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Upcoming ARISS contact with G. Salvemini - G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, and "Dante Alighieri" 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at G. Salvemini - G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, and "Dante Alighieri" 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy on 07 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:51 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and two other stations IK1SLD and IQ5VR. The contact should be audible over portions of 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/Italian. Presentation G. Salvemini - G. La Pira The school "Salvemini - La Pira" is in Montemurlo, province of Prato, Tuscany region and it is a Secondary Middle School; it has 21 classes with pupils aged between 11 and 14. The name of the school derives from the fusion of the two schools of the commune. This is the only secondary middle school of the area. The schoolhouse hosts around 520 pupils. Presentation "Dante Alighieri" The "Dante Alighieri" School is situated a bit off the town centre of Casale Monferrato, near the ancient Cittadella, province of Alessandria, Piedmont region. It's a modern construction, developed on two main buildings: one for the school's didactical and administrative activities, one for the sport activities (gym and pool). It's surrounded by a wide playground, with a little plantation of poplars, planted by the pupils of the school. There are 12 classrooms (4 at the main floor and 8 at the first floor) and different labs: Science lab, Informatics lab, Techno lab, Art lab, Maths lab, Languages lab and a coloured and wide library. There is also a lot of afternoon activities, such as Latin courses, Languages courses and sport tournaments (soccer, basket, volley). The Dante Secondary I grade School has a current roll of 230 and a teaching staff of 29. In the last few years the school has been enhanced by the richness of its diverse student population. Questions will be asked by participating students as time permits: 1. nello spazio può capitare di vedere strani fenomeni? hai mai avuto paura ? 2. perchè la stazione spaziale internazionale ha questa forma? c'è una motivazione particolare ? 3. quale è stata la tua emozione nel vedere per la prima volta la terra e soprattutto l'italia dallo spazio ? 4. quali sono i materiali principali con i quali hanno costruito la stazione spaziale internazionale ? 5. a bordo avete una stampante 3d italiana, quale sarà il primo oggetto che "stamperete" e quanto tempo ci vorrà ? 6. la stazione spaziale internazionale ha dei motori? da che cosa è alimentata ? 7. com'è cambiata la tua visione dell'universo da quando l'hai visto dallo spazio ? 8. se dovete effettuare delle riparazioni alla struttura della stazione spaziale internazionale, quali procedure seguite ? 9. che cosa si prova a realizzare un sogno che da tanto aspetti ? 10. qual è la procedura per uscire nello spazio? ci sono scalette per muoversi all'esterno della stazione spaziale ? 11. hai mai avuto dubbi o insicurezze salutando i tuoi cari e hai mai voluto tornare indietro ? 12. la stazione spaziale internazionale è mantenuta nella sua orbita dalla base spaziale a terra o c'è una plancia di comando a bordo della stazione spaziale internazionale ? 13. come mai con tutta la povertà bisogna spendere tanto per andare nello spazio ? 14. esiste il pericolo di perdere l'orbita sulla quale viaggia la stazione spaziale internazionale ? 15. oltre all'astronauta quale lavoro avresti voluto fare ? 16. la stazione spaziale internazionale ha dei sistemi di protezione contro eventuali eventi particolari, tipo pioggia di meteoriti ? 17. e' stato difficile abituarsi a spazi angusti e all'assenza di gravità ? 18. in caso di emergenza, quali sono le priorità? come lasciate la stazione spaziale internazionale ? 19. qual è la tua missione nello spazio ? 20. come è avvenuto l'aggancio tra il veicolo spaziale sojuz e la stazione spaziale internazionale ? 21. che temperatura c'è all'interno e all'esterno della stazione spaziale ? 22. da quanti moduli è costituita la stazione spaziale internazionale? questa è la sua struttura definitiva o dovranno essere aggiunti altri moduli ? 23. voi astronauti di diverse nazionalità vi capite tutti ? 24. che differenza c'è tra i moduli pressurizzati e quelli non pressurizzati ? 25. c'è qualche momento di pausa nello spazio ? 