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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland on 21 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:39 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9SPACE. The contact should be audible over portions of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne (Swiss Air Force Base) is located in the town of Payerne, 40 km southwest of Bern, in the French speaking part of Switzerland. This centre offers young people to follow an apprenticeship in a well-equipped environment. Four teachers are taking care of 30 students, aged between 16 and 20 years. All of them are involved in the ARISS event. Their studies will end up with a Certificate of Apprenticeship in Electronics or Polymecanics and a Certificate of Maturity. The students are conducted by Mr. Jean-Yves Dupertuis, and the school Principal is Mr. Reto Ramseyer. The QSO will be held in the museum "Clin d'Ailes", located on the Payerne Swiss Airforce Base. The museum "Clin d'Ailes" shows the military aeronautics of the second half of the XXth century. The president of the Museum Foundation is Mr. Claude Nicollier, HB9CN, first Swiss Astronaut. Mr. Nicollier should be with the students during the QSO. The Clin d'Ailes Swiss Air Force Museum Ham Radio Club, holding the calls HB4FR and HB9SPACE, will setup the station for the ARISS QSO. The students will launch a stratospheric balloon equipped with video and photo cameras, sensors and beacons two weeks ahead of the ARISS event. They are now on the way building the technical equipment of the balloon. After the ARISS QSO, they will present the videos, photos and the analysis results of the recorded sensor data to the assistance. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Who decided to build the ISS? 2. How long will it be possible to take advantage of the ISS as the station is now completed? 3. Does the ISS have a collision risk with other satellites? 4. What was the maximum speed of the launcher during your climb to the ISS in December last year? 5. Who decides when the Automated Transfer Vehicles and the ISS have to separate? 6. What is your mission on the ISS? 7. Have you had any technical problem on the ISS during your journey? 8. What happens if the communication facilities with the earth are completely out of service? 9. Do you have Internet and e-mail on the ISS? 10. Is your job dangerous? 11. I read that you are a doctor. Why did you decide to be also an astronaut? 12. Do you remember the first time you were in space? How did you feel? 13. How many days have you spent in space? 14. What impact on your health will you have after this spaceflight? 15. Is it physically more difficult to go to space or return to earth? 16. What was your most memorable experiment during your DELTA mission in 2004? 17. What kind of equipment is needed for an extra vehicular activity? 18. Can you see more stars from the ISS as from earth? 19. Do you have any spare time on board? 20. What is the most interesting thing that you have seen in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 14:09 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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2012-03-19 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 19, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, March 21 at 08:39 UTC. The contact will be held in the museum "Clin d'Ailes", located on the Payerne Swiss Airforce Base that has on display military aeronautics exhibits from the second half of the 20th century. Mr. Claude Nicollier, HB9CN, who is the first Swiss astronaut and president of the Museum Foundation, plans to attend the event. The Clin d'Ailes Swiss Air Force Museum Ham Radio Club, holding callsigns HB4FR and HB9SPACE, will set up its radio for the contact. Students plan to launch a stratospheric balloon equipped with video and photo cameras and sensors and beacons two weeks prior to the event. After the ARISS contact, they will present the videos, photos and the analysis of the recorded sensor data. Salem Elementary School in Apex, North Carolina has been scheduled for an ARISS contact on Wednesday, March 21 at 14:09 UTC via station VK5ZAI in Australia. This contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 2. Liberty Junior High Radios Don Pettit on ISS Students attending Liberty Junior High School in Burbank, Illinois experienced a very successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, March 14. Over 800 students, teachers and guests were present as students put their questions to astronaut Don Pettit, KD5MDT on ISS. The ARISS contact highlighted the school's comprehensive education plan covering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subject matter. Other activities students participated in included investigating thermal properties of different materials, building models of the ISS and exploring the cast distances of space and the effect of distance and radio waves. 3. Belgium Contact Successful An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held on Friday, March 16 between Middenschool de Regenboog Bree in Bree, Belgium and on-orbit astronaut André Kuipers, PI9ISS. A newly licensed 14 year girl operated the radio during the event while students had all 15 of their prepared questions answered. The contact was carried out as part of a curriculum covering the micro-gravity environment, history of manned spaceflight, commercial spaceflight and the construction of the ISS. 4. Leone Acciaiuoli Students Question ISS Astronaut On Sunday, March 18, Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX fielded ten questions from youth attending the Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli" in Ortona, Italy via an ARISS contact. Approximately 200 people were in attendance, including representatives from two television stations. AMSAT-Italia also provided coverage, streaming video on the Internet. The contact complemented science courses taught at the school such as Navigation, Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics and Satellite Communications and was a featured activity during the International Day of Planetaria. 