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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-26 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 May '15

25 May '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-26 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: On behalf of the ARISS-International team, it is with great sadness that (***) we announce the passing of long-time ARISS team member Nick Lance, KC5KBO, SK. Nick passed away on May 24 from an aneurism of the aorta. Nick was a smart, caring, considerate and helpful person that loved the amateur radio hobby. As the primary amateur radio license trainer for the ISS astronauts, Nick played an integral role in encouraging and training countless astronauts (US, Canada, Japan and Europe) to pursue their amateur radio license and become active on ARISS. He inspired and trained dozens of NASA's aerospace education specialists (who talk to schoolteachers nationwide) to get their ham tickets. He also taught a "Hamster" course to middle schoolers, inspiring them to pursue careers in technology through Amateur Radio and ARISS activities. Personally, I enjoyed working with Nick both as a NASA engineer and an amateur radio operator. I will miss his quick wit and sense of humor. Nick will be deeply missed by many. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all that knew Nick, especially Renee, his wife, and all his family members. Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ARISS International Chairman **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-06-11 to 2015-07-24, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any school contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-12-20 to 2016-01-04, 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. **************************************************************************** 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 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 114 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 2015-05-26 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 974. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 939. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2015-05-10 04:00 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. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-10 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 May '15

10 May '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-10 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gagarin from outer space, Ryazan State Radio Technical University, Ryazan, Russia, direct via RK3SWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact was successful Thu 2015-05-07 08:30 UTC (***) Kursk, Russia, WWII veterans, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Gennady Padalka RN3DT Contact was successful Sat 2015-05-09 08:20 UTC (***) Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze – Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, direct via IQ5PO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contacts were successful: Sat 2015-05-09 09:52:06 UTC 27 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. **************************************************************************** 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 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 114 (***) 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 2015-05-10 05:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 974. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 939. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2015-05-10 04:00 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. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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TAPR/AMSAT Banquet Tickets Must be Purchased by 1800 EDT Tuesday, May 12th
by Alan 08 May '15

08 May '15

All, The speaker at the 2015 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be Michael Ossmann, AD0NR, on "Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham." Tickets ($35 each) MUST be purchased online in advance at the AMSAT Store http://store.amsat.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=38&products_id=88 no later than 1800 EDT (2300 UTC) Tuesday, May 12th. Tickets will not be sold at the Hamvention or at the banquet door. Tickets purchased online may be picked up at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 444-446) by Friday afternoon. More information on the speaker, menu, and location may be found at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=190. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-07 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 May '15

06 May '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-07 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gagarin from outer space, Ryazan State Radio Technical University, Ryazan, Russia, direct via RK3SWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for Thu 2015-05-07 08:30 UTC Kursk, Russia, WWII veterans, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Gennady Padalka RN3DT Contact is a go for Sat 2015-05-09 08:20 UTC Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze – Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, direct via IQ5PO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-05-09 09:52:06 UTC 27 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. **************************************************************************** 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 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 112 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 2015-05-07 02:00 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 970. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 936. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2015-05-04 16:30 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. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca, Italy and Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 May '15

