September 2012 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD on 13 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:43 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Students participating in this contact come from the NASA Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC), the Howard B. Owens Science Center, and the Robert Goddard French Immersion School. NASA Goddard Child Development Center is located on Goddard Space Flight Center. Over the summer, our students studied the International Space Station for seven weeks. This unit of study included six missions, including astronaut training, life and experiments aboard ISS, and space travel. Our summer program included traveling to see Shuttle Discovery, a visit from astronaut Don Thomas, watching model rockets launch, a planetarium visit, doing science experiments, creating our own ISS modules, and learning about Curiosity. To get into the fun of things, we played a student-selected "wake-up song" each day to get our day going. Students asking questions from GCDC are enrolled in our kindergarten program. The Howard B. Owens Science Center is a public school facility in Prince George's County, Maryland. Our learning programs incorporate the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics for students in public schools, private schools, home schools, and Scout troops. We also provide community outreach through our Family Science Events and monthly Friday night planetarium shows. Our facility includes a Challenger Learning Center, a 170-seat planetarium, nature trail, live animal exhibit, computer labs, science laboratories and classrooms. We are located near the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The Robert Goddard French Immersion School is a K-8 magnet program in Prince George's County in which the children are taught in French. The school is located near the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How would you describe the view from ISS? 2. What would you say is the scariest or most challenging part of being on the ISS? 3. Now that you have worked and lived aboard to the ISS, what are your future goals for space travel? 4. Once you travel back from ISS, what do you do to prepare for life on earth again? 5. What type of experiences are you currently conducting aboard the ISS? 6. If you had thanksgiving in space, would the turkey still taste like turkey? Otherwise meaning, is the food good? 7. Do you wear shoes when you go around the shuttle? 8. What's your biggest fear when you are in space? 9. What is it like to sleep and eat on the ISS? 10. What do you miss the most from home? 11. Would recommend future generations to do what you are presently doing? 12. Do you receive information from/about the curiosity rover? 13. How often do you do space walks and what is that like? How long do they last? 14. If you could tell us the most important thing you would like for everyone to know about the ISS, what would it be? 15. If you could add/design a module to the ISS, what would it be? 16. How do you vote from space? 17. Do you talk to astronauts from other countries? If so how do you talk to people that do not speak your language? 18. How many years have you been in space? What is your next mission? 19. Have you always wanted to be an astronaut? 20. What is your daily assignment on the ISS? 21. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 22. Why did you want to go on the ISS vs the shuttle? 23. What STEM subject in school has helped you the most with your career? 24. What is your source of water? 25. Is there something that you use so that when you are upside down, you don't feel dizzy? 26. What do you do with your free time? 27. How do you communicate with your family? 28. What happens if you run out of food? 29. What entertainment do you have on the ISS? 30. What is the best location that you have seen from the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Thu, 13Sept12 18:21 UTC 2. Zespól Szkól Technicznych w Kole, Kolo, Poland, direct via SP3PGZ Wed, 19Sept12 07:15 UTC 3. Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Thu, 20Sept12 17:24 UTC 4. Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Fri, 21Sept12 15:03 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 Gymnasium Unterrieden, Sindelfingen, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Gymnasium Unterrieden, Sindelfingen, Germany on 13 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:15 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and DN1ISS. The contact should be audible over Germany and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Gymnasium Unterrieden is a public secondary school in Sindelfingen. Sindelfingen is located next to Stuttgart in the south west of Germany, 48° 43' N, 8° 58' E. About 880 students grade 5 to 13 learn various languages (English, French, Latin) and they can choose a scientific profile and in the near future a sport profile. The ISS school contact is a space oriented educative project for all grade levels. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What did you think, when you entered the ISS for the first time? 2. What sort of character trait are needed to be an astronaut? 3. Did you have any critical situations up there yet? 4. How are dissents in opinions dealt with during a mission? 5. Why did you want to work on the ISS? And would you do it again? 6. What did you learn in school, which helped you most to become an astronaut? 7. Are you happy that you don´t see any advertisments on the ISS? 8. Is there an up and a down defined on the ISS? 9. What experiments are conducted on the ISS? Are they secret? 10. In your opinion, what is the most promising experiment on board this time? 11. What are the main differences between the outdoor missions on the ISS and the technical activities on earth? 12. Do you have alcoholic drinks on the ISS? 13. Do you wish to be back to normal gravity sometimes? 14. Did your plans for your future change while being in space? 15. What do you miss most being on the ISS? 16. How do you spend your free-time on the ISS? 17. What was the most interesting thing you have done on the ISS? 18. What was your most serious problem on the ISS? 19. Did you ever loose orientation on the ISS? 20. In which language do you communicate with your fellows on the ISS? 21. Do you still have a 24-day-and-night-rhythm? 