An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Hay, NSW, Australia on 01 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:44 UTC.
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Hay, NSW has offered a sound academic education in the Catholic Tradition since it was established in 1883 by the Presentation Sisters. We are part of the Catholic Education System of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes and in 2004 have an enrolment of 102 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 in six small classes ranging from 13 to 21 students per class, ensuring close individual attention for each student. As a school community we work together to provide a safe, happy and welcoming school environment for students, staff and parents.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. When you sleep, do you have to float?
2. Do you have to be careful of crashing into asteroids?
3. Do you use electrical cords with power points in space?
4. How do moon buggies stay on the moon?
5. How do you get to speak to your family?
6. Do you get visitors on the ISS?
7. What do you love about being on the ISS and what is your favourite
planet?
8. Do you always have to wear a special suit?
9. How long do you stay in the Space Station?
10. Do you get to go outside the Space Station, is it scary?
11. Why did you want to go into space?
12. Do the constellations such as the Southern Cross look the same in space
as they do on earth?
13. Has there ever been an emergency on the ISS and what happens if there is
one?
14. What is the most dangerous or risky thing that has happened to you?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact.
Next planned event(s):
1. Kawatinagano Higashi Junior High School, Kawatinagano, Japan, direct
via TBD
Wed, 06 June 2012, 11:18 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
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School,
Hay, NSW, Australia, Friday June 1st. AOS is approximately 10:44 UTC.
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK6MJ. The contact
should be
audible over western Australia. Interested parties are invited to
listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be
conducted
in English.
Audio from this contact will be fed into the:
IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector by the N9XH Ground Station
If conditions are favoarble we will relay audio to EchoLink *AMSAT*
(101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers
Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/
Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes
prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the
preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station
call to the ISS.
Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in
the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the
event.Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every
third
question.
** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other
manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes
**
73,
John - AG9D
ARISS Audio Distribution
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-30 05:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Hay, NSW, Australia, telebridge via
VK6MJ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-06-01 10:44:56 UTC 68 deg
Kawatinagano Higashi Junior High School, Kawatinagano, Japan, direct via
TBD (***)
Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-06-06 11:18:23 UTC 40 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 726.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 709.
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 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-05-30 05:00 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 2012-05-25 00:30 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. 30/31 on orbit
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT
André Kuipers PI9ISS
Exp. 31/32 on orbit
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Sergey Revin
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
May 29, 2012
1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for St. Mary's Catholic Primary School in Hay, NSW, Australia on
Friday, June 1 at 10:44 UTC via Australian telebridge station VK6MJ.
Students are learning about space and are involved in creative writing
projects using the "My Life as an Astronaut" theme. Older students are
working on informational reports focused on life in space and the occupation
of astronauts.
2. Northland Preparatory Academy Calls ISS
On Thursday, May 24, students from Northland Preparatory Academy in
Flagstaff, Arizona participated in an Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contact with Joe Acaba, KE5DAR on the ISS.
Approximately 550 students, staff and administrators, as well as Dr. Jeffrey
Hall, director of the Lowell Observatory, and the mayor were in attendance.
The contact complemented a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
curriculum. Video of the event, including Dr. Hall's presentation, has been
posted on-line. See: http://spacescienceteaching.blogspot.com/
The Arizona Daily Sun ran an article on the event which may be found here:
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/voice-from-the-final-frontier-at-
npa/article_2a397493-3985-58b5-a833-7f3780a66479.html
3. Burbank Debrief Scheduled
Astronaut Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX will participate in a debrief session with
ARISS members on May 30. Burbank participated in many ARISS contacts during
his Expedition 29/30 mission which ended on April 27.
4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS
The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin
(ANS-148) posted on May 27 has an article titled, "ARISS Call For
Volunteers." It talks about the Dayton presentations given by Mark Hammond,
N8MH on ARISS mentor and ARISS ground station opportunities and provides the
ARRL Web site link (http://www.arrl.org/ariss-volunteers) which details
those opportunities. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000622.html
5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
The May 25 Amateur Radio Newsline report #1815 included an article about
some Penn State Behrend students who "developed a super capacitor based
energy storage
device designed to replace the silver-zinc battery on ARISSat type
satellites." To view, "Ham Radio in Space: Student Project May Fly in
Space," go to:
http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1815.txt
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-25 18:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Hay, NSW, Australia, telebridge via
VK6MJ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-06-01 10:44:56 UTC 68 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 726.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 709.
