*ARISS NEWS RELEASE *
*no. 15-03*
*Friday, Jan.30, 2015*
*David Jordan, AA4KN*
*ARISS PR*
aa4kn(a)amsat.org
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*15 US Schools Move Forward Into the Next Stage of ARISS Selection*
*JANUARY 30, 2015* — Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL), US managing partners of Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS), are pleased to announce that 15
of the schools/organizations that submitted proposals during the recent
proposal window have been accepted to move forward into the next stage of
planning to host a scheduled contact with crew on the ISS during 2015. This
is a significant step in ARISS’ continuing effort to engage young people in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities and raise
their awareness of Human Space Flight. ARISS-US was encouraged by the high
level of interest in the education community evidenced by the significant
number of submitted proposals and the quality of the submissions.
The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will provide 12 scheduling
opportunities for US host organizations for the May – December 2015 time
period. These 15 schools/organizations must now complete an acceptable
equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio
contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS technical team,
the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their
availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities
offered by NASA. ARISS does not expect to be able to schedule all 15
schools on the list.
The schools and organizations are:
Bay View Elementary School, Burlington, WA
Corpus Christi Catholic School, Chambersburg, PA
Daggett Montessori School K-8, Fort Worth, TX
Dearborn Public Schools, Dearborn, MI
Grady High School Robotics Team, Atlanta, GA
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY
Maconaquah School Corporation, Bunker Hill, IN
Moon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX
New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM
Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ
Space Jam 9, Rantoul, IL
Ste. Genevieve du Bois Catholic Elementary School, Warson Woods, MO
Tulsa Community College, NE Campus, Tulsa, OK
United Space School, Seabrook, TX
West Michigan Aviation Academy, Grand Rapids, MI
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venture of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) in the United States, and other international space
agencies and international amateur radio organizations around the world.
The primary purpose of ARISS is to organize scheduled contacts via amateur
radio between crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and
classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers from amateur radio clubs and coordination from the
ARISS team, the ISS crew members speak directly with large group audiences
in a variety of public forums such as school assemblies, science centers
and museums, Scout camporees, jamborees and space camps, where students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies
and Amateur Radio.
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<http://www.arrl.org>*.
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*ARISS NEWS RELEASE *
*no. 15-02*
*Thursday, Jan.29, 2015*
*David Jordan, AA4KN*
aa4kn(a)amsat.org
*Russian SSTV Images from the ISS *
*This Weekend *
Russian SSTV transmissions are planned from the International Space Station
on Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1. The transmit frequency will
be 145.800. The expected mode is PD180 producing a high quality image with
a frame scan of 187 seconds.
Image transmissions for Saturday, Jan. 31 should begin at 10:00 UTC and on
Sunday, Feb. 1, look for signals to start at 09:00 UTC. For both days,
operation is expected to terminate around 21:30 UTC.
Received images can be uploaded to the image gallery found a
*http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php*
<http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php>* .*
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi", Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy on 31 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:38 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 eastern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.
Presentation Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi"
Brief description of the school and the amateur radio school club (if there is one): The school is a salesian school with 750 students, from 6 to 20 years old. We have also a small hostel for college students.
Presentation of Intercultura
Intercultura is the Italian representative of AFS Intercultural Programs (New York, an international, no profit, voluntary based organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities and cultural exchange programs throughout more than 60 different countries in the world, involving every year 13.000 students and an equivalent number of families and schools. In Italy, Intercultura is a no profit organization (Onlus) recognized by the Italian government, under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The professional staff of Intercultura is made by 40 people who work in the headquarter of Colle Val D'Elsa (Siena) or in the PR offices based in Milan and Rome. The 4.000 affiliated volunteers are organized in 150 local chapters and offer voluntary work to promote international school based exchange programs.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows (translated):
1. If you could choose one competence you learned with AFS and now you're
using in the ISS, what would that be?
2. How long does it take to wear the "EMU" and go out for an "EVA"?
3. Have you been more afraid at 17 when you faced a brand new Country to live
in with Afs, or now that you our in the space?
4. Right after an "EVA", do you need to fill up on liquids and on minerals?
5. What is your best advice for us, young people, to create our future?
6. How long does the "QJA" take to pressurize?
7. In the ISS program, half of the living environment has been developed in
Italy: is it an example of the Made in Italy: what is the most "Italian"
ting on the ISS?