06 May '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy on 09 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:52 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The event will be direct between the ISS using call sign IR0ISS and ground stations IQ5PO (who will initiate the contact) and IQ5LU (who will end the contact). 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 Italian. Presentation Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi": State Technical Industrial Institute is named to Enrico Fermi and is located in Lucca, Northern Tuscany. 5 years courses in Mechanics, Electrotechnology, Electronics, Information and Communication Technology with several laboratories. About 700 students aged 15-19. They had an Amateur Radio Club with the callsign IK5YOI (license expired). Presentation Università degli Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia: In the Scientific Campus ("Polo Scientifico") of the University of Florence activities for secondary school's students are organized by OpenLab. OpenLab, which has been active since 2002, is the service of education and communication of the University of Florence and it is dedicated to science popularization in different areas (physics, chemistry, biology .). OpenLab includes interactive laboratories, conferences, stages, visits to research laboratories. For Physics we have more than 1000 students every year (primary and secondary school). Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: I = Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi" U = Università degli Studi di Firenze 1U. Quali sensazioni si provano durante la fase di lancio? 2I. Quale sistema operativo è utilizzato sui computer della ISS? Perché questa scelta? 3U. Dopo quanto tempo si è abituata all' assenza di gravità? 4I. Ci sono mai state collisioni con detriti orbitali? 5U. Come reagiscono le piante alla vita sulla stazione? Come vengono curate? 6I. Quando hai deciso di fare l'astronauta? Perché? 7U. In che modo ti curi quando ti ammali? 8I. in cosa consiste la manutenzione della stazione? 9U. Sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale sono presenti dispositivi che sfruttano le correzioni relativistiche dello spazio e del tempo, simili ai nostri GPS? 10I. quando dormi sogni? 11U. Qual è stato il momento più difficile o la paura più grande affrontata durante l'addestramento? 12I. E' difficile per una donna diventare astronauta? 13U. Sulla ISS ci sono correnti parassite indotte dalle variazioni del campo magnetico terrestre sulla stazione stessa? 14I. Chi e che cosa ti manca di più della tua vita quotidiana? 15U. Che tipo di esperimenti fate? Qual è il loro fine? 16I. Quali studi ti hanno condotto alla carriera di astronauta? 17U. Come avviene l'ossigenazione della stazione spaziale? 18I: Da astronauta, pensi ci possano essere forme di vita extraterrestri? 19U. Qual è la sua paura più grande sull' ISS? 20I. cosa comporta dal punto di vista fisico e mentale vivere sulla ISS? 21U. In cosa consiste il vostro lavoro? Qual è la tua funzione all'interno della stazione spaziale? 22I. Qual è la tua giornata tipo come astronauta? 23U. Cosa si prova a vedere la terra, l'alba, il tramonto e l'universo dallo spazio? 24I. Come si vedono i pianeti del sistema solare dalla ISS? 25U. Credi che sia giusto spendere tanti soldi per le missioni spaziali nonostante tutte le situazioni di povertà presenti sul nostro pianeta? 26I. Quali effetti ha l'assenza di forza di gravità sul corpo umano? Translation: 1) How do you feel during the launch? 2) Which operating system is used on the computers of the iss? Why this choice? 3) How soon you got used to the absence of gravity? 4) Have collisions with orbital debris ever happened? 5) How plants react to the station life conditions? How are they cared? 6) When did you decide to be an astronaut? Why? 7) How do you take care of yourself when you get sick? 8) How is made the maintenance of the station? 9) Are there, on the ISS, devices that use the relativistic corrections of space and time, like our GPS devices do? 10) when sleeping, do you dream? 11) Which was the hardest time or the biggest fear faced during training? 12) Is it difficult for a woman to be an astronaut? 13) Are there, on the ISS, eddy currents induced by changes in the Earth's magnetic field on the station itself? 14) Who and what do you miss more about your daily life? 15) What kind of experiments are you doing? What is their purpose? 16) Which schools did you attend to become an astronaut? 17) How is carried out the oxygenation of the space station? 18) As an astronaut, do you think extraterrestrial life forms exist? 19) What is your deepest fear on the ISS? 20) What entails in terms of physical and mental life on the ISS ? 21) In what consists the crew job? What is your role inside the space station? 22) How is your typical day as an astronaut? 23) How it feels to see the earth, sunrise, sunset and the universe from space? 24) How do you see our solar system's planets from the ISS? 25) Do you think it is right to spend so much money for space missions despite all situations of poverty on our planet? 26) Which effects has the absence of gravity on human body? 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-04 16:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 May '15

04 May '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-04 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sorry gang, ARISS just found out about this contact today. (***) Raduga Center for Extracurricular Activities, Chelyabinsk, Russia, direct via R8AM (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF (***) Contact was successful 2015-04-22 10:52 UTC (***) Congratulations to the Raduga Center for Extracurricular Activities students and Mikhail! (***) Ryazan, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for Thu 2015-05-07 08:30 UTC Kursk, Russia, WWII veterans, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Gennady Padalka RN3DT Contact is a go for Sat 2015-05-09 08:20 UTC Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze – Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, direct via IQ5PO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-05-09 09:52:06 UTC 27 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. **************************************************************************** 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 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 112 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 2015-05-04 16:30 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 970. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 936. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2015-05-04 16:30 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. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-02 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 May '15