26. quanti metri quadrati e quanti ambienti sono presenti nella iss? quante stanze personali e quanti laboratori ci sono ? 27. che tipo di esperimenti state facendo in questi giorni ? 28. di quali strumenti è dotata la stazione spaziale internazionale per gli esperimenti? lei ha un laboratorio particolare ? 29. si rende conto che lei è un modello per noi giovani e che la consideriamo una donna straordinaria ? 30. in quale ambiente passate la maggior parte del tempo nella stazione spaziale internazionale ? Translation: 1. May you see strange phenomena in space? Have you ever been afraid ? 2. Why the International Space Station has that form? Is there a particular reason? 3. What was your emotion at seeing for the first time the Earth and especially Italy from Space ? 4. What are the main materials with which they built the International Space Station? 5. On board, you have an Italian 3D printer. Which will be the first object that you " will print " and how long will it take? 6. The International Space Station has the engines? From what they are powered? 7. How has your view of the Universe changed since you've seen it from space ? 8. If you need to make repairs to the structure of the International Space Station, which procedures followed? 9. What is it like to realize a dream that you've been waiting for so long ? 10. What is the procedure to get out in space? There are ladders to move around the outside of the space station? 11. Have you ever had any doubts or insecurities greeting your loved ones and have you ever wanted to come back on Earth? 12. The International Space Station is maintained in its orbit from the mission control or is there a command bridge aboard the International Space Station? 13. With all the poverty on Earth, why do we need to spend so much to go into space ? 14. There is the danger of losing the orbit on which travels the International Space Station? 15. Which other job you would do, besides astronaut? 16. The International Space Station has protection systems against any particular events, such as meteor shower? 17. Was it hard to get used to tight spaces and the absence of gravity ? 18. In case of emergency, what are the priorities? As you leave the International Space Station? 19. What is your mission in Space ? 20. How was done the docking between the Soyuz and the International Space Station? 21. What's the temperature inside and outside of the space station ? 22. How many modules consists of the International Space Station? This is it's final structure or other modules to be added? 23. Will you astronauts from different countries understand each other ? 24. What is the difference between the pressurized modules and non- pressurized? 25. Is there any break moment in space ? 26. How many surface and how many rooms are in the ISS? How many personal rooms and how many laboratories are there? 27. What kind of experiments are you doing in these days ? 28. What instruments has the International Space Station for experiments? She has a particular lab? 29. Do you realize that you are a model for us, young people, and that we consider you an extraordinary woman ? 30. In what module you spend most of the time in the International Space Station? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- 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 2015-03-03 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-03-03 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ecole Primaire de Morette, Morette, France, direct via F5GJJ and Lycée Pré de Cordy, Sarlat, France, direct via F5KEM The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Elena Serova (***) Contact was successful 2015-03-03 14:22 UTC (***) Sorry for the lack of heads up on this one. I just found out today after the contact that it had actually gotten scheduled. (***) G. Salvemini – G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, direct via IQ5VR and “Dante Alighieri” 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-03-07 10:51:41 UTC 30 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 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 2015-03-03 19: 0 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 960. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 930. (***) 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 2015-03-03 19:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 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

