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Upcoming ARISS contact with Moon Day/Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 16 Jul '15

16 Jul '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moon Day/Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX on 18 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:55 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 contact will be a telebridge between RSØISS/OR4ISS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the western 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. Moon Day, the largest annual celebration of space exploration in the state of Texas, is presented jointly by the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas and the National Space Society of North Texas. This STEM-focused event features three dozen exhibitors with widely varied displays and activities ranging from Van de Graaff generators to portable planetariums. The first 200 younger visitors receive "Lunar Sample Bags" of space-related magazines, posters, brochures, and other items of lasting interest. Moon Day is held every year on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the first human footsteps on our Moon, and for 2015 the event is scheduled for July 18. While honoring previous accomplishments, Moon Day focuses on current and future activities in space exploration. This year's event, with an anticipated audience of 2,000 visitors, will highlight the International Space Station. Programs and classes for all ages include model rocket building and launching for younger visitors as well as serious academic presentations for mature audiences. Many of the activities correlate to requirements for Boy Scout and Girl Scout badges. This year's programs include presentations from ISS visitor Anousheh Ansari (the first private female space traveler), Dr. James Carter (the creator of simulated Moon soil for NASA), and author and former NASA mission controller Marianne Dyson. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you get internet? 2. How is your perspective of Earth different from ours who have not been to space? 3. What has been your most exciting and memorable experience during your time on the International space station? 4. As you don't have gravity in the Space Station, and nothing drops or drips down, what happens to a scoop of ice cream in space when it melts? Once it has melted, can you suck it up with a straw? Have you ever tried that? 5. What happens to fire in space? 6. What do you eat when in space? 7. What happens if an astronaut gets sick in space? Do they have a doctor on board? If not, do they have to go back to Earth early for treatment? 8. Has your time on the space station helped in the research of finding a way to send someone to Mars for a longer period of time? 9. If a meteorite, space junk, or another spacecraft collides with the ISS, or there was a fire on board, what kind of emergency procedures would be performed to ensure station integrity and crew safety? 10. What has been your biggest unexpected obstacle, and how did you solve it and still reach your goal? 11. How do you put on your spacesuit to go out in space? 12. Does time change or stay the same on the space station (how are night and day in space different than on earth)? 13. How long did it take you to get to the Space Station? 14. How do the constellations look different from space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [sarex] [amsat-bb] Live video feed of ARISS contact with Pima County 4H/Vail Vaqu...
by John Brier 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Thank you Patrick, I did not know Arizona didn't follow DST. I often have a hard time with these calculations and that is why I put "I believe," to be corrected if I was wrong. Also, the live feed starts 1 hour before the pass and that is why we are talking about 10am local/ 1700 UTC instead of the pass time of 1801 UTC: > The presentation starts at 10am and the pass will begin at 11:03am > (Arizona Time) On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:37 AM, AJ9N--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > Here is the scheduled time for this contact that I have posted several > times to the SAREX BB. > Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ, direct via W7LB > The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS > The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF > Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-07-15 18:01:42 UTC 67 deg > 73, > Charlie AJ9N > One of the ARISS Mentors > > > In a message dated 7/15/2015 8:32:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net writes: > > John, > > A slight correction... 10am in Arizona is 1700 UTC. Arizona, except for the > portion of the Navajo Nation reservation in the northeastern part of the > state, > does not change its clocks for daylight time in the summer. It's UTC -7 > hours > for local time, all the time. We really don't need the extra hour of > daylight, > when it is so hot in the deserts during the summer. > > Looking forward to this video presentation, and to hear the ISS as it > passes > over. W7LB is the ground station for this contact, and Larry Brown is a > long-time AMSAT member and supporter. He has had a hand in other > scheduled ISS contacts in Arizona, and his experience should help make > this a success. > > 73! > > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > Twitter: @WD9EWK > > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:57 AM, John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Apologies if this was mentioned already, but I hadn't seen it. >> >> Join the Vail Vaquero's 4-H Ham Radio Project at Empire High School >> for an out of this world experience as they make contact with a >> Russian Cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on >> Wednesday >> >> July 15 at 10:00 am [MST/Arizona, 16:00 UTC, I believe] >> >> Bring your family and friends! >> >> The contact will be at Empire High School in Vail. The address is >> 10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland in the theater. >> >> If you are unable to make it, there will be a live video feed of the > event here: >> >> The presentation starts at 10am and the pass will begin at 11:03am >> (Arizona Time) >> >> > http://vailaz.com/index.php/news/view-categories/technology/116-vail-studen… > _______________________________________________ > 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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Live video feed of ARISS contact with Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club Tucson, AZ
