Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-29 23:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Exp. 35/36 now on orbit (***)
Welcome aboard! (***)
Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS
Aleksandr Misurkin
Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR
Stratford Academy, Macon, GA, telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-04-03 12:47:51 UTC 72 deg
ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with
the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson
radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in
advance for their assistance.
820 Chris Hadfield Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, Milton, Ontario,
Canada, telebridge via LU8YY
Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-04-06 20:25:52 UTC 41 deg
Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last
minute changes or cancellations.
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 Out of date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
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-03-29 23:00 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
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 805.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 788.
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, 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-27 01:30 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. 34/35 on orbit
Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Roman Romanenko
Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
Exp. 35/36 on orbit (***)
Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS
Aleksandr Misurkin
Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-27 01:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via
K6DUE
Contact was successful: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg (***)
Stratford Academy, Macon, GA, telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-04-03 12:47:51 UTC 72 deg
ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with
the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson
radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in
advance for their assistance.
820 Chris Hadfield Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, Milton, Ontario,
Canada, telebridge via LU8YY
Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-04-06 20:25:52 UTC 41 deg
Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last
minute changes or cancellations.
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
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-03-27 01:30 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
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 805. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 788. (***)
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, 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-27 01:30 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. 34/35 on orbit
Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Roman Romanenko
Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-25 20:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD
Contact was successful: Mon 2013-03-25 15:39:38 UTC 35 deg (***)
Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via
K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg
ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with
the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson
radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in
advance for their assistance.
Stratford Academy, Macon, GA, telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-04-03 12:47:51 UTC 72 deg (***)
820 Chris Hadfield Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, Milton, Ontario,
Canada, telebridge via LU8YY (***)
Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-04-06 20:25:52 UTC 41 deg (***)
Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last
minute changes or cancellations.
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
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-03-25 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
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 804. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 787. (***)
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, 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-25 20:30 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. 34/35 on orbit
Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Roman Romanenko
Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the
*Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada* on Tuesday March
26th. AOS is anticipated to be 13:13 UTC
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE in Maryland. The
contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. Interested parties are
invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to
be conducted in French.
Audio from this contact will be fed into the:
EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers
IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector
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
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada on 26 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:13 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. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French.
Our school is located in the Sainte-Rose, Laval. Our school is a French primary school which includes preschool students in the second year of the third cycle. It has approximately 580 students. Cedrick brought the idea of the ARISS contact; it is a privilege for the students and the teachers to have this opportunity to talk with a Canadian astronaut that is commanding the ISS. It is in those times you realize that there are no dreams that are impossible to reach, you just need to find your way.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows:
1. How do you stay connected to various social networks like Twitter and
facebook?
2. Are you communication with your family through radio amator and what are
the call sign for the Space?
3. From space, do you see signs that Spring season is coming? If so what
are they?
4. Why during a stay in space Astronauts grow a few inches and how come
they get back their original height when they are back on Earth?
5. In a «normal» business, an employee is entitled to Sick days and can
stay home. What do you do in these cases and what would happens in case
of serious illness when you are on the International Space Station?
6. Why materials are especially white inside and outside the space station?
7. How do you create innovations technologies in the ISS?
8. Where do you find the electricity in the ISS?
9. In the case of a satellite failure which communicate to the station and
Earth, and there would be a meteorite that seems to happen in one of
your tracks, how could you communicate and how could you change you
trajectory?
10. Did you ever hesitate on your career choice and consider doing something
else? What motivated you to pursue your path and to persevere?
11. Do you see the Earth turning on itself?
12. How many astronauts can stay in the ISS at the same time?
13. Did you see other planets in the space?
14. What are your main responsibilities aboard the spacecraft for this
mission?
15. Here we see the changes in the spring season in nature, is there also
season on other planets?
16. What do you eat in space?
17. Did you see the meteorite that fall in Russia?
18. Several technological innovation have been discovers or improved during
missions. According to you, which one up to now has been having the most
impact on our daily lives?
19. We understand that becoming an astronaut is demanding and require
sacrifice to reach dreams. Have you had to leave out aspects of your
personal life to achieve your goal?
20. In the spaceship, there are Astronauts from many countries where the
time is not the same. What time is it in the ISS and why?
21. Who influence or encourage you to become an astronaut?
22. How do you get rid of all the garbage? Do you throw them in space?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX maillist. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe".