02 May '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-05-02 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sol Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng, South Africa, and Scuola Secondaria di I Grado, Caprino Bergamasco, Italy telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact was successful: Sat 2015-05-02 14:34:27 UTC 45 deg (***) Ryazan, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for Thu 2015-05-07 08:30 UTC Kursk, Russia, WWII veterans, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Gennady Padalka RN3DT Contact is a go for Sat 2015-05-09 08:20 UTC Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze – Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, direct via IQ5PO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-05-09 09:52:06 UTC 27 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. **************************************************************************** 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 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 112 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 2015-05-02 21:30 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 969. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 935. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2015-05-02 21:30 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. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [sarex] [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 May '15

01 May '15

Hi all, I am the one who first posts all ARISS announcements to the SAREX BB (_sarex(a)amsat.org_ (mailto:sarex@amsat.org) ) concerning upcoming scheduling, etc. So you would need to be on the SAREX-BB mailing list to get those regularly. I do not normally post directly to the AMSAT-BB (_amsat-bb(a)amsat.org_ (mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org) ). Within a few days of the contact, Dave AA4KN will also post an announcement to the SAREX BB that has more details concerning the upcoming school and questions to be asked. The upcoming contact is scheduled to be a telebridge via IK1SLD in Italy and Samantha IZØUDF using IRØISS. She will be talking to students from Sol Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng, South Africa, and Scuola Secondaria di I Grado, Caprino Bergamasco, Italy. The contact time is scheduled to be Sat 2015-05-02 14:34:27 UTC at about 45 deg max elevation. It is recommended that one start listening approximately 10 minute before the announced time to make sure that there was no orbital change. And make sure you are using the very latest Keps set. Often times we are able to simulcast the contact via the IRLP and Echolink systems. John AG9D usually will post an announcement if the contact is going to be on IRLP or Echolink as he handles the interface for ARISS. Sometimes the schools will also stream using their own system. We try to post if any of this is going to happen. Hope this helps. Thanks for your interest in ARISS. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS mentors Huntington Beach, CA In a message dated 5/1/2015 11:16:24 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, hans(a)intekom.co.za writes: Hi I am facilitating the South African end. It is via telebridge Hans -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Doug - k4GKJ Sent: 01 May 2015 05:52 PM To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd I hear a rumor of a contact May 2nd, 14:30 UTC....... Africa & Italy with Samantha...... Don't know if it's telebridge or direct..... Check your prediction software to see if your in the footprint at that time... Doug K4GKJ Doug Bennight K4GKJ 528-5772 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sol Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng, South Africa, and Scuola Secondaria di I Grado, Caprino Bergamasco, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 May '15

