August 2013 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Reunion Island
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Aug '13

17 Aug '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Reunion Island on 19 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:31 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between RS0ISS and FR1GZ. The contact should be audible over Reunion Island 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. Reunion Island has a special relationship with Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov since 1997, when a group of young Reunionnese students of College Reydellet created a functionnal scale model of Sputnik-1, together with Russian students in Naltchick, to celebrate Sputnik's 40 anniversary. Guy Pignolet acted as the national French coordinator, Vladimir Syromiatnikov was the Russian advisor, and Sputnik-40-Years, the first highschool satellite in the world, was launched in space during an EVA by Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, then on board of the Mir Space Station. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Which scientific experiment you did in the Space Station was most impressive for you? 2. Your birthday will be soon, on 31st August. Will you have a candle on your birthday cake? If so, what will be the shape of the flame? Happy Birthday! 3. Your fellow cosmonaut Luca Parmitano experienced recently a water leak in his spacesuit; how did it go? 4. Can you hear this sound (Students will send the beep-beep of a model of Sputnik-40-Years satellite)? Does it ring memories for you? Can you tell us of your encounters with Vladimir Syromiatnikov? 5. Could you tell us about your most far-out space dream? 6. From the Space Station, have you ever seen very special phenomena occurring in space? 7. With all your experience as a Cosmonaut, do you think that in the future it will be still interesting to send humans in space, or should we rather send robots? 8. How long did you first train to become a Cosmonaut? 9. What kind of thoughts come to your mind when you take pictures of Reunion Island from the Space Station? 10. Do you listen to music in the Space Station and if so, what kind of music? 11. You already have come to La Reunion. Will you come again after this flight, and do you remember how to say "good bye" in Reunionnese Creole ( au-revoir zot toute [say Â-toot-] ) PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Youth Forum near the Black Sea, via TBD Mon, 2013-08-26 15:30 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Económico-Sociales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Villa Mercedes, Argentina
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Aug '13

17 Aug '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Económico-Sociales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Villa Mercedes, Argentina on 19 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:14 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and LU8YY/Q. The contact should be audible over Argentina and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. The Universidad Nacional de San Luis was established in 1973 on the basis of the two faculties of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo operating in the city of San Luis. There are many courses of studies, such as Agronomy, Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Law and Accountancy among others. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What are the vegetables that predominate in astronauts diet? 2. In what way consume it (seeds, cereals, nuts, dehydrated, soups)? 3. Are they cultivating vegetables with high nutritive value ? 4. On what other plants are working? 5. In space, Are the research orientated only to food production? 6. Do you think that would be possible the sufficiency of vegetables in the space in the future? 7. What kind of substrata use for vegetable cultivation? 8. What environmental condition in space impacts more in vegetables: Gravity? Light? 9. Do you determinate changes in growth rate of vegetables compared to earth? 10. Space conditions stimulate or inhibit flowering and fruiting? 11. Do you obtained fruits or seeds in that conditions? 12. Vegetables grown in space have been damaged by a pest (fungi, bacterium, insect)? 13. How do you transport seeds or vegetables parts from earth? 14. If seeds have been obtained on the space station, to plant them in the ground has been made viable seedlings? 15. Do you investigate about behavior of fungi, bacterium and insects in space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Reunion Island, direct via FR1GZ Mon, 19Aug2013, 21:31 UTC 2. Youth Forum near the Black Sea, via TBD Mon, 2013-08-26 15:30 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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Looking for help for a school in Indiana County PA for an upcoming ARISS contact
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Hi all, I am mentoring a school in Indiana County PA that is going to have an upcoming ARISS contact. We don't have the school scheduled yet but it will probably be in early 2014. If you can provide some help with equipment, then please let me know and I will forward it on to the school. Thanks for the help. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-08-16 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-08-16 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North-Western Regions Obeŝstvennoj The Cosmonautics Federation Of Russia, direct via RA1AJN (***) Contact is a go for: 2013-08-17 16:25 UTC (***) Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Económico-Sociales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, direct via LU8YY/Q Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-08-19 14:14:35 UTC 52 deg Reunion Island, direct via FR1GZ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-08-19 21:31 UTC (***) Youth Forum near the Black Sea, via TBD Contact is a go for 2013-08-26 15:30 UTC ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-08-15 20:00 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 842. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 824. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-08-15 05:30 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] newsletter
by Alan 15 Aug '13

15 Aug '13

Glen, The problem was not in the information provided by AMSAT. That is correct. The problem was the printer did not properly read the data, resulting in the fields for the name and other information being offset from the address fields. They were most apologetic, and have assured us that "We have put safeguards in place to double check labels before they are printed in the future." 73s, Alan WA4SCA AKA George Jacobs, W3ASK on my label :) -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glen Zook Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:13 PM To: Clint Bradford; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] newsletter Got the newsletter today. As pointed out in an E-Mail a couple of days ago, the name is definitely not correct! Also, the call sign, member number, etc., is also incorrect. I do wonder about subscription time limits, etc., that can happen with the wrong information as is now being used! I surely hope that the printer gets the mailing label software corrected by the next mailing! Glen, K9STH AMSAT 239 / LM 463 Website: http://k9sth.com _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-08-15 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Aug '13