22. What have you eaten in the past 24 hours and how did it taste? 23. Are the monetary expenses for the ISS justified in your opinion? 24. Is it hard to get used to working under zero-g-conditions with other persons due to momentum transfer? 25. How long does it take to put on the space-suit and how does it feel to wear it? 26. What did you do in the last 24 hours? Do you have a daily routine? 27. Do the training program on earth match the reality in space? 28. Is it hard to stay for such a long time in the space station? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Thu, 13Sept12 16:43 UTC 2. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Thu, 13Sept12 18:21 UTC 3. Zespól Szkól Technicznych w Kole, Kolo, Poland, direct via SP3PGZ Wed, 19Sept12 07:15 UTC 4. Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Thu, 20Sept12 17:24 UTC 5. Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Fri, 21Sept12 15:03 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 Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico on 12 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:29 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 the east coast of the U.S.and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Spanish. Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School is located in a rural area in the town of Dorado in the northern coast of Puerto Rico. Our student body is made up of 464 students out of which approximately 78% live under the poverty level. 100% of our students receive Title I services and over 100 (26%) receive special education services. We have 35 teachers and there are usually 3 teaching assistants assigned to the school. For the past seven years I have implemented in the school a Microsatellite Hardware Student Program where students design, construct, build and launch their microsatellites which are them tracked and recovered with the help of my colleagues amateur radio operators. Besides this I have a NASA Explorer School Program since 2005 and other science oriented educational proposals in our school to help motivate our largely underprivileged population to become competitive professionals in the global economy. This coming school year we will share facilities with the local high which is why our schedule is from 7:00 am to noon and then it becomes the high school. The amateur operators involved in this activity mostly belong to the Puerto Rico DX Club but overall most of the amateur organizations in the island help out when we have this type of activity. This is a team that has experience in field activities and have been helping out since our first ARISS contact in 2002. Overall about thirty operators are involved in different areas of the activity: loaning equipment, planning strategy, setting up the primary and secondary stations, putting up and taking down antenna assembly, working the activity and taking down equipment to return to owners. These upstanding hams think it is an honor to participate in these activities, I think it is an honor to have them helping me out. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What do you do like to eat aboard the ISS? Do you have a refrigerator to store your food in? 2. If you could remove part of your daily routine in space, what would it be? 3. How do you take care of your dirty laundry and what happens to your trash? 4. How do keep the space station clean, how do the chores get done? 5. How do you go to the bathroom? What do you do with the solid waste? 6. How do you sleep in space? 7. What is work as mission specialist like? 8. How do you know if it is day or night? 9. How do you exercise in space? 10. How do you know are being protected from radiation even though there is no ozone layer to protect you? 11. How do you bathe in space? 12. What happens if someone in the station gets extremely sick or severely injured? 13. We know that you work very hard in space. What do you do to relax and have fun? 14. How do you produce electricity for the Space Station? 15. What happens to you when you return to space and have to get used to gravity again, what will this process be like? 16. Is there a lot of noise in the Space Station? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Gymnasium Unterrieden, Sindelfingen, Germany, direct via DN1ISS Thu, 13Sept12 07:15 UTC 2. NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Thu, 13Sept12 16:43 UTC 3. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Thu, 13Sept12 18:21 UTC 4. Zespól Szkól Technicznych w Kole, Kolo, Poland, direct via SP3PGZ Wed, 19Sept12 07:15 UTC 5. Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Thu, 20Sept12 17:24 UTC 6. Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Fri, 21Sept12 15:03 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 Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia on 12 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:03 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Our unique beachside school was established in 1924. It is nestled amongst well established trees and feature gardens and it is a place of challenging activities and whole learning for all of our students. All of our staff have a strong focus on student engagement and supporting individual achievement for success through providing a broad range of inspiring teaching and learning opportunities. Combined with supportive partnerships between students, student and teacher, parent and teacher and with the whole school to the local community we are able to support the development of your child in a positive collaboration with you. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you please describe the feelings as you are launching for your trip into space? 2. What training did you do in high school and at university to become an astronaut? 3. Do the planets and stars look any different from the ISS? 4. What is your favourite view of earth? 5. As you re-enter Earth's atmosphere what happens to the space craft? 6. What experiments or extraordinary things have you been working on the ISS? 7. How do you stay fit and healthy on the ISS? 8. What is your favourite food and drink in space? 9. What does it feel like being in space? 10. What is your job in space? 11. What interested you initially to become an astronaut? 