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-27 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-27 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin from space event school in Saint Petersburg, Russia, direct via RA1AJN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Anton Shkaplerov (***) Contact was successful 2015-02-26 12:27 UTC (***) Riversink Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL, direct via K4WAK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact has now been rescheduled! Contact was successful: Thu 2015-02-26 15:15:56 UTC 77 deg (***) G. Salvemini – G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, direct via IQ5VR and “Dante Alighieri” 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-03-07 10:51:41 UTC 30 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 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 2015-02-27 05:00 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 958. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 929. (***) 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 2015-02-27 05:00 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

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-25 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-25 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin from space event school in Saint Petersburg, Russia, direct via RA1AJN (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is a go for 2015-02-26 12:27 UTC (***) Riversink Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL, direct via K4WAK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact has now been rescheduled! Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-26 15:15:56 UTC 77 deg G. Salvemini – G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, direct via IQ5VR and “Dante Alighieri” 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-03-07 10:51:41 UTC 30 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 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 2015-02-25 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 956. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 927. 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 2015-02-19 21:00 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

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Riversink Elementary School Crawfordville, FL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Riversink Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL on 26 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:16 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K4WAK. The contact should be audible over the southeastern 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. Riversink Elementary School is a K-5 public school operating within the Wakulla County School District. It is a Title I school located in rural Crawfordville, Florida. Riversink first opened its doors in August of 2008. Teachers at Riversink believe that every student will reach his or her highest potential in a positive learning environment that encourages students to be respectful, responsible, and ready to learn. Students at Riversink are highly successful due, in part, to the collaborative efforts of the faculty and staff, along with strong parental support. The student body is made up of 470 students. The school has 37 teachers. Riversink's mission is to facilitate the development of all students to their fullest potential by providing research-based instructional strategies and promoting a love of learning and community pride in a safe, positive environment. The following questions will be answered as time permits: 1. When you come back to Earth after being on the ISS, are you able to walk or does it take time to get used to it? 2. Are there laws in space? 3. Other than floating, how is living in space different than living on the earth? 4. How far have you traveled around the earth? 5. How do you get to be an astronaut? 6. What can you do in your free time on the space station? 7. How do you sleep in space? 8. How long does it take to get to the ISS? 9. How do you power the ISS? 10. Has the space station ever been hit or almost hit by anything? 11. What happens if you get sick in space? 12. When you sweat on the space station, does it stick to your body or does it float away? 13. What has been the most memorable moment you've had as an astronaut? 14. What time zone do you use in space? 15. What kind of work are you doing on the space station? 16. What is it like to exercise on the space station? 17. How do you eat in space? 18. How does the space station move? 19. What do you miss the most about being on Earth? 20. What belongings can you take with you to the space station? 21. What kinds of experiments are you working on? 22. When you grow plants in space, how do you water them? 23. How do you communicate with your family? 24. How does it feel to be the first Italian woman in space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. G. Salvemini - G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, direct via IQ5VR and "Dante Alighieri" 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat, 07Mar2015, 10:51 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-24 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-24 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: School in Saint Petersburg, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is TBD (***) Contact is a go for 2015-02-26 12:30 UTC (***) Riversink Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL, direct via K4WAK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact has now been rescheduled! (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-26 15:15:56 UTC 77 deg (***) G. Salvemini – G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, direct via IQ5VR and “Dante Alighieri” 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-03-07 10:51:41 UTC 30 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 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 2015-02-24 18:30 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 956. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 927. 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 2015-02-19 21:00 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

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ARISS News Release 15-08
by David H Jordan 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