5. ARISS-U.S. Schools Selected The NASA Teaching From Space office received 27 U.S. proposals for ARISS contacts that will be scheduled during the second half of this year. The U.S. Selection Committee reviewed the proposals and selected 18 schools for these contacts. The schools will be notified of their status early this week.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-18 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-18 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact was successful: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg (***) Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact was successful: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 deg (***) Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 08:39:41 UTC 58 deg Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 14:09:54 UTC 37 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 712. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 695. (***) 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 2012-03-18 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-18 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 **************************************************************************** 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona, Italy on 18 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:31 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and IQ6LN. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The language is yet to be determined. The Ortona Maritime Institute "Leone Acciaiuoli" (I.T.N) is a technical high school aimed at providing the students with a preparation adequate to start a career as an officer on merchant ships or continue their university studies in the field of engineering disciplines. The subjects that characterize the I.T.N. are: Navigation, Astronomy, Celestial navigation, Satellite navigation, Telecommunications (including satellite telecommunications), Technical English, Nautical and Aeronautical Meteorology, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Physics. Lots of them deals with issues related to space technologies. Number of students about 400. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. We all believe you are special people working together to achieve one common great goal. Are you proud of the great moral and scientific value of your commitment? 2. What is the relationship among you being forced to live together in a confined place for an extended period of time? 3. What cultural requirements must an astronaut satisfy besides very hard physical and psychological training? 4. Is it easier for astronauts to get used to being weightless or to get used to gravity again when they come back to Earth? 5. What height is ISS orbiting at and why was this specific height chosen? 6. How is the ISS flight path controlled? 7. When working outside the ISS how are you protected from the space environment and the risk of flying away? 8. How long does the voyage back down to the earth take? And how does it take place? 9. How do you feel when watching the earth from the spacecraft window? 10. Do you think living in space might change your perception of the world and influence your future life on earth? 11. People say human beings age slower in space than on earth. Is that true? 12. How do days and nights alternate up there and how often do you see the sun rising? 13. How do you receive news from the earth? 14. Do you ever happen to miss your ordinary life on earth while being up there? 15. What does astronauts' diet consist in and how is it usually prepared? 16. How are water and oxygen generated on board? 17. What research are you doing and what benefits will result from it? 18. We know you are growing plants on board. Why? 19. How do you dispose of waste? 20. Do you think people will travel to space in the next future? Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 08:39 UTC 2. Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI Wed 21 Mar 2012, 14:09 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 2012-03-15 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-15 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact was successful: Wed 2012-03-14 18:14:25 UTC 38 deg (***) Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 deg Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 08:39:41 UTC 58 deg Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 14:09:54 UTC 37 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 710. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 693. (***) 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 2012-03-15 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-15 03:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-14 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-14 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:14:25 UTC 38 deg Watch for live stream. Go to http://www.bsd111.org/Schools/LibertyJH/ and follow link to Video Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 deg Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 08:39:41 UTC 58 deg Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 14:09:54 UTC 37 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 709. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 692. 