by John Brier 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Apologies if this was mentioned already, but I hadn't seen it. Join the Vail Vaquero's 4-H Ham Radio Project at Empire High School for an out of this world experience as they make contact with a Russian Cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday July 15 at 10:00 am [MST/Arizona, 16:00 UTC, I believe] Bring your family and friends! The contact will be at Empire High School in Vail. The address is 10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland in the theater. If you are unable to make it, there will be a live video feed of the event here: The presentation starts at 10am and the pass will begin at 11:03am (Arizona Time) http://vailaz.com/index.php/news/view-categories/technology/116-vail-studen… John, KG4AKV

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Tips for posting time-sensitive messages
by Alan 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Hi, People sometimes post time-sensitive messages to AMSAT-BB and SAREX. Examples are last minute grid activations, unexpected satellite mode commands, requests for critical telemetry after a launch, etc. These normally go through promptly, but occasionally get held for two primary reasons: While AMSAT-BB and SAREX are both open lists, that means they are open for membership. In order to post to the list, it normally must be from the same account you originally registered. For instance, if you registered from your home account, and post from your office account, it will normally be held for release by a moderator. Likewise, some people have all their email forwarded to a single account from which they reply. We can easily create a filter to pass the second address, but that is not automatically done on the first posting, and does require moderator action. Both mailing lists receive literally dozens of pieces of spam for each legitimate message. As part of the filtering process, emails larger than 40-50kB are blocked. This usually happens to legitimate email when someone attempts to attach a large file, or replies to a long message without trimming. These also require moderator intervention, and are normally not approved but bounced back to the originator for adjustment. Also, there is a limit to the number of addresses before an email is held as potential spam. I have seen legitimate email sent to 20+ addresses. We have a team of volunteer moderators, but they are not available 24/7. The result is that a message sent in the evening or on a holiday, US time, may well be held for 10-12 hours before being released. So, if it absolutely, positively needs to be distributed promptly: 1. Post from the same account you registered for, or one which from past experience you know has been flagged as acceptable. 2. Post a message less than 40 kB, with no attachments which will always be stopped. (Pictures should be included by a link.) 3. Send it to AMSAT-BB, SAREX, and a few other addresses a most. If you must send to a large distribution list, send to them, and another copy to the AMSAT lists. 4. Consider also posting to the AMSAT Twitter and Facebook accounts. There is overlap in membership, though at present it is far from 100%. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-07-14 16:30 UTC Quick list of schedu
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-07-14 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ, direct via W7LB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-07-15 18:01:42 UTC 67 deg Moon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-07-18 16:55:29 UTC 84 deg **************************************************************************** ** >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/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** 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 2015-07-14 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 977. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 942. 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 2015-07-02 08:00 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. 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 2015-07-14 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-07-14 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ, direct via W7LB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-07-15 18:01:42 UTC 67 deg (***) Moon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-07-18 16:55:29 UTC 84 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** >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/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** 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 2015-07-14 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 977. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 942. 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 2015-07-02 08:00 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. 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 Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club Tucson, AZ