8. Which is the most interesting experiment you've carried out?
9. You're Italian and you're working with people from different
nationalities: what has been the role of Italy in the ISS international
program?
10. During these weeks, along with the lack-of-strength feeling to your
hands, have you experienced any other symptoms?
11. Today we start our AFS experience in Italy: any suggestions?
12. Which is the most important lesson I have to learn about teamwork?
13. Today we start our AFS experience in Italy: any suggestions to feel at
our ease here?
14. After rehydration, is the taste of food any different?
15. We are living a moment of clash of cultures: what is your message of
peace, as you are seeing the Earth from above, without frontiers?
16. Can you choose on which axis you want to sleep?
17. Many of our Italian Intercultura students abroad has just a made a you
tube video for you since you are an inspiration for them. Have you seen
it? What message would you like to give to these young people?
18. So far, which is the most exciting aspect of this experience, in your
opinion?
19. A moment of joy, of anger.. : what did you find in common between your
experience at 17 in the Us and the one you're living now?
20. Is there a difference in physical training for men and for women?
21. I know that you put the Intercultura tshirt in your luggage: when are you
going to show it?
1. Qual è la cosa più importante che hai imparato durante il tuo anno
all'estero e che ti aiuta ora nello spazio?
2. In quanto tempo si riesce ad indossare la EMU ed uscire per una EVA ?
3. Avevi più paura a 17 anni quando hai affrontato un Paese ignoto con
Intercultura o ora a essere nello spazio?
4. Dopo una EVA avete bisogno di reintegrare con Sali minerali e liquidi
extra?
5. Che messaggio vuoi dare a noi adolescenti per costruire al meglio il
nostro futuro?
6. In quanto tempo si pressurizza il QJA ?
7. Circa la metà dell'ambiente abitabile della Stazione Spaziale
Internazionale è stata costruita in Italia, tra cui la bellissima Cupola
da cui si può osservare la Terra. Cosa hai trovato di tipicamente
italiano nella ISS?
8. Qual è l'esperimento più interessante che avete fatto?
9. Tu, italiana, lavori con persone di nazionalità diverse: ci sono state
delle incomprensioni interculturali? Come le avete risolte?
10. In queste settimane di permanenza, oltre alla sensazione di avere meno
forza nelle mani, hai riscontrato altri sintomi ?
11. Inizia oggi il nostro semestre in Italia: un tuo consiglio perché questa
esperienza dia al meglio i suoi frutti?
12. Qual è la cosa più importante che devo imparare per lavorare in team?
13. Inizia oggi il nostro semestre in Italia con Afs: un tuo consiglio per
ambientarci al meglio?
14. Il gusto dei cibi, dopo la re-idratazione , sono differenti?
15. Stiamo vivendo un momento difficile di scontro di civiltà. Dalla tua
prospettiva privilegiata in cui vedi un mondo senza frontiere, qual è il
tuo messaggio di pace?
16. Potete scegliere su quali dei tre assi dormire?
17. Sei un'eccellenza italiana, tant'è che gli studenti italiani attualmente
all'estero con IC ti hanno dedicato un video, perché costituisci una
fonte di ispirazione per molti giovani. Quale vuole essere il
tuo messaggio a loro, a noi e ai giovani italiani, uomini e donne del
futuro?
18. Fino ad oggi qual è la cosa più bella di questa esperienza che ti porti
nel cuore?
19. Ci sono esperienze e/o fatti in comune tra l'esperienza attuale nello
spazio e quella passata a 17 anni negli Stati Uniti?
20. C'è una differenza tra esercizio fisico per donne e per uomini?
21. So che hai messo nel tuo bagaglio la maglietta di Intercultura: quando
pensi di usarla?
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Next planned event(s):
1. Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge via TBD and
Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Bachelet", Cernusco sul naviglio,
Italy,
telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Thu, 05Feb2015, 10:37 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 2015-01-28 23:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Istituto Salesiano “G. Bearzi”, Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus,
Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg
Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge via TBD and
Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Bachelet”, Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy,
telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-05 10:37:35 UTC 33 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, 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.
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, 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 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.
