached in just 20 minutes with the train. The Primary School Aesch counts 180 students. They are at the age of four to twelve years and go from kindergarten up to sixth grade. The school brings children with various cultural backgrounds together. This cultural and linguistic diversity enriches school life and helps exercising tolerance and respect, which is an important value for teachers and students. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you decide to become an astronaut? 2. What kind of education and training did you have to do to become an astronaut? 3. What did you think and feel before you flew in space for the first time? 4. What was it like when you went to space for the first time? 5. What kind of work do you do while you are in space? 6. Do you sometimes feel bored in space or do you have a hobby you can do in the spaceship? 7. What do you work when you are on earth? 8. What do you like the most in space? 9. What is the most impressive thing you have seen in space? 10. What is the temperature like on the moon? And what do you wear when you are on the moon? 11. How does zero gravity feel like? 12. What is difficult to do when you are in zero gravity? 13. Is it easy to float in space or do you have to practice it previously? 14. What do you eat on the spaceship? Can you cook there? 15. How does the food taste? Is it good? 16. How do you eat and drink in space? Do you use knives and forks? 17. What do you do when you don't have any more food on the spaceship? 18. How and where do you sleep when you are in space? 19. How does it feel to go on the toilet in space? 20. What do you miss the most from earth when you are in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo di Govone, Scuola Secondaria di primo grado "Nino Costa" di Priocca, Istituto Comprensivo di Diano d'Alba, Priocca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Thu, 08Nov12 12:04 UTC 2. Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN Fri, 09Nov12 12:53 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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