15 Aug '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-08-15 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Centro Educativo Nº 9 Dr. Juan Llerena, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, direct via LU8YY/Q Contact was successful: Wed 2013-08-14 16:42:01 UTC 66 deg (***) Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Económico-Sociales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, direct via LU8YY/Q Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-08-19 14:14:35 UTC 52 deg Youth Forum near the Black Sea, via TBD (***) Contact is a go for 2013-08-26 15:30 UTC (***) ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-08-15 05:30 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 842. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 824. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS ***************************************************************** ************* The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-08-15 05:30 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-08-13 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-08-13 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 14th World Scout Moot Canada 2013, Camp Awacamenj Mino, Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Mon 2013-08-12 18:46:59 UTC 43 deg (***) Centro Educativo Nº 9 Dr. Juan Llerena, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, direct via LU8YY/Q Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-08-14 16:42:01 UTC 66 deg Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Económico-Sociales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, direct via LU8YY/Q Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-08-19 14:14:35 UTC 52 deg (***) ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-08-13 02:30 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 841. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 823. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-08-13 02:30 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Centro Educativo Nº 9 Dr. Juan Llerena, Villa Mercedes, Argentina
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Centro Educativo Nº 9 Dr. Juan Llerena, Villa Mercedes, Argentina on 14 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:42 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and LU8YY/Q. The contact should be audible over Argentina and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. The Educative center Nº 9 Dr. Juan Llerena is a school located in a centric place of the city of Villa Mercedes, Province of San Luis, Argentina. Was founded August 2nd 1894 and created by Law of Budget 3,064 of the 5 of January of 1894. This institution given is a complete Education Center implies that teaches all 3 levels of the obligatory education. The personnel of the establishment is approximately 240 agents (Directive - Educational - Educational Aids - Administrative and Support). This government provincial school behaves as a center of education fulfilling three levels: Initial, Primary, Secondary and operating in two shifts: morning secondary, afternoon initial and primary level. School register 175 students on Initial Level yearly, a total of 578 children attend the different Primary Level degrees and 808 attend the Secondary Level. All three levels amounts 1.561 daily attending students. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Why the space suit of astronauts is white? 2. How much time can an astronaut stay out of the ISS? 3. What it feels like when the spacecraft leaves Earth? 4. Why is it important to do physical activity during the mission? 5. Do you a particular physical activity in space? 6. Each astronaut has a specific task in a mission? 7. What is the purpose of your mission on the ISS? 8. Do you listen noises in the space? 9. Do you think that in a near future the people will be able to live in a space station ? 10. One day in space is measured in the same way as on the earth? 11. Is it possible that the space station finds a meteorite ? 12. In the absence of gravity, how it reacts the body and mind of an astronaut? 13. How do you distinguish the day of the night on the ISS? 14. in case of illness, what kind of assistance do they receive? 15. Can you cultivate plants in space? 16. At what speed the ship travels even when the astronauts are in space? 17. How is our planet seen from the space? 18. What are the used clothes inside the ISS? 19. How much fuel is used to a "Soyuz" to get onto the ISS? 20. What is the most important experience of your career as an astronaut? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status 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

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Upcoming ARISS contact at 14th World Scout Moot Canada 2013, Camp Awacamenj Mino, Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 14th World Scout Moot Canada 2013, Camp Awacamenj Mino, Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada on Aug. 12. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:46 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between IR0ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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 14th World Scout Moot will take place at Awacamenj Mino Camp, Québec, Canada from 8 - 18 August 2013. The host organization, l'Association des Scouts du Canada, is eagerly preparing to welcome up to 5,000 young adults from around the world to Canada for this once-in-a-lifetime Scouting experience! Participation is open to members of all National Scout Organizations between the ages of 18 and 25 inclusive. Those aged 26 and over are encouraged to attend the Moot as members of the International Service Team. Additional info at http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_scout_events/moot/14 th_world_scout_moot Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How many of you that are aboard the ISS are scouts? 2. Have any of you been at a Jamboree or a Scout Moot? 3. How's the serenity at the ISS? 4. What are the major issues of prolonged weightlessness, how to deal with them in space, do they have any continuing effects upon your return? 5. Do Micro meteorites or space debris pose any problem to the station and do you solve the issue if the problem arises? 6. Outside friends and family, what do you miss the most when you're up there? 7. Did you undertake survival training in preparation for the mission on the ISS? 8. Does language or cultural differences present challenges on the ISS? 9. What is the future of the ISS and will we build another? 10. Do you for see a Space Station orbiting the moon or mars at some point? 11. What are the challenges of all nations working together to conquer Space Travel? 12. Would you do this again knowing the sacrifices and difficulties you overcame to succeed? 13. What is your favourite activity on the ISS? 14. Are there limits to age for Space Travel? 15. What medical impacts are you experiencing on the ISS? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Centro Educativo Nº 9 Dr. Juan Llerena, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, direct via LU8YY/Q Wed, 14Aug2013, 16:42 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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ARISS - Audio stream for contact this week
by John Spasojevich 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact this week with participants at: 14th World Scout Moot Canada 2013, Camp Awacamenj Mino, Ottawa-Gatineau , Quebec, Canada telebridge via IK1SLD The duration of the contacts are approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contacts should be audible over portions of Europe. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) server 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

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