12. On your return to Earth what is it that you are most looking forward to doing again? 13. If you had to suddenly leave the ISS what is the plan? 14. How long does it take to prepare for a space walk and to then get back in to the ISS? 15. What happens immediately after you land back on Earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Puerto Rico, via K6DUE Wed, 12Sept12 17:29 UTC 2. Gymnasium Unterrieden, Sindelfingen, Germany, direct via DN1ISS Thu, 13Sept12 07:15 UTC 3. NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Thu, 13Sept12 16:43 UTC 4. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Thu, 13Sept12 18:21 UTC 5. Zespól Szkól Technicznych w Kole, Kolo, Poland, direct via SP3PGZ Wed, 19Sept12 07:15 UTC 6. Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Thu, 20Sept12 17:24 UTC 7. Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Fri, 21Sept12 15:03 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 2012-09-11 00:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-11 00:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-12 07:03:59 UTC 76 deg Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Puerto Rico, via K6DUE Contact is a go for Wed 2012-09-12 17:29:26 UTC 46 deg Gymnasium Unterrieden, Sindelfingen, Germany, direct via DN1ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 07:15:34 UTC 73 deg (***) NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 16:43:41 UTC 30 deg Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 18:21:36 UTC 42 deg Zespół Szkół Technicznych w Kole, Koło, Poland, direct via SP3PGZ (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-19 07:15:18 UTC 51 deg (***) Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-20 17:24:15 UTC 30 deg (***) Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-09-21 15:03:49 UTC 47 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 749. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 732. 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 2012-09-11 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-09 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 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin Exp. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2012-09-10 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report September 10, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is planned with Maroochydore State School in Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia on Wednesday, September 12 at 07:03 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The contact will be integrated into a comprehensive science curriculum. Robotics kits were provided to the students and an astronomy club was formed at the school. Lessons have focused on the Venus Transit, the Juno mission and the Curiosity mission. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is planned for Thursday, September 13 with children from NASA Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC), Greenbelt, MD, Howard B. Owens Science Center, Lanham, MD and University of Maryland's Center for Young Children, College Park, MD. The contact will take place at 16:43 UTC. The contact and supporting activities will strengthen the students' interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subject matter. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School in Oak Hill, Florida is slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, September 13 at 18:21 UTC. Daytona Beach Amateur Radio Association, Inc. will support the school in this endeavor. The contact will be integrated into lessons on radio waves, electricity, communications, geography and languages. 2. German Students Delighted with ARISS Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between on-orbit astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB and students at the Gymnasium Michelstadt in Michelstadt, Germany on Friday, September 7. Williams was able to answer 14 questions posed by the students during the ISS pass. Over 1600 students, teachers, and VIP's were in attendance, as well as representatives from radio, television and newspapers. Positive feedback was received from the school, including the following: "Older colleagues compared the feeling to watching the moon landing in TV. Our Kids were electrified and already now we can see an increased interest in sciences and extracurricular activities. We are planning to continue this topic and have further projects in this field." Video has been posted. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmL6wSPWzE 3. Girls' School Speaks with ISS Astronaut On Sunday, September 9, Tara Anglican School in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia spoke with Astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The radio connection was provided by telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. The contact was integrated into the school's science and space curriculum. Tara Anglican, a girls K-12 school, was selected by Oxford University as the Australian school to participate in the Global Jet Watch Program which links astronomers at Oxford University with students from four high schools around the world in Australia, Chile, South Africa and India in order to carry out cutting edge research. Oxford University installed a research grade 20 inch RC Optical telescope, together with custom designed instrumentation and an observatory with a 4.5 metre dome on Tara's grounds for use by the students. The school also formed a partnership with the Astronomical Society of New South Wales (ASNSW) through which students are mentored in complex astronomy projects by experienced amateur astronomers. 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The September 9 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-253) included an item about AMSAT President Barry Baines, who talked about ARISS and other educational activities in an interview held at Shelby, North Carolina Hamfest with HAMRADIONOW.tv. A link to the video is included in the article or may be found directly on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o_PV2b9F6g&feature=youtu.be . See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000648.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-09 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-09 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Tara Anglican School, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Sun 2012-09-09 08:50:30 UTC via 68 deg (***) Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-12 07:03:59 UTC 76 deg NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 16:43:41 UTC 30 deg Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 18:21:36 UTC 42 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 749. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 732. (***) 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 2012-09-09 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-09 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 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin Exp. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact Sunday
