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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-07-13 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Jul '11

13 Jul '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-07-13 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St. Petersburg State Engineering and Economics University Branch in TVER, Tver, Russia, direct via UA3IKC Contact was successful: Fri 2011-07-01 16:03 UTC (***) City of Ottawa Sports Recreation Camp, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-07-14 16:21:26 UTC 55 deg European Space Agency for ESA Space Camp 2011, San Rossore (Pisa), Tuscany, Italy, direct via IQ5VR Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-07-23 09:42:44 UTC 41 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 651. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 634. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 41. 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. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-07-13 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-07-13 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 **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO Exp. 28 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW STS-135 docked with the ISS (***) Christopher Ferguson Douglas Hurley Sandra Magnus KE5FYE Rex Walheim **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with City of Ottawa Sports Recreation Camp, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Jul '11

12 Jul '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at City of Ottawa Sports Recreation Camp, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 14 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. 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. The City of Ottawa owns and operates dozens of recreation facilities throughout the city including everything from large multi-purpose facilities, to seniors centres, smaller recreation centres, and community buildings. The Walter Baker Centre represents one of the larger facilities incorporating Swimming training at all levels, hockey arenas, Weight and Cardio Rooms, Aerobic Studios and various other fitness related activity centres for all ages operating all year. The summer camp groups have access to all these facilities including the High School library that forms part of the facility and is attached directly to the School. This year, summer campers are undertaking some new and interesting activities one of which includes a brief talk with the International Space Station - we anticipate substantial interest and participation in this event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What are you thinking at lift off? 2. What will be used instead of the Shuttle? 3. Is lift off in the shuttle different than the Soyuz? 4. How do you contact your family and can they contact you when they want? 5. What work are you doing while on board the Space Station? 6. Do you age faster or slower in space? 7. How do you stay fit on the ISS? 8. Does everyone talk the same language? 9. Do you take favourite foods with you? 10. How long can a person stay in orbit or on the Space Station? 11. What happens if someone is very sick? 12. Why is space better for research? 13. What new things have been discovered with Space Station? 14. How often do you get into Space? 15. How much longer will the space station be used for? 16. What are your favourite sites seen of earth from space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. 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/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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2011-07-11 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report July 11, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contact City of Ottawa Sports Recreation Camp, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, July 14 at 16:21 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The City of Ottawa owns and operates dozens of recreation facilities throughout the city. The Walter Baker Centre is one of the larger facilities incorporating swimming training at all levels, hockey arenas, weight and cardio rooms, aerobic studios and various other fitness related activity centres for all ages, operating all year. The summer camp groups have access to all these facilities including the high school library that forms part of the facility and is attached directly to the school. This year, summer campers are undertaking some new and interesting activities, one of which includes a brief talk with the International Space Station. Substantial interest in this event is anticipated. 2. Japanese Contact Successful On Friday, July 8, students from the Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW. An audience of approximately 40 people listened as eight students got in one question each before the ISS went over the horizon. Media coverage included 5 newspapers. The school, founded in 1912, currently has an enrollment of 29 students of all ages, that all have one or more disabilities. By participating in this NASA educational program, students have become more interested in space and international communication. 3. AMSAT Covers ARISSat-1 The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service July 10 bulletin (ANS-191) included an update on the deployment of ARISSat-1. "ARISSat-1/KEDR Deployment Timeline Driven by ISS Schedules" may be viewed here: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000529.html 4. Status of ARISS U.S. Proposal Process ARISS has received 100 inquiries about the U.S. proposal process for contacts that will be scheduled during the January - July 2012 time frame. Proposals have started to come in and may be submitted until the deadline of July 15, 2011. Another window of opportunity for U.S. schools and organizations to submit proposals will open later in the year.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-07-09 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-07-09 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St. Petersburg State Engineering and Economics University Branch in TVER, Tver, Russia, direct via UA3IKC Contact status is unknown: Fri 2011-07-01 16:03 UTC Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, direct via 8NØMM Contact was successful: Fri 2011-07-08 08:31:07 UTC 49 deg (***) 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 650. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 633. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 41. 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. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-07-09 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-07-09 04:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO Exp. 28 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW STS-135 on orbit and chasing down the ISS (***) Christopher Ferguson Douglas Hurley Sandra Magnus KE5FYE Rex Walheim **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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About Shuttle Retransmissions
by Raidel Abreu Espinet 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