****************************************************************************
***
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
Francesco IKØWGF with 108
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107
****************************************************************************
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 2015-01-28 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 950.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 923.
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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15,
2014?
The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in
February, 2015.
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015
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 January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. 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 April 15, 2015.
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,
Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin
Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-24 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
Exp. 42/43 on orbit
Terry Virts
Anton Shkaplerov
Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-01-24 20:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
NHK “Masakame” event, Shibuya, Japan, direct via JK1ZRW
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact was successful: Sat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg (***)
Istituto Salesiano “G. Bearzi”, Udine, Italy, direct via IW3QKU and
Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, 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.
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, 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 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.
****************************************************************************
***
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
Francesco IKØWGF with 108
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107 (***)
****************************************************************************
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 2015-01-24 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 950. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 923. (***)
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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15,
2014?
The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in
February, 2015.
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015
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 January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. 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 April 15, 2015.
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,
Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin
Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-24 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
Exp. 42/43 on orbit
Terry Virts
Anton Shkaplerov
Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Masakame" event, Shibuya, Japan on 24 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and JK1ZRW. 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.
Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) are televising a regular science program Masakame (means Good Heavens) for young people and their parents.
We are planning to have a special program focusing ARISS program and Amateur radio satellites, etc. on 2015-02-28 on air, with video record of ARISS school contact. Members of contact are TV talent (who has a amateur radio license) and high school students (age 15 to 18).
Questions to be asked:
1. Could you introduce yourself?
(Samantha doesn't appear in the show; only her voice can be heard. So we'd like to hear her talk about herself, including her name and if she's really an astronaut.)
2. Where are you now?
(We'd like to get basic information about the ISS, for example what kind of place it is and how far it is from Earth?)
3. What are you doing on the International Space Station?
(We'd like to know what kind of works astronauts are doing on the ISS, for example what they actually did earlier on the day or what they usually do.)
4. When do you communicate with members of the public on Earth using amateur radio?
(We've heard that astronauts do school contact or speak to people on Earth in their free time via amateur radio. We'd like to know more about these occasions.)
5. Can we talk to you in your free time even if we don't have any appointment? What kind of people have you spoken to via radio?
(We'd like to know in detail what kind of communication astronauts have had so far in their free time. If Samantha has not been involved in such activities, we're happy to hear about other astronauts' experiences.)
6. What did you eat today?
7. What is the hardest thing you have to deal with while living in space?)
8. If there is one thing needed to become an astronaut, what would that be?
9. What kind of stuffs on Earth are visible from the ISS now?
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):
Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi", Udine, Italy, direct via IW3QKU and
Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***)
Contact is presently scheduled to be with NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg (***)
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 2015-01-20 17:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
NHK “Masakame” event, Shibuya, Japan, direct via JK1ZRW
Contact is presently scheduled to be with NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg
Istituto Salesiano “G. Bearzi”, Udine, Italy, direct via IW3QKU and
Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***)
Contact is presently scheduled to be with NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
ARISS congratulations Dick Flagg, AH6NM, honored as one of four Yasme
Excellence Award Winners: (***)
Dick Flagg, AH6NM, for his years of working with the Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) program and its predecessor Shuttle
Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX), and for supporting NASA's Radio Jove
project, both designed to introduce Amateur Radio to students and the general
public.
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, 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.
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, 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 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.
****************************************************************************
***
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
Francesco IKØWGF with 108
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 106
****************************************************************************
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 2015-01-20 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 949.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 922.
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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15,
2014?
The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in
February, 2015.
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015
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 January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. 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 April 15, 2015.
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,
Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin
Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-16 20:00 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
Exp. 42/43 on orbit
Terry Virts
Anton Shkaplerov
Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-01-16 20:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Richmond Heights Middle School, Miami, FL, direct via W1HQL
Contact is presently scheduled to be with NA1SS
Contact was successful: Thu 2015-01-15 16:09:40 UTC 46 deg (***)
NHK “Masakame” event, Shibuya, Japan, direct via JK1ZRW
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, 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.
**************************
****************************************************
>From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, 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 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.
****************************************************************************
***
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
Francesco IKØWGF with 108
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 106
****************************************************************************
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 2015-01-16 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 949. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 922. (***)
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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15,
2014?
The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in
February, 2015.