01 May '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sol Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng, South Africa, and Scuola Secondaria di I Grado, Caprino Bergamasco, Italy on 02 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:34 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between IR0ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Scuola Secondaria di I Grado: Caprino Bergamasco and its school are located atop of hills in between Bergamo and Lecco region. The school facility, recently built, serve the small community of 3000 people, it has pupils from age 3 to 14. Students from 11 to 14 have been involved in the ARISS activity, belonging to classes 1E, 2E, 2F and 3E. Sol Plaatje Primary School: It is a co-ed school having Gr.0-Gr.7. There are 1216 learners in the school, planet Earth and beyond is part of the curriculum and as a school they try to develop the learner's knowledge about space bodies and inculcate a love for the subject within the learners. Sol Plaatje Primary School participated on at the 2014 SAASTA Astronomy Quiz with a team - made by Ebenitha Esterhuizen, Kgotlholela Seagisa, Oratile Selatlhedi and Orefile Morule, prepared by the teacher Ms Micalla Lucas - and resulted the best among more than 1.700 schools. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. When did you dock to ISS and which is the purpose for your mission? 2. Quale e' stata l'esperienza piu' emozionante che hai vissuto fino ad ora? 3. I would love to be an astronaut one day and I would like to know what the requirements are to become an astronaut? 4. Quali sensazioni si provano durante il lancio? 5. In case of emergency, what safety measures do you have in place on the ISS? 6. Dalle foto che invii sembra che a bordo ci sia un clima molto bello di amicizia, quando siete stati scelti hanno pensato anche alla compatibilita' di carattere? 7. What are the living conditions like on the ISS? 8. Noi viviamo in un piccolo paese sulle colline bergamasche e alcuni di noi vengono da paesi lontani, possiamo pensare ad un futuro come cittadini del Mondo senza perdere il ricordo delle nostre origini? 9. What equipment/tools do you use on the ISS? 10. Qual e' la cosa più difficile da fare in microgravita'? 11. Give a brief explanation of how you felt when you first experienced microgravity? 12. Abbiamo osservato che la reazione tra aceto e bicarbonato produce effervescenza e sviluppa CO2, in grado di far gonfiare un palloncino. Cosa accadrebbe in microgravita'? 13. What activities or strategies do you have in place when preparing to go to space? 14. Abbiamo osservato la crescita di batteri e altri microrganismi, che potrebbero provocare malattie, in un terreno di coltura sterile dopo averlo toccato con la punta delle dita. Prima di partire avete seguito un protocollo di igiene particolare per non infettare la ISS? 15. How long does it take for your body to adapt to the gravity on Earth after you have returned from space? 16. Cosa succede se qualcuno si ferisce procurandosi un taglio sulla ISS? Se ci si sente male sulla ISS cosa succede? 17. How many countries are involved in the International Space Station project? 18. Acqua, olio e alcool in un cilindro graduato, tendono a stratificarsi, a causa delle diverse densita': si potrebbero in microgravita'? Cosa accadrebbe? 19. The ISS rotates in low Earth orbit, what does it mean? 20. Dato che da li riesci a vedere tutto il mondo, hai scoperto qualche cosa di nuovo come popoli che vivono in zone nascoste o difficili da raggiungere? 21. Come si fa a riprodurre l'atmosfera sulla ISS? 22. Quale e' la tua paura più grande? Quale e' la cosa peggiore che potrebbe succedere sulla ISS? 23. Ti piacerebbe uscire per una passeggiata spaziale? Potresti averne l'opportunita'? 24. Hai sentito lo sbalzo di temperatura mentre salivi in orbita? Che temperatura c'e' fuori dalla ISS? 25. Quale e' il paese più illuminato di notte? Da li che effetto fa l'inquinamento luminoso? 26. Cosa ne pensi della presenza di vita extraterrestre? 27. Cosa sarebbe successo se il tuo fisico non si fosse preparato prima di entrare in microgravita'? 28. Cosa ti manca di più della Terra? Cosa ti manchera' di più della ISS? 29. Questo era il tuo sogno da sempre o si e' formato nel corso del tempo? 30. Quante volte alla settimana si fa esercizio per mantenersi in forma? Quale e' la parte più difficile dell'allenamento? English translation for the Italian school: 2. What was the most exciting moment up there until now? 4. What did you feel during the launch? 6. From your photos we see a very nice friendship among you. Have you been selected also considering this? 8. We live in a small town in the hills of Bergamo, and some of us come from distant countries, can we think of a future as citizens of the world, without losing the memory of our origins? 10. What's the hardest thing to do in microgravity? 12. We observed that the reaction between vinegar and baking produces effervescence and CO2, able to inflate a balloon. What would happen in microgravity? 14. We observed the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms that could cause disease, in a sterile culture soil, after touching it with your fingertips. Before leaving, did you follow a specific protocol in order to not infect the ISS? 16. What happen if someone is injured on the ISS? And if you feel sick? 18. Water, oil and alcohol in a graduated cilinder, tend to stratify, due to the different density. What would happen in microgravity? 20. From up there you can see all over the world, have you discovered something new like people who live in hidden areas or hard to be reached? 21. How do you reproduce the atmosphere on the ISS? 22. Which is your biggest fear? And what's the worst thing that could happen on the ISS? 23. Would you like to go out for a spacewalk? Might you have the opportunity? 24. Did you feel the change in temperature while in orbit? Which is the temperature outside the ISS? 25. Which is the most illuminated country, as seen from space? From up there, what's the effect of light pollution? 26. What do you think of presence of extraterrestrial life? 27. What would be happened to your body if not trained for microgravity? 28. What do you miss most of the Earth? What will you miss most of the ISS? 29. Was this your dream of becoming astronaut or did you realize it over the years? 30. How many times a week do you train to stay fit? Which is the hardest part of the exercise? 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. Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, direct via IQ5PO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat, 09May2015, 09:52 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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