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2012-03-05 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 5, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Dilworth Elementary School in San Jose, California has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 5 at 18:33 UTC. The ARISS contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands on Tuesday, March 6 at 13:11 UTC via station ON4ISS in Belgium. The radio activity will be part of an educational program around André Kuipers' mission Spaceship Earth which targets children who are 10-14 years of age. Part of this program consists of mission assignments Kuipers gives to Dutch schoolchildren. The winners of each challenge will be invited to the radio contact. Other activities include lessons and experiments. 2. ESA Awards ARISS Contact to Winners of Competition Students from three schools, the American School of the Hague, the International School of Amsterdam and the British School in the Netherlands, took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, February 27 via station IK1SLD in Italy. This ARISS contact with astronaut André Kuipers was offered as a prize by the European Space Agency (ESA) to those schools who submitted the best suggestions for experiments or demonstrations that could be performed in microgravity on board the ISS using common everyday items. The youth were given lessons on radio signals and communications which involved local radio ham experts. 3. Atlanta, Georgia Youth Radio ISS Astronaut On Friday, March 2, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between astronaut Don Pettit, KD5MDT on the ISS and Parkside Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia. The radio link was provided by station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. Questions were asked concerning the education and training needed to become an astronaut and about how space affects one's appetite and sleep. The contact was part of a comprehensive education plan using NASA related activities to pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Audio was carried live on the NASA TV hour. East Atlanta Patch posted an article on the contact. http://eastatlanta.patch.com/articles/parkside-elementary-to-international-… 4. Pettit Chats with Greek Students via ARISS Students attending the 5th Geniko Lykeio Katerinis in Katerini, Greece experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, March 2. The youth spoke with Don Pettit about the experiments onboard the ISS and asked how he communicates with his family during his mission. The contact complemented lessons covering astronomy and amateur radio with special attention given to the ISS regarding its role in humanity and science, its orbit and the every day life of the astronaut. ISS courses were based on ESA's education tool "ISS Education Kit." Five hundred were in attendance and another hundred connected to the internet to view the streaming video. Media coverage included two television stations. 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On March 2, Amateur Radio Newsline report #1803 carried an article about the recent ARISS contact held during the John Glenn Event in Perth, Australia. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbit of the Earth, when the population of Perth turned on its lights and Glenn observed the city was visible from space, leading to Perth's nickname, "City of Lights." To view, "Ham Radio in Space: Amateur Radio Celebrates John Glenn over Perth Australia," see: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1803.txt

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Upcoming ARISS contact with ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands on 06 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:11 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch. The questions are asked by children who won the Ruimteschip Aarde (Spaceship Earth) competition. In this competition André Kuipers challenged them to turn their class room into a spaceship and to think very good about what they and their class mates needed to survive in space for a very long time. They showed their results in videos. In some of the questions the children refer to inventions they made for this competition, such as the Poep Brandstof Generator (Poop fuel generator, Q4) and the Geur Vergeet Geheugen Machine (a machine that makes it possible to smell forgotten scents from earth, Q6) Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: Hello Andre, this is Jasper Wamsteker of the Netherlands Space Office and the Ruimteschip Aarde project. I am here together with the proud winners of the first special mission of Ruimteschip Aarde. I see a lot of delighted and excited faces around me. The children here have a lot of questions for you, but first I have a question myself. 1. We can hear you, but we cannot see you. Please could you describe to us where you are at the moment? 2. Will it ever be possible that children go on a long space trip? Or would this be too dangerous for the growth and the strength of their bones and organs? 3. If you eat salt in space, does it affect your bone density? 4. For the competition we designed a PBG (Poop Fuel Generator). Poop is converted into fuel and thus used for relocation in space by the principle of action=reaction. Do you think the PBG can ever be made and used by astronauts on a space mission that takes several years? 5. How long can you survive in space in case no new provisions are brought? 6. For the competition we came up with the idea of the GVGM (Forgotten Scents Remembrance Machine). This helps you to smell and remember smells from earth. Which 3 scents would you like the GVGM to be able to reproduce? 7. You do a lot of experiments in the ISS. Which one has your preference? 8. Did you ever come up with an idea for an experiment yourself, that you would like to conduct in space? 9. What do you do in case the oxygen falls out? 10. Now that you are in space, do you read a science fiction novel there, or is that not necessary anymore? 11. Is there an experiment that you would like to conduct, but which you cannot do because of lack of time? 12. Is there a game that you and your fellow astronauts play together in your free time? 13. When you were launched, did you feel the high speed of the rocket? 14. Can you imagine what it would be like to be so far away that it is not possible anymore to see earth? 15. You travel to the ISS in a very small capsule. How can you take all your clothes with you? 16. Is there a device which can be used in the ISS that you would like to be made? 17. What effects on your body do you experience now that you are in space? 18. Would you like to live in space forever together with your friends and family? 19. Do you ever have stomach ache as a result of lack of gravity? 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 Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA on 05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and AA6W. 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. Dilworth School serves students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is located in a suburban setting in west San Jose. Dilworth School staff is committed to a child-centered, sound instructional program that emphasizes basic skill building, the process of learning, character education and a variety of opportunities for enrichment. We consider each student a unique individual whose educational and social growth is guided toward the goal of becoming a productive, responsible informed citizen in our society. Since the inception of the statewide STAR test and API rankings, Dilworth has been recognized as a high performing school, and we continue to meet our growth targets. In concert with academic focus, student's overall social and emotional needs are supported through classroom, school activities, and support services. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is traveling on a shuttle in space different than traveling in an airplane on Earth? 2. Is it difficult to write in space? If so, why? 3. When you leave the Earth's atmosphere, what happens to you physically? 4. How many years of training do you have to go through before you can actually go to space? 5. Can you tell when it's day or night while in space? 6. Does your body feel different in space? 7. What is the most challenging thing to do in space? 8. When you enter space, how do you feel emotionally? 9. In the event of an emergency, how do you all evacuate? 10. How many missions does the average astronauts go on? 11. How do you know if you have enough oxygen if you are constantly using it? 12. Does anything happen to spaceships when entering an atmosphere? If so, why does it happen? 13. Can there be a fire on the space station and if so, how would you put it out? 14. What do astronauts do for entertainment in space? 15. How do you eat in space? 16. Why do astronauts wear white spacesuits? 17. Are there health concerns if you are in space for too long? 18. While in space, what food do you miss the most? 19. What experiments are you currently conducting? 20. How do you shower in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via ON4ISS Tue 6 Mar 2012, 13:11 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 2012-03-03 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-03 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Parkside Elementary, Atlanta, GA, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Fri 2012-03-02 16:42:29 UTC 84 deg (***) 5th Geniko Lykeio Katerinis, Katerini, Greece, direct via SX2ISS Contact was successful: Fri 2012-03-02 17:03:52 UTC 46 deg (***) Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, direct via AA6W Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-03-05 18:33:06 UTC 59 deg ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-03-06 13:11:11 UTC 71 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. 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 707. (***)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-01 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-01 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Parkside Elementary, Atlanta, GA, telebridge via K6DUE The contact is a go is for: Fri 2012-03-02 16:42:29 UTC 84 deg Watch for live simulcast at www.livestream.com/parksideariss (***) 5th Geniko Lykeio Katerinis, Katerini, Greece, direct via SX2ISS Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-02 17:03:52 UTC 46 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lyceum5thkaterini-ariis-project and http://vod.sch.gr/video/iptv/646 (***) Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, direct via AA6W Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-03-05 18:33:06 UTC 59 deg ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-03-06 13:11:11 UTC 71 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. 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 705. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 688. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 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, Minnesota, 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 2012-03-01 01:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-02-27 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 **************************************************************************** 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. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Exp. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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