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 2012-03-14 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-06 10:00 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-13 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-13 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:14:25 UTC 38 deg Watch for live stream. Go to http://www.bsd111.org/Schools/LibertyJH/ and follow link to Video Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 deg Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 08:39:41 UTC 58 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 709. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 692. 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 2012-03-13 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium on 16 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and ON5LL. The contact should be audible over portions of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Middenschool de regenboog Bree is a secondary school in Bree, a city in Belgium. This city is well known: 'it's the city of Kim Clijsters', our tennis champion! Student population of 120 is spread across one campus. Our school offers general and vocational education. One teacher, Sabine Teuwen brought us into contact with Rik Strobbe, ARISS mentor. He suggested we could cooperate and have the wonderful opportunity to contact astronaut Andre Kuipers onboard the International Space Station. The head of the school agreed readily. We had great support from the amateur radio team led by Johny Verhoeven. They set up the radio station and prepared the students for the "Space Talk". The whole project is an outstanding means to make pupils, teachers and parents more aware of what lies beyond our planet's borders. This event offers us the chance to get more pupils than ever before interested in the process of scientific advancement. The radio contact with Andre Kuipers is a unique opportunity for our school! Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Were you nervous for take-off? 2. What's the purpose of your mission? 3. What's your favourite food in the ISS? 4. How long will you stay aboard the ISS? 5. What's the most appealing thing to your mission? 6. What are the biggest discomforts? 7. How is the station kept warm? 8. How does it feel to be in such a small space all the time? 9. Did you feel nauseous at the beginning? 10. Can you describe the feeling when you've just landed on earth? 11. What will be the first thing you do when back on earth? 12. Do you have time, time to yourself, in the ISS? 13. Will you leave the station to work during EVA? 14. How is your weight measured in space? 15. How is the ISS steered? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Sun, 18 Mar 2012, 11:31 UTC Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia 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 Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL on 14 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and AJ9N. The contact should be audible over 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. Liberty Junior High School is part of Burbank School District 111 in Burbank, Illinois. Although Burbank was not named after the ISS commander Dan Burbank, we felt the connection was quite serendipitous. Liberty was built in 2004 and educates close to 800 7th and 8th grade students. The demographics of our population include 61.5% white and 35.1 % Hispanic students. We not only educate children; our district provides the community with parenting classes, computer literacy classes, and English as a Second Language classes. Remarkably, this is the second event of its kind to take place in District 111, as a little over a decade ago; Luther Burbank School was the first in history to participate in an ARISS contact made from the International Space Station featuring astronaut and space station commander Bill Shepherd. ARISS volunteer Charlie Sufana, whose equipment and expertise helped to make the first contact possible, will be there for the second contact to ensure its success. Anticipation has been brewing among Liberty students as throughout the last several weeks space station history and mission control have been the emphasis of the school's newsletters, hallway bulletins, and daily announcements. Also, teachers across varying content areas have incorporated lessons regarding space, astronomy, NASA, and the ISS into their subject curriculum. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long does it take to meet the requirements for being an astronaut? 2. What kinds of training did you have to have to be on the International Space Station? 3. What kind of medical testing does an astronaut have to go through to be physically and mentally fit for duty? 4. What kind of research are you doing on this mission? 5. Does time feel different in space as compared to time on Earth? 6. How do you deal with medical emergencies while on the ISS? 7. Is it hard to get along with the same people for the length of the trip in space, and how do you handle conflicts? 8. How do the simulators you train on compare to really being in space? 9. How and how often do you communicate with your family? 10. If you were able to create an invention to make your journey in space easier, what would you create and why? 11. What has been your greatest challenge in space? 12. What was the most memorable thing you have seen in space? 13. What life lessons have you learned during your expedition on the ISS? 14. Would you encourage students our age to try for a career in space, and, if so, what areas of study would you recommend? 15. How long does it take to feel "normal" again when you return from space? 16. What will you miss the most from the ISS when you return to earth? 17. Do computers, such as laptops, IPADS, Kindles, or Nooks, work similarly in space as they do here on Earth? 18. Does "wireless" internet access or "WIFI" work up there, and if not, how do you connect via internet? 19. What experiments are being conducted on the outside of the space station? 