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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-29 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-29 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 deg (***) Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 734. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 717. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-06-29 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-06-29 01:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-26 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-26 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Contact was unsuccessful: Tue 2012-06-26 18:22:29 UTC 54 deg (***) ARISS is attempting to determine what occurred and when the contact might be rescheduled. (***) 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 deg Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 733. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 716. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-06-26 20:30 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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

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Upcoming ARISS contact with 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX on 28 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:11 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over mid and eastern 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. Innovate+Educate, in partnership with Young Invincibles, is hosting the STEM Solutions Youth Summit on Thursday June 28th as part of US News STEM Solutions 2012. The purpose of the Youth Summit is for the youth voice to be represented in the issues that impact them most. The Youth Summit will convene approximately 75 young adults (16-24yrs) from the local Dallas area to participate in, as well as lead discussions around the critical STEM issues defined by US News STEM Solutions. The youth delegates will be attending keynote panels in the morning and then having discussions with thought leaders from each of the key areas represented: government, industry, foundations, education & media. At the end of the Youth Summit, delegates will produce a solutions & next steps documents to be included with the larger, US News STEM Solutions Summit outcomes. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. To you, what is the modern-day Sputnik moment for the United States? 2. What high school or college subject do you think has been the most helpful in your work today? 3. What can I do now to prepare for a career in science, math, and/or technology? 4. What is the most interesting thing you've learned since going into space? 5. How can I get my peers excited about science, math, and technology? 6. Do you have technology, like the internet, on the space station to keep up with current news? 7. How did your field of study and academics eventually bring you to a career with NASA? 8. What should I, as a high school/college student, be studying right now if I want to work for NASA someday? 9. What is it like, seeing hurricanes and other major events from space? 10. How often do you get to talk to your family and friends? 11. What does a typical daily schedule look like on the space station? 12. At what point in your youth did you think you wanted to be an astronaut? 13. As you orbit Earth, do you ever feel like you are 240 miles away from Earth? 14. What was the hardest part of becoming an astronaut? 15. What do you miss most about Earth? 16. How do you spend your free time in space? 17. What will future space exploration look like? 18. When you're not in space, what will you miss most? 19. Where would you most like to go in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Wed, 4 July 2012, 14:23 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 with Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA on 26 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:22 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KE4ZXW. The contact should be audible over mid and eastern 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. The Virginia Air & Space Center is a non-profit education center that serves as the Visitor Center for NASA Langley Research Center as well as being home to the NASA LaRC Educator Resource Center (ERC). We offer education programs to schools, scouts, home schoolers, and the general public. We host ERC and NASA teacher workshops, STEM activities, events such as NASA's Sun-Earth Day, and the International Observe the Moon Night. We serve the community at large and provide programming for the under-served youth population. We have an in-house ham radio station that is being used for this contact. It is used to educate students and the public on what ham radio is, how it works, and how satellites work as a means for communication. These questions are from our youth volunteers. We have a youth volunteer program that works with students. The students must maintain a good grade in school. If they are having trouble with a subject we will mentor them to help them. The youth volunteers give tours of the center, do public demos, and learn the skills needed to succeed later in life. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What have been the psychological impacts of long term space exposure? 2. What is it like doing experiments in space? 3. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in space? 4. Are you scared about the eye problems that occur from space travel? 5. Is it scary going into space? 6. How do you have to be in a weightlessness environment before you feel its physical effects? 7. What happens if you break a bone in space? 8. How do you shower in space? 9. Do you still eat food out of a tube or do you cook on the ISS? 10. What is the average age of an astronaut on the ISS? 11. How long did you have to train to go into space and live on the ISS? 12. What do you miss the most when you are on the ISS? 13. Do you share your different languages while you are sharing a home in space? 14. Is it true the ISS is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye in broad daylight? 15. Why was the ISS built? Next planned event(s): 1. 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Thu, 28 June 2012, 18:11 UTC 2. Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Wed, 4 July 2012, 14:23 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 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: International Student Forum Slavic Commonwealth 2012, Sochi (Dagomys), Russia, direct via RW3W/6 Contact was successful Sat 2012-06-23 18:10 UTC (***) Ruzaevsky Polytechnic College, Mordovia, Russia, direct via UB4UAD Contact was successful Sun 2012-06-24 14:05 UTC (***) Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-06-26 18:22:29 UTC 54 deg 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 deg Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 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 733. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 716. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS ******************************************************************* *********** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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