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
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX on 25 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:39 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KF5NZD. The contact should be audible over portions of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
Thornton Middle School students, due to their economic backgrounds, have limited opportunities for enrichment activities beyond those that can be implemented in the classroom. Many of its students and families believe that opportunities in high paying STEM careers are beyond the reach of Thornton students, and that, "other kids have all the luck." This ARISS contact will help dispel these perceptions and will demonstrate to our students and families that Thornton students are capable of complex problem solving, and that they are capable of learning "Rocket Science" material.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What does it feel like during the launch and while traveling to the ISS?
2. Is space food good and what earth food do you miss the most?
3. Do you get very much free time and what do you do during free time?
4. What does it feel like and is it hard to live and work in zero gravity?
5. Would it be possible to hold your breath and take off your space helmet
outside of the ISS?
6. What do you do if you need to go to the restroom when you are on a space
walk outside of the ISS?
7. When you were in middle school did you know you wanted to be an
astronaut? If not, what other jobs did you think you might do?
8. Who had the greatest impact on your decision to go into science and
become an astronaut?
9. Is the training to become an astronaut very hard and how long does it
take?
10. If you were asked to go on a far away mission that you knew was a one-
way trip, would you go?
11. How do you avoid space pollution like old satellites and space junk?
12. What important research is being done on the ISS at this time?
13. Is it true that you lose bone mass in space? What do you do about it?
14. When looking at earth can you see small objects like houses and people
or just large things like continents?
15. How does NASA send probes through vast distances in space without
colliding with something or being damaged by space particles and
radiation?
16. Do you think that the moon, another planet, or a big space station city
will ever be colonized?
17. What are the two most important scientific discoveries ever made on the
ISS?
18. Do you think that black holes and worm holes exist? Can we use them to
travel through time?
19. Math is hard for many middle school students. Do you have to know math
to be an astronaut and do you use it every day on the ISS?
20. Have there been any experiments on the ISS looking at how babies or
animals develop in zero gravity? If so what was found?
21. I saw on TV that weightlessness messes up your eyesight. Why does this
happen and doesn't that scare you?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX maillist. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe".
Next planned event(s):
1. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via
K6DUE
Tue, 26Mar2013, 13:13 UTC
Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last
minute changes or cancellations.
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
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-21 23:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH
Contact was successful: Thu 2013-03-21 15:50:11 UTC 75 deg (***)
Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD
Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-25 15:39:38 UTC 35 deg
ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with
the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson
radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in
advance for their assistance.
Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via
K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg
Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last
minute changes or cancellations.
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
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-03-21 23:00 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
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 803. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 786. (***)
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, 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.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-21 23:00 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
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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. 34/35 on orbit
Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Roman Romanenko
Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-20 17:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge
via IK1SLD
Contact was successful: Wed 2013-03-20 07:15:31 UTC 32 deg (***)
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX, telebridge via
VK6MJ
Contact was successful: Wed 2013-03-20 14:20:18 UTC 38 deg (***)
UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH
Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-03-21 15:50:11 UTC 75 deg
ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with
the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson
radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in
advance for their assistance.
Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD
Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-25 15:39:38 UTC 35 deg
Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via
K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg
Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last
minute changes or cancellations.
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
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-03-20 17:00 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
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 802. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 785. (***)
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 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, Delaware, Kansas, 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-20 17:00 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
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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.
****************************************************************************
Exp. 34/35 on orbit
Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Roman Romanenko
Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, on 21 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K4UAH. The contact should be audible over Portions of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
The Space Hardware Club is a UA Huntsville student organization. The club is student run and is strictly volunteer. Using the capacities of a multi-disciplinary team of engineering to conceptualize, design, build, test and fly flight hardware for orbital spaceflight, high altitude ballooning, competitive mock-satellite design, build, launch competitions, and other space related engineering problems. Involvement in The Space Hardware Club allows students to experience real life time sensitive deadlines, and design payloads to mission specification. The students learn to design mechanical structures, software, and circuit boards while considering thermal forces, shock loads, and other realistic environmental limitations.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What is your greatest challenge on the Space Station?
2. Is it fun to be an astronaut?
3. How long is your training before you go to space?
4. How do you stay entertained in space?
5. Are astronaut suits comfortable?
6. Do the stars look bigger in space than they do on Earth?
7. What does Earth look like from space?
8. How is life in microgravity?
9. Is it fun to be in space, and is it scary?
10. Does floating in space make you nauseous?
11. What do you miss most about Earth?
12. What classes did you take in high school and college to prepare for
being an astronaut?
13. What is your inspiration to choose this career?
14. What do you do while in space?
15. How does it feel to not have to walk to get somewhere?
16. Are there any TV's or internet to use for entertainment?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX maillist. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe".
Next planned event(s):
1. Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD
Mon, 25Mar2013 15:39 UTC
2. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge
via K6DUE
Tue, 26Mar2013 13:13 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