20. How often do space walks occur and what was accomplished on the most recent space walk? 21. How much of a threat is there of the ISS being hit by space junk? 22. What is your favorite thing do on your free time? 23. When you were in Junior High School, did you ever envision yourself where you are today, working on a space station? 24. Has anyone fallen ill soon after launch, and if so, what happened and what is protocol in such a situation? 25. What are your concerns regarding the long-term physical effects of space travel? 26. How are robots used aboard the space station? 27. What is the process for selecting astronauts for spacewalks? 28. How much do you learn about other cultures while working with astronauts from other countries? 29. Does the crew eat the same meals or does each member get to choose his menu? 30. What are space suits made of? 31. Is each crew member responsible for his own part of the mission, or does everyone work together on each task? 32. What inspired you to become an astronaut? Watch for live stream. Go to http://www.bsd111.org/Schools/LibertyJH/ and follow link to Video Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 10:10 UTC 2. Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona,Italy, direct via IQ6LN Sun, 18 Mar 2012, 11:31 UTC Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia (***) 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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2012-03-12 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 12, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Liberty Junior High School in Burbank, Illinois on Wednesday, March 14 at 18:14 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 Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium on Friday, March 16 at 10:10 UTC. Students are learning about the micro-gravity environment and how the human body is affected. They are also learning about the history of manned spaceflight, commercial spaceflight, the construction of the ISS, and safety concerns. This contact is planned in the Dutch language with Astronaut André Kuipers. An ARISS contact has been scheduled for Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona, Italy on Sunday, March 18 at 11:31 UTC. The Ortona Maritime Institute "Leone Acciaiuoli" (I.T.N) is a technical high school that prepares the student for a career as a merchant ship officer or to continue his university studies in the field of engineering disciplines. Among the subjects taught at the school are navigation, astronomy, celestial navigation, satellite navigation, telecommunications (including satellite telecommunications), mathematics and physics. Since 1991, the Institute has taken part in the "International Day of Planetaria" which provides an opportunity for educating the public in the areas of planetaria, science and technology. On this day, the public is able to visit the Planetarium, laboratories, astronomical telescope and other astronomical equipment. The ARISS contact will be held as part of the day's activities. 2. California Students Radio Dan Burbank on Space Station On Monday, March 5, Dilworth Elementary School in San Jose, California participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX. Burbank fielded 19 questions put to him by the students about the challenges encountered while living in space. The contact took place during the NASA Destination Station exhibit at The Tech Museum located nearby and complemented lessons on Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 3. Astronaut André Kuipers Answers Children's Questions via ARISS An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between André Kuipers and school children at the Space Expo in Noordwijk, Netherlands on Tuesday, March 6 via station ON4ISS in Belgium. The radio activity was part of an educational program around Kuipers' mission Spaceship Earth which targets youth who are 10-14 years of age. Part of this program consists of mission assignments that Kuipers gives to Dutch schoolchildren. The winners of each challenge were invited to the radio contact. Other activities included lessons and experiments. 4. Hams who Experimented with ARISSat Make the News Farrell and Jeff Winder, the father and son who helped in the development of SuitSat-1, made the news recently when they used ARISSat's transponder and after several tries, successfully sent and received a picture of Farrell Winder's automobile license plate. Community Press posted the story, "Father, son team up in 'outer space'." See: http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20120301… 5. NASA Web Site Supports STEM Education A new NASA Web site and application, "ISS Live," supports Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. The site provides live data from the ISS and includes lessons that can be used in the classroom, with more to be added in the near future. Also coming is a blog where educators may share their ideas and experiences. See: http://spacestationlive.jsc.nasa.gov/ 6. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On March 9, Amateur Radio Newsline report #1804 talked about Richard Garriott's documentary covering his flight in space and use of amateur radio. Another story talked about Canadian ham astronaut Chris Hadfield, VAOOG who will become the first Canadian commander of the ISS. "Names in the News: W5LFL and W5KWQ - Man on a Mission - The Movie" and "Ham Radio in Space: VA3OOG to be First Canadian to Command the ISS" may be viewed at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1804.txt 7. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The March 11 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-071) included a link to a HamRadioNow interview, posted on Southgate Amateur Radio Club's Web site, with Lou McFadin, W5DID at the Orlando HamCation where he talked about ARISSat-1. To view the video, see: http://tinyurl.com/LouMcFadin

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