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club Tucson, AZ on 15 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:01 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 contact will be direct between RSØISS/OR4ISS and W7LB. The contact should be audible over portions of the western 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. The Vail Vaquero's 4H Club is a local 4H Club in Pima County, Arizona. Pima County 4-H is just one out of over 3,000 county 4H Clubs nationwide that work with youth, aged 5 to 18, preparing them to make a positive impact in their communities and their world. The STEM based programs offered provide leadership that engages the youth to impact their communities. 4-H reaches every corner of our nation - from urban neighborhoods to suburban school yards even to rural farming communities. 4-H has a network of more than 6 million youth, 540,000 volunteers, 3,500 professionals and more than 60 million alumni! 4-H has helped to shape our youth to move this great country forward in ways that no other youth program can with programs designed to shape future leaders and innovators. 4-H'ers engage in hands on learning activities in areas of science, citizenship and healthy living. The Vail Vaquero's 4H Club is the first 4H Ham Radio Project in the State of Arizona. There are currently six members registered in the Ham Radio Project - half of which serve in leadership roles. All six will be asking questions. Vail Vaquero's also offers Robotics and Rocketry Projects. One of the Robotics and Rocketry members will be participating in the questioning portion of the event. 1. What would you do if you damaged your space suit while you are out in the field? 2. How do you dispose of human waste? 3. What subjects did you have to study to become an astronaut? 4. Is the makeup of the air in the ISS similar in proportions to that on Earth? If different how does it affect you? 5. How does a fire start in a spacecraft? 6. Is it hard to work without gravity? 7. What is your biggest challenge relating to zero gravity? 8. What was the hardest part of space training for you? 9. How do you get air on the ISS? 10. Did you ever dream of being an astronaut? 11. Since there are people from different countries on the ISS, what is the language spoken on the Station and what kind of food do you eat? 12. Why is the ISS called a space station, when it is actually in low-earth orbit? 13. What is the effect of zero gravity on the human body, if the muscles weaken, does it affect the internal muscles, like the heart and lungs? 14. How often do you go outside of the space station and what precautions do you take? 15. What do you do if space junk damages part of your station? 16. I've tried "astronaut" ice cream and I didn't really like it. Do you get used to the food? 17. What is the hardest thing to adjust to in space? 18. What is your favorite non-essential "comfort" item in the space station? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Moon Day/Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for: Sat, 18July2015, 16:55 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. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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ARISS Contact Saturday
by John Spasojevich 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants for *Moon Day at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX on* Saturday July 18th. Acquisition of Signal (AOS) is anticipated at 16:55 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between RS0ISS/OR4ISS and W6SRJ in Santa Rosa, California. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Moon Day, the largest annual celebration of space exploration in the state of Texas, is presented jointly by the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas and the National Space Society of North Texas. This STEM-focused event features three dozen exhibitors with widely varied displays and activities ranging from Van de Graaff generators to portable planetariums. The first 200 younger visitors receive “Lunar Sample Bags” of space-related magazines, posters, brochures, and other items of lasting interest. Moon Day is held every year on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the first human footsteps on our Moon, and for 2015 the event is scheduled for July 18. While honoring previous accomplishments, Moon Day focuses on current and future activities in space exploration. This year’s event, with an anticipated audience of 2,000 visitors, will highlight the International Space Station. Programs and classes for all ages include model rocket building and launching for younger visitors as well as serious academic presentations for mature audiences. Many of the activities correlate to requirements for Boy Scout and Girl Scout badges. This year’s programs include presentations from ISS visitor Anousheh Ansari (the first private female space traveler), Dr. James Carter (the creator of simulated Moon soil for NASA), and author and former NASA mission controller Marianne Dyson. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distrubution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-07-13 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-07-13 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ, direct via W7LB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-07-15 18:01:53 UTC 66 deg (***) Moon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-07-18 16:55:46 UTC 84 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** >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/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** 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 2015-07-13 19:30 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 977. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 942. 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 2015-07-02 08:00 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. 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 2015-07-11 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-07-11 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Gennady Padalka RN3DT (***) Contact was successful: Fri 2015-07-10 16:05:25 UTC 53 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** >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/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** 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 2015-07-11 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 977. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 942. (***) 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 2015-07-02 08:00 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. 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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