by John Spasojevich 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Tara Anglican School, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on Sunday September 9th. AOS is approximately 0850 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and ON4ISS in Belgium. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Tara was selected by Oxford University as the Australian school to participate in the *Global Jet Watch Program* which links astronomers at Oxford University with students from four high schools around the world in Australia, Chile, South Africa and India in order to carry out cutting edge research.* *Oxford University has installed a research grade 20 inch RC Optical telescope, together with custom designed instrumentation and an observatory with a 4.5 metre dome in Tara's grounds for use by the students. Tara also has formed a partnership with the Astronomical Society of NSW (ASNSW) though which the students are mentored in complex astronomy projects by experienced amateur astronomers who volunteer their time and expertise. The ASNSW runs astronomy courses at Tara and has opened Crago Observatory at Bowern Mountain to students of the *Space Odyssey Team. * Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector <http://71.201.154.196:88/broadwave.m3u?src=1&rate=1> Audio on Echolink 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

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Tara Anglican School, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Tara Anglican School, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia on 09 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over portions of Europe and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Tara was selected by Oxford University as the Australian school to participate in the Global Jet Watch Program which links astronomers at Oxford University with students from four high schools around the world in Australia, Chile, South Africa and India in order to carry out cutting edge research. Oxford University has installed a research grade 20 inch RC Optical telescope, together with custom designed instrumentation and an observatory with a 4.5 metre dome in Tara's grounds for use by the students. Tara also has formed a partnership with the Astronomical Society of NSW (ASNSW) though which the students are mentored in complex astronomy projects by experienced amateur astronomers who volunteer their time and expertise. The ASNSW runs astronomy courses at Tara and has opened Crago Observatory at Bowern Mountain to students of the Space Odyssey Team. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 2. What has amazed you most about being in Space? 3. What clock time do you use in Space? 4. Can you tell us about any of the research projects you are working on during the current ISS mission? 5. What happens if you get sick in Space? Do all astronauts have medical training to deal with this? 6. Have you ever dropped anything outside of the craft and do you think there will one day be a ring around the Earth of dropped tools and debris? 7. How is your day organised on the ISS? 8. Do you ever see, or been hit by, any space junk or meteorites while in the ISS? 9. How does it make you feel to look back at the Earth from the ISS? 10. Have you ever heard a sound from an object outside your spaceship? If so, what caused it? 11. What is the thing you miss most from Earth? 12. Where does the energy to power the Space Station for so long come from? 13. How have your experiences in Space altered your view of the world when you come back to Earth? 14. What is your advice to kids who want to travel in Space one day? 15. What are the side effects of taking off and living in Space? 16. What food do you eat in Space? 17. How long did you train to be an astronaut? 18. Given that you are continuing to move in and out of night, how do you maintain your body clock in Space? 19. What exercise do you do while in Space? 20. Do you believe there is intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe? 21. How were you chosen to go into Space? 22. What do you do in your spare time in the Space station? 23. If you could take one extra object from Earth, what would it be? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Wed, 12Sept12 07:03 UTC 2. NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Thu, 13Sept12 16:43 UTC 3. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Thu, 13Sept12 18:21 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 2012-09-07 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-07 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gymnasium Michelstadt, Michelstadt, Germany, direct via DKØDK Contact was successful: Fri 2012-09-07 08:52:29 UTC 56 deg (***) Tara Anglican School, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-09-09 08:50:30 UTC via 68 deg Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-12 07:03:59 UTC 76 deg NASA Goddard Child Development Center, Greenbelt, MD, direct via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 16:43:41 UTC 30 deg Burns Sci-Tech Charter School, Oak Hill, FL, direct via KK4KTJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-13 18:21:36 UTC 42 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 748. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 731. (***) 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 2012-09-07 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 2012-09-07 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin Exp. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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