*ARISS NEWS RELEASE * *no. 15-08* *P1 of 2* *Tuesday, February 24, 2015* *David Jordan, AA4KN* *ARISS PR* aa4kn(a)amsat.org *Special Diploma Commemorates ISS Russian SSTV Event* *and Birthday of First Man in Space, Yuri Gagarin * This is a re-post of a message sent by Jurek Jakubowski SP7CBG President of the Polish Amateur Radio Union SSTV diploma Radio amateurs from Poland created a diploma commemorating the SSTV activity from the International Space Station on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Juri Gagarin's birthday. This homage to the first man in space coincides with the 85th anniversary of the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK), established February 24th, 1930. A photo of the diploma is included in the series of pictures transmitted from the International Space Station. If you wish to receive a printed version of the individual commemorative diploma with your name, surname and call sign, we cordially invite you to share your images received from the ISS. For this purpose please upload received images to the website http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php and e-mail a report to the coordinator (address e-mail is below) with your working conditions, equipment and antennas, used for reception of the signals from, the ISS. Please mention your first and last names, your call sign and your locator. Some published photos will possibly be used in the future for an educational purpose. If you publish pictures on the page above you agree with this. >From Polish stations we expect a complete audio record (containing the SSTV signal and the background noise as well) of the whole ISS pass over the station. It would be great to receive a similar report from all participants, but this is not required. However, if you decide to share audio, please put a time stamp at the end of the recording, with a precision up to 1 second, e g 23:51:54 UTC. Reports are to be sent to koordynator.ariss(a)gmail.com. As subject please mention SSTV3ISS [YOUR CALLSIGN] [LOCATOR]. If you capture and post the picture of the Polish diploma, you can ask for a special QSL card *P2 of 2* commemorating the 85th anniversary of PZK. For this purpose, please send a separate request to koordynator.ariss(a)gmail.com. As subject please mention QSL1RS0ISS [YOUR CALLSIGN]. QSL cards and certificates will be sent via QSL bureau. If you wish to receive them via traditional mail or if you are not served by a QSL bureau, please send an empty self-addressed envelope and two IRC (international reply coupons) to: Zespol Szkol Technicznych ARISS ul. Poznanska 43 63-400 Ostrow Wielkopolski Poland We are looking forward to your reports and requests until March 4th at 23:59 UTC. 73, Jurek Jakubowski SP7CBG President of the Polish Amateur Radio Union Piotr Skrzypczak SP2JMR Armand Budzianowski SP3QFE Slawomir Szymanowski SQ3OOK *Join us on Facebook : Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS)* *Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status* *Contact:* David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-23 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-23 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Riversink Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL, direct via K4WAK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact originally scheduled for: Wed 2015-02-25 16:09:15 UTC 42 deg has now been postponed due to an EVA. (***) G. Salvemini – G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, direct via IQ5VR and “Dante Alighieri” 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-03-07 10:51:41 UTC 30 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 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 2015-02-23 18:30 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 956. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 927. 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 2015-02-19 21:00 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

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ARISS News Release no.15-07
by David H Jordan 21 Feb '15

21 Feb '15

*ARISS NEWS RELEASE * *no. 15-07* *P1 of 1* *Saturday, February 21, 2015* *David Jordan, AA4KN* *ARISS PR* aa4kn(a)amsat.org *ISS EVAs Alter Russian SSTV Event Schedule* February 21, 2015 – EVA activities on board the ISS have caused a change in plans for Russian SSTV transmissions that were to take place on board the ISS on Saturday, Feb. 21 and continue through Monday, Feb. 23, ending at the crew’s sleep time. In a news release from Gaston Bertels – ON4WF, ARISS-Europe Chairman, he states that SSTV transmissions “will possibly take place on Sunday and Monday”. If activated, the Slow Scan Television signals will be transmitted at 145.800 MHz using the high resolution mode PD180 with 12 different photos being sent throughout the event with 3 minute off periods between transmissions. One of the photos will be a commemorative diploma created by the National Polish Amateur Radio Society celebrating the 80th anniversary of the birth of the first cosmonaut, J.A. Gagarine. See below for more details on the ISS EVA activity. Any further updates will be posted at the official ARISS Twitter and Facebook accounts noted below. Reposted from ariss.org – Latest News section Original post date: February 20, 2015 Astronauts Wilmore, Virts and Cristoforetti will be performing three spacewalks over the next few weeks that will impact some of the amateur radio operations on the International Space Station (ISS). Spacewalks have been scheduled for February 21, 25 and March 1 and will have the amateur radios turned off to assure the safety of the crewmembers working outside of the ISS. The series of spacewalks will prepare cables and communications gear for new docking ports that will allow future crews launched from Florida on U.S. commercial spacecraft to dock to the space station. The spacewalks will be the 185th, 186th and 187th in support of space station assembly and maintenance. *Join us on Facebook : Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS)* *Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status* *Contact:* David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-19 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-19 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Council Rock High School-South, Holland, PA, direct via K3DN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact was successful: Thu 2015-02-19 18:18:27 UTC 77 deg (***) Riversink Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL, direct via K4WAK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-02-25 16:09:15 UTC 42 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 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 2015-02-19 21:00 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 956. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 927. (***) 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 2015-02-19 21:00 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

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