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2012-06-25 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report June 25, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the Virginia Air and Space Center located in Hampton, Virginia on Tuesday, June 26 at 18:22 UTC. The contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The 2012 STEM Summit in Dallas, Texas has been slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, June 28 at 18:11 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. Leland Melvin, Associate Administrator for Education, and Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator, are expected to be in attendance. NASAs Third Rock Radio plans to air the contact audio. http://www.rfcmedia.com/thirdrockradio/ 2. Canada Scouts Contact Successful On Saturday, June 23, Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council in Dartmouth, Canada called on-orbit astronaut André Kuipers, PI9ISS during an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact via telebridge station VK5ZAI in Australia. The contact was held as part of a space event with Scouts of various ages in conjunction with groups earning their Science Badge awards. Over 150 were in attendance. The contact was Webcast and the presentation was captured for retransmission by Aliant IPTV Atlantic during July/August and for development of an edited CD for distribution to interested parties. There was excellent media coverage including 3 television stations and two newspapers. A 20 minute radio interview was held with "the Rick Howe Show" on Friday, June 22 on Amateur Radio - ARISS and Field Day Operations. In addition, an article is being prepared for periodicals: Royal Astronomical Society, Halifax Public Libraries, Radio Amateurs of Canada. 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The ARISS-International monthly teleconference was held on Tuesday, June 19. Discussion topics included a Columbus Module status. Minutes have been posted: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-06-19.htm 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-176) ran two ARISS-related articles on June 24. Video Posted From ARISS Contact with 8N3KN in Japan provides a link to view the recent contact held with Kawachinagano Eastside Junior High School students. The second item, ARISS Contact Planned as NASA Hosts Future Female Explorers talks about the upcoming contact planned with the Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars project (WISH). For more information, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000629.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-24 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-24 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact was successful: Sat 2012-06-23 17:10:51 UTC 53 deg (***) International Student Forum Slavic Commonwealth 2012, Sochi (Dagomys), Russia, direct via RW3W/6 Contact is a go for Sat 2012-06-23 18:10 UTC Ruzaevsky Polytechnic College, Mordovia, Russia, direct via UB4UAD Contact is a go for Sun 2012-06-24 14:05 UTC Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-06-26 18:22:29 UTC 54 deg 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 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 731. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 714. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS ********************* ********************************************************* The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-06-24 06:30 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 2012-06-24 06:30 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

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-22 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-22 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-06-23 17:10:51 UTC 53 deg Watch for live webcast at: http://halifaxpubliclibraries.ca International Student Forum Slavic Commonwealth 2012, Sochi (Dagomys), Russia, direct via RW3W/6 (***) Contact is a go for Sat 2012-06-23 18:10 UTC (***) Ruzaevsky Polytechnic College, Mordovia, Russia, direct via UB4UAD (***) Contact is a go for Sun 2012-06-24 14:05 UTC (***) 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 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 730. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 713. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-06-22 17:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-06-13 22:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on 23 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. 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. This ARISS contact will involve youth from Cubs, Scouts, and Ventures (Ages 8-15). In addition, this event will be held in conjunction with Scout groups earning their Science Badge Awards. Participants have been selected through application from various Nova Scotia Scouting Council members across central Nova Scotia. Prior to this telebridge contact a presentation on the summer sky with specific information on how to see the ISS will be provided by the Halifax Center of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The venue is the Keshen Goodman Library which is one of the largest facilities in the Halifax Library system. It is expected that 250 to 300 people will be in attendance in the open air lounge. In addition a live webcast will be provided. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you get taller when you are in space? 2. What is it like to live on the Space Station? 3. How long did it take to become accustomed to living on the Space Station? 4. How far above the Earth is the International Space Station? 5. While on the Space Station what do you do with your spare time? 6. What experiments are you working on? 7. So if toilets flush clock-wise in the northern hemisphere and they flush counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere which way do they flush in space? 8. Why did you become an astronaut? 9. How do you fly the Space Station? 10. How long have you been in orbit? 11. How long did it take you to travel from Earth to the Space Station? 12. What does it feel like as you re-enter the Earth's atmosphere? 13. What types of food do you have to eat? 14. What does it feel like during the launch from Earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Tue, 26 June 2012, 18:22 UTC 2. 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Thu, 28 June 2012, 18:11 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 2012-06-21 18:15 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-21 18:15 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-06-23 17:10:51 UTC 53 deg Watch for live webcast at: http://halifaxpubliclibraries.ca (***) Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-06-26 18:22:29 UTC 54 deg 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 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 730. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 713. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-06-21 18:15 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 2012-06-13 22:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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

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