Hello: As this is the final Shuttle mission I would like to know if anyone has confirmation about any audio retransmission over Amateur Radio Band that may take place, much better if it is in HF due to the path lenght from USA to Cuba as I belive it won't be viable at VHF. I visited Goddard Radio Club (WA3NAN) web page looking for information, but I was only able to get the possible frequencies, not confirmation about the current mission activation or not. Please if any one has confirmed information about frecuencies, times and dates it will be very appreciated. Thank you all, sorry about my poor english and for use this mail list for this purpose as I know it is not its main objective. 73s, Raydel, CL2ESP Havana, Cuba. ======================================================================= Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date?
by Dee 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

Don't jump to any conclusions. Wait for the AMSAT engineering people to give you the current and CORRECT information. If any info comes from anyone else, it is not a direct contact with the Space Station people. Be patient and remember, the engineering team has many questions waiting to be answered also. 73, Dee, NB2F -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Henry Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:33 AM To: amsat bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date? Good question... after the "test" prior to "Yuri's Day" the battery was apparently depleted. Whether it has been recharged or replaced, who knows? I'd still like to know whether NASA ever signed off on powering up the satellite inside the space station... seems like much of the time Roscosmos forgets that they have PARTNERS in this venture. George, KA3HSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Oler" <orbitjet(a)hotmail.com> To: <gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net>; "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:03 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date? > > Do we know ARISSAT works? Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL > NARS > >> From: gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net >> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:00:44 -0400 >> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date? >> >> I would like to be able to give a firm date for the ARISSat deployment, >> but >> there are a few issues that make that a moving target. >> The deployment is scheduled to occur during Russian EVA 29, today that is >> 27 >> July 2011. >> >From a teleconference last week there was a notice that the EVA may be >> pushed back a week or two if the Shuttle arrives in early July- nothing >> firm >> yet. >> We have another teleconference 6 July. I will release any probable dates >> or >> updates when I know them. Thank you for your patience. >> >> 73, >> Gould, WA4SXM >> AMSAT ARISSat project manager _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan on 8 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:31 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N0MM. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The language used during the contact is yet to be determined. Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired was founded in 1912, has 29 students from infancy to 65 years old. Our class is divided into the kindergarten division, the elementary school division, the junior high school division, and the advanced level division of oriental therapy (acupuncture, moxibustion and anma-massage-shiatsu treatment). Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. In space, can you do jump rope? 2. What music do you like to listen to? 3. What food do you eat everyday? 4. Is it beautiful to look around in space? 5. In space, do you have earthquakes or calamities? 6. In space, what is the most surprising thing? 7. Why is space black and dark? 8. If you cut yourself and bleed, what do you do? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. 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/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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2011-07-04 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Jul '11

05 Jul '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report July 4, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan on Friday, July 8 at 08:31 UTC. The school was founded in 1912 and has 29 students of all ages. All of the students have one or more disabilities. Participating in this NASA education program will give students the opportunity to practice their English and learn more about the International Space Station. This will increase their interest in space and promote international communication. 2. Italian Contact not Successful An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was scheduled for the Youth Hostel "La Foresta" in Perugia, Italy on Friday, July 1. Due to technical difficulties, the contact did not take place. ARISS is looking into the problem. 3. Amateur Radio Newsline on U.S. ARISS Proposals On July 1, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1768 included a story on the new ARISS proposal process for U.S. schools. "Ham Radio in Space: July 15 Deadline to Schedule ARISS Contacts" may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 4. AMSAT Prepares for ARISSat-1 Deployment The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service July 3 bulletin (ANS-184) included an article for hams to prepare for the deployment of ARISSat-1. "Getting Ready for ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Operation" may be viewed here: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000527.html

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FW: [amsat-bb] A Proposal for ARISS
by Dee 02 Jul '11

02 Jul '11

Redirected to the SAREX group. I do not agree with all of these point, however, No standing program should be de funded to do these. Get another satellite up ASAP is AMSAT's main goal. 73, Dee, NB2F -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edward R. Cole Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 4:55 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] A Proposal for ARISS After posting some thoughts a few days ago (RE: ISS, what the heck happened?), I have given the idea more consideration. Proposal (ARISS on ISS): 1) Install a 100-KHz transponder unit on ISS, with usual digital beacon/engineering 2) It would run mode-UV 3) Installed internally in the ISS 4) Replace most of the current ISS ham radio equipment 5) Could be considered an upgrade/improvement to the existing ham radio on ISS 6) Use ISS power and existing ham radio antenna infrastructure (no solar panels)(no thermal requirements for space environ)(perhaps less