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015
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 January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. 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 April 15, 2015.
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,
Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin
Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-16 20:00 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
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
Exp. 42/43 on orbit
Terry Virts
Anton Shkaplerov
Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Richmond Heights Middle School, Miami, FL on 15 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:09 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W1HQL. The contact should be audible over portions of the eastern U.S. and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Richmond Heights Middle School opened its doors in 1963 in the Richmond Heights community in southwest Miami, Florida. The now 50 year old school, is located in a historic African American Community. An army captain by the name of Frank C. Martin believed it to be a wise investment as well as the right thing to do to establish a housing development in which Black veterans of WWII could purchase their own home. There are currently 636 students and a teaching staff of 41 faculty members. Along with its exemplary athletics program, full time gifted program, and Cambridge program, Richmond Heights Middle School offers a Zoology Magnet program to the students of Miami Dade County Public Schools. This is an extremely unique magnet program that is one of only three in the nation. The zoology magnet is a result of a partnership with Zoo Miami, the Zoological Society of Florida and Richmond Heights Middle School. It has been in existence since 1988. Students have the unique opportunity to visit the zoo to study the animals within their exhibits while engaging in STEM fields of study.
BIOTECH @ RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL
BioTECH @ Richmond Heights 9-12 High School is the only Conservation Biology public magnet high school is the United States and boasts three campuses: our educational center at Richmond Campus, our Research Station at Zoo Miami, and our Botanical Outpost at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. BioTECH provides students with a challenging and advanced level math and science curriculum focused on Conservation Biology that exposes them to rigorous STEM coursework as well as research opportunities with practicing scientists in state-of-the-art laboratories. In classes taken on-site at Zoo Miami, students study the human impact on biological diversity, making BioTECH the only school in the country to offer a full research and teaching facility within zoo grounds. Research experiences are offered in collaboration with the local zoo and the local research and botanic garden. BioTECH is currently home to 130 students that travel within the boundaries of a 467 square mile area to attend this unique school. The school opened its doors in August 2014 with a total of 8 faculty members, 7 support staff members, and an arsenal of practicing scientists and conservation educators from Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Zoo Miami, Zoological Society of Florida, Everglades National Park, The Dumond Conservancy, and Biscayne National Park.
1. How would astronauts combat disease, say an accidental infection by a Salmonella culture, given the increased virulence of microbes in space?
2. What kind of work is the crew doing in support of the future missions to Mars?
3. We have a 3D printer in our school. What are the future implications of having a 3D printer on-board? What types of prints will you create?
4. Does experiencing a sunrise/sunset every 90 minutes change your sleep/wake cycles?
5. Do you feel physical exhaustion in space at the end of your work day? How long is your work day?
6. Without gravity, how do plants, such as Arabidopsis, determine orientation germination? Geotropism what do roots do? Do plants on the ISS
grow in all different directions?
7. Do you feel stressed on the space station? How do you cope with stress on a space station and does it have more or less of an effect on your immune
system in space? Measure muscle conditioning?
8. How are astronaut diets altered to accommodate the changes to the digestive system in microgravity?
9. All work and no play can be boring. What do you do for fun up in space?
10. How do you keep from feeling trapped in the space station?
11. What role did your education play in becoming an astronaut?
12. Which teacher influenced you the most in your life and why?
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):
NHK "Masakame" event, Shibuya, Japan, direct via TBD
Contact is a go for Sat, 24Jan2015, 14:21 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 2015-01-13 00:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Richmond Heights Middle School, Miami, FL, direct via W1HQL
Contact is presently scheduled to be with NA1SS
Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-01-15 16:09:40 UTC 46 deg (***)
NHK “Masakame” event, Shibuya, Japan, direct via TBD
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, 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.
****************************************************************************
**
>From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, 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 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.
****************************************************************************
***
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
Francesco IKØWGF with 108
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 106
****************************************************************************
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 2015-01-13 00:30 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 948.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 921.
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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15,
2014?
The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in
February, 2015.
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015
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 January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. 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 April 15, 2015.
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.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS
****************************************************************************
**
The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-11 23:30 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. 41/42 on orbit
Barry Wilmore
Alexander Samokutyayev
Elena Serova
Exp. 42/43 on orbit
Terry Virts
Anton Shkaplerov
Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors