An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at SK Putrajaya Presint 9, Putrajaya, Malaysia on 01 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:14 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over Malaysia 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 first ARISS contact was made in 2007 when, Malaysia's first Astronaut Shiekh Muzapher went on board ISS. Since then it has become a yearly affair and would be our 8th year of making direct contact with ISS. Since schools do not have ground stations they make use of the Satellite Ground Station at the National Planetarium under the call sign of 9M2RPN. ARISS program does produce a tremendous interest and is really a seeding operation for tomorrow's space scientists and future astronauts.
1. How does earth look like from space?
2. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?
3. Do you have a telescope on ISS to look at the earth?
4. What is like to bleed in Space?
5. What is microgravity?
6. How is one get treated in case of sudden sickness in space?
7. Can you weigh yourself in weightlessness?
8. Does ISS orbit continually trace the same path across the earth?
9. Do you sweat in space?
10. Can you grow seeds in space?
11. Do any Newton's laws don't work on ISS?
12. What time zone do you observe in space?
13. How many sun rises and sun sets you see in space?
14. How often you get to speak to your families in space?
15. Since there are astronauts from different countries what language is
commonly used?
16. How do you get continual supply of oxygen aboard ISS?
17. How would a candle burn in space?
18. How long does it take to regain your normal physical ability when you
return to earth?
19. If you sneeze in space do you propel backwards?
20. Can you see stars in daytime when you are 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. Gulf English School, Kuwait City, Kuwait and Language High School
"Geo Milev", Dobrich, Bulgaria, telebridge via K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Tue 04Nov2014, 12:56 UTC
ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.
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/
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2014-10-29 04:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
SK Putrajaya Presint 9, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN (***)
Contact is a go for: Sat 2014-11-01 11:14:19 UTC 46 deg (***)
Gulf English School, Kuwait City, Kuwait and Language High School “Geo
Milev”, Dobrich, Bulgaria, telebridge via K6DUE (***)
Contact is a go for: Tue 2014-11-04 12:56:56 UTC 83 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational Segment
(USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be
conducted by the ARISS Russia team.
****************************************************************************
**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
****************************************************************************
***
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
****************************************************************************
***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
***
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
****************************************************************************
***
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 119
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 105
Francesco IKØWGF with 103
****************************************************************************
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 2014-10-29 04:00 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 934.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 912.
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, ARISS has developed a new process for US school proposals. Below
is information on the new procedure announced 2014-10-17:
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window October 17 – December 15, 2014
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between
May 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2014.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the
astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in
space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also
will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and
the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must
demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio.
In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct
any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2014-10-27 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 40/41 on orbit
Maxim Suraev
Gregory Wiseman KF5LKT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2014-10-27 17:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Bisei Elementary School, Ibara, Japan, direct via 8N4STAR
Contact was successful: Mon 2014-10-27 08:52:46 UTC 41 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational Segment
(USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be
conducted by the ARISS Russia team.
****************************************************************************
**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
****************************************************************************
***
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
*******************
************************************************************
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
***
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
****************************************************************************
***
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 119
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 105 (***)
Francesco IKØWGF with 103
****************************************************************************
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 2014-10-27 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
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 934. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 912. (***)
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, ARISS has developed a new process for US school proposals. Below
is information on the new procedure announced 2014-10-17:
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window October 17 – December 15, 2014
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between
May 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2014.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the
astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in
space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also
will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and
the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must
demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio.
In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct
any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2014-10-27 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 40/41 on orbit
Maxim Suraev
Gregory Wiseman KF5LKT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Bisei Elementary School, Ibara, Japan on 27 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:52 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N4STAR. The contact should be audible over Japan 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.
Bisei Elementary School was established at 1970. Bisei town is small town. And we have 162 students.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What is the temperature of the universe?
2. How is the sun seen from the space station?
3. How are stars seen from there?
4. How is the universe seen from there?
5. How is the earth seen from there?
6. How is Japan seen from there?
7. What kind of experiment is conducted?
8. How did you feel when you came to the space station for the first time?
9. Are space foods delicious?
10. How many kinds of space foods are there?
11. How do you feel without gravity?
12. What is inconvenient in the space station?
13. How long have you stayed in the space station?
14. How many crews are there in the space station?
15. What do you do in your free time in the space station?
16. When you were a child, did you want to become an astronaut?
17. Can you watch some TV program in the space station?
18. How is mountain seen from here?
19. What did you train to go to the space station?
20. Is there any good thing in the space station?
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 volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.
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/
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2014-10-26 02:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
The Explorers Club, New York City, New York, telebridge via IK1SLD
Contact was successful: Sat 2014-10-25 16:36:09 UTC 56 deg (***)
Bisei Elementary School, Ibara, Japan, direct via 8N4STAR
Contact is a go for: Mon 2014-10-27 08:52:46 UTC 41 deg
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational Segment
(USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be
conducted by the ARISS Russia team.
****************************************************************************
**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. (***)
****************************************************************************
***
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
****************************************************************************
***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
***
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
****
***************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 119
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 104
Francesco IKØWGF with 103
****************************************************************************
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 2014-10-26 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 933. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 911. (***)
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, ARISS has developed a new process for US school proposals. Below
is information on the new procedure announced 2014-10-17:
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window October 17 – December 15, 2014
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between
May 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2014.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the
astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in
space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also
will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and
the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must
demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio.
In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct
any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2014-10-26 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 40/41 on orbit
Maxim Suraev
Gregory Wiseman KF5LKT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2014-10-24 22:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
The Explorers Club, New York City, New York, telebridge via IK1SLD
Contact is a go for: Sat 2014-10-25 16:36:09 UTC 56 deg
Bisei Elementary School, Ibara, Japan, direct via 8N4STAR
Contact is a go for: Mon 2014-10-27 08:52:46 UTC 41 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational Segment
(USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be
conducted by the ARISS Russia team.
**********************************************************
********************
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
****************************************************************************
***
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
****************************************************************************
***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
*****************************
**************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
****************************************************************************
***
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 119
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 104
Francesco IKØWGF with 103
****************************************************************************
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 2014-10-24 22:00 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 932.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 910.
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, ARISS has developed a new process for US school proposals. Below
is information on the new procedure announced 2014-10-17:
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window October 17 – December 15, 2014
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between
May 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2014.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the
astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in
space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also
will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and
the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must
demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio.
In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct
any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
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**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2014-10-17 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 40/41 on orbit
Maxim Suraev
Gregory Wiseman KF5LKT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at The Explorers Club, New York City, New York on 25 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:36 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS 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 Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Founded in New York City in 1904, The Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural and biological sciences. The Club's members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon-all accomplished by our members.
The Explorers Club actively encourages public interest in exploration and the sciences through its public lectures program, publications, travel program, and other events. The Club also maintains Research Collections, including a library and map room, to preserve the history of the Club and to assist those interested and engaged in exploration and scientific research. The Club houses a radio room and amateur radio station K2XP.
On Oct. 25, 2014 The Explorers Club will host a special all-day event focusing on the history of human spaceflight at Explorers Club headquarters in New York. This year's venue will feature astronauts and space-flight participants from several missions using the Cold War as a backdrop - Apollo, Soyuz, Space Shuttle and SpaceShipOne. The day will include a mix of straight-up talks, "Exploring Legends" interviews by Jim Clash, and panel discussions. Among confirmed story-tellers so far are Gen. Charles Duke, Apollo 16 moonwalker (and CapCom for the Apollo 11 lunarlanding); Richard Garriott and Greg Olsen, both of whom flew aboard Soyuz to ISS; four-time Shuttle/Soyuz veteran Leroy Chiao; Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 Lunar Module pilot; Catherine "Cady" Coleman, who performed a live flute duet with Ian Anderson aboard ISS (and who will play at the Club's event); and Brian Binnie, who piloted SpaceShipOne to win the Ansari X Prize in 2004. The ARISS contact and interview will be an integral segment of this human-exploration experience and public discovery.
The following 16 questions were assembled from Space Stories presenters, students, Explorers Club members and space-related personnel. These individuals may or may not ask the question as they might be speaking as part of the Space Stories event.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Einstein says time slows down as you speed up. Does this apply to ISS
astronauts flying 17,500 mph? If so, how much less do you age versus
people on Earth?
2. What is the most interesting science experiment you are working on?
3. Has ham radio been one of your hobbies before or since your NASA
training?
4. What do you do for fun in space?
5. From space, can you see meteors as they enter Earth's atmosphere?
6. Has the elimination of military pilot experience had a positive or
negative impact on crew operations?
7. Space debris in general, but also specifically it seems that someone
might deliberately launch and blow up something on ISS's inclination
with the intent of making your lives miserable. How good is the "early
warning alert" for you to maneuver out of harm's way?
8. Did you have expectations about what being an astronaut is like - and
how does the reality of your job compare?
9. Can astronauts see polar ice caps shrinking from year to year or any
other visible effects of global warming from space?
10. Are any artificial gravity experiments being conducted on ISS, such as
using rotating segments to simulate a gravity environment?
11. ISS has been our best opportunity to gather information about long-term
missions. Other than funding, what are the most important problems to
overcome for a manned mission to Mars?
12. On the night side of Earth when you look out to stars, what are the
limits of your ability to see? Can you see galaxies like M81/M82 with
the naked eye, or is it the same stuff we see, but clearer?
13. Are any of you religious, and if so, how do you feel about practicing
faith in space?
14. How much Delta-V do you actually get from thrusters on the station
alone? How much can they affect your orbit and orientation or can that
only be done with a push from a Soyuz or other docked vessel?
15. What do you miss most about not being on Earth?
16. Does the moon look bigger from 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):
TBD
ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.
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/
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2014-10-22 16:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
The Explorers Club, New York City, New York, telebridge via IK1SLD
Contact is a go for: Sat 2014-10-25 16:36:09 UTC 56 deg
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**
>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational Segment
(USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be
conducted by the ARISS Russia team.
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**
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
**************************************************************
*****************
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. Feel free to send your reports to
aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com.
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***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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***
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
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***
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 119
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 104
Francesco IKØWGF with 103
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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 2014-10-22 16:00 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 932.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 910.
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, ARISS has developed a new process for US school proposals. Below
is information on the new procedure announced 2014-10-17: (***)
Call for Proposals (***)
Proposal Window October 17 – December 15, 2014 (***)
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between
May 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2014. (***)
The Opportunity (***)
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the
astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in
space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also
will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and
the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must
demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio.
In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.
More Information (***)
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct
any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
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**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2014-10-17 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 40/41 on orbit
Maxim Suraev
Gregory Wiseman KF5LKT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at
The Explorers Club, New York, New York, USA on Saturday October 25th AOS is
expected at 16:36 UTC
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds and
will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD in Italy. The contact is
expected to be conducted in English.
The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional
society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that
it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Founded in New York City
in 1904, The Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land,
sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical,
natural and biological sciences. The Club’s members have been responsible
for an illustrious series of famous firsts: First to the North Pole, first
to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the
deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon—all
accomplished by our members.
The Explorers Club actively encourages public interest in exploration and
the sciences through its public lectures program, publications, travel
program, and other events. The Club also maintains Research Collections,
including a library and map room, to preserve the history of the Club and
to assist those interested and engaged in exploration and scientific
research. The Club houses a radio room and amateur radio station K2XP.
On Oct. 25, 2014 The Explorers Club will host a special all-day event
focusing on the history of human spaceflight at Explorers Club headquarters
in New York. This year’s venue will feature astronauts and space-flight
participants from several missions using the Cold War as a backdrop –
Apollo, Soyuz, Space Shuttle and SpaceShipOne. The day will include a mix
of straight-up talks, “Exploring Legends” interviews by Jim Clash, and
panel discussions. Among confirmed story-tellers so far are Gen. Charles
Duke, Apollo 16 moonwalker (and CapCom for the Apollo 11 lunarlanding);
Richard Garriott and Greg Olsen, both of whom flew aboard Soyuz to ISS;
four-time Shuttle/Soyuz veteran Leroy Chiao; Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7
Lunar Module pilot; Catherine “Cady” Coleman, who performed a live flute
duet with Ian Anderson aboard ISS (and who will play at the Club’s event);
and Brian Binnie, who piloted SpaceShipOne to win the Ansari X Prize in
2004. The ARISS contact and interview will be an integral segment of this
human-exploration experience and public discovery.
Audio from this contact will be fed into the:
EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) Server
IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector
Streaming on the web 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.
Due to changes with the AMSAT Server your connection may time out. If you
are listening on a computer set your timers to 0 ( open the echolink
program then click TOOLS - SETUP - TIMING and set the receive and
inactivity timers to 0 ) 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