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 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-05-25 18:00 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 2012-05-25 00:30 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. 30/31 on orbit
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT
André Kuipers PI9ISS
Exp. 31/32 on orbit
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Sergey Revin
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-25 00:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV
Contact was successful: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 deg (***)
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Hay, NSW, Australia, telebridge via
VK6MJ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-06-01 10:44:56 UTC 68 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 726. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 709. (***)
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 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-05-25 00:30 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 2012-05-25 00:30 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. 30/31 on orbit
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT
André Kuipers PI9ISS
Exp. 31/32 on orbit
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Sergey Revin
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-21 18:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV
Contact is a go: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 deg
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Hay, NSW, Australia, telebridge via
VK6MJ (***)
Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-06-01 10:44:56 UTC 68 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 725.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 708.
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 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-05-21 18:00 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 2012-05-19 23:30 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 b
oard
and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will
retransmit shuttle audio.
****************************************************************************
Exp. 30/31 on orbit
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT
André Kuipers PI9ISS
Exp. 31/32 on orbit
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Sergey Revin
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ on 24 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:00 UTC.
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KF7RCV. The contact should be audible over western 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.
Northland Preparatory Academy is a public charter school located in Flagstaff, Arizona currently serving 559 students in grades 6-12. Founded in 1996 by a group of parents determined to provide a rigorous education for their children, NPA is a thriving learning community and has already established an excellent track record of preparing students for college success. NPA does not have selective entrance requirements; its students gain admission through a lottery which determines a waiting list for available spots. NPA is fully accredited by the North Central Association/AdvancEd.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How can you tell when to go to sleep in space?
2. Do solar flares affect your life in space?
3. Why do you do experiments in space when we do not live in space?
4. What goes through your head when you think you are spending the next 6
months away from home?
5. Do you still catch colds and the flu in space?
6. Do you conserve resources such as water, electricity, etc. since you only
have a limited amount?
7. How do you swallow water without gravity to bring it down your throat?
8. What are some of your daily activities on the ISS?
9. What was the toughest obstacle that you had to get around to be where you
are now?
10. Between launch and re-entry which one scares you the most and why?
11. How has being in space changed your perspective of Earth and life on
Earth?
12. What differences are you finding between plants grown in space and here
on Earth?
13. Do you ever get claustrophobic while living on the ISS?
14. Besides family and loved ones, what do you miss the most from Earth?
15. Did you get to bring any photos or persona items to the ISS?
16. Do you ever get sick from floating around?
17. How do you avoid hitting an object floating around the Earth?
18. How long did it take you to learn all the cool buttons and gadgets in the
ISS?
19. How hard is it to adjust to the schedule on the space station?
20. When you are sleeping in space do you ever get "that sensation of
falling" that you can sometimes experience here on earth?
21. What made you want to be an astronaut?
22. Does everyone there have a specific job?
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
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
May 21, 2012
1. Upcoming School Contact
Northland Preparatory Academy in Flagstaff, Arizona has been scheduled for
an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
Thursday, May 24 at 17:00 UTC. The contact is part of a comprehensive
education plan which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM).
2. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
The ARISS International Team monthly meeting was held on May 15. Discussions
included a status of the Ham TV project. Minutes have been posted:
http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-05-15.htm
3. Astronaut Training Status
Chris Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG and Thomas Marshburn, KE5HOC, both slated to
fly with Expedition 34, acquired their preflight training during a session
on May 14. Alexander Gerst, KF5ONO (Expedition 40) took his introductory/
basic operations class on May 9.
Kevin Ford, KF5GPP is scheduled for a preflight session on May 22. He is
scheduled to launch with the Expedition 33 crew in October 2012.
4. ARRL Site for ARISS Volunteers
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has a new Web page for ARISS-US
volunteers. For more information about these opportunities, see:
http://www.arrl.org/ariss-volunteers
5. AMSAT News Service on ARISS
The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin
(ANS-141) posted on May 20 contained two ARISS-related items. The first
piece covered Dayton Hamvention activities which included the presentations
given by Mark Hammond, N8MH about ARISS mentor and ARISS ground station
opportunities. A second item was posted about the new Expedition 31 ham
crew members that arrived at the ISS last week. See:
http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000620.html
6. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
The May 18 Amateur Radio Newsline report #1814 included an article on the
new crew members that joined Expedition 31 on the ISS. The article, "Ham
Radio in Space: Three More Hams Launch toward the ISS" may be found at:
http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1814.txt
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-19 23:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Participants Of Competition Sponsored By Junior Academy Of Science At S.
P. Korolev Museum In Zhitomir, Ukraine, direct via TBD
Contact was successful 2012-05-18 06:40 UTC (***)
Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV
Contact is a go: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 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 725. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 708. (***)
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.
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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.
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IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS
BULLETIN
BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE:
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-05-19 23:30 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 2012-05-19 23:30 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
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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.
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Exp. 30/31 on orbit
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT
André Kuipers PI9ISS
Exp. 31/32 on orbit (***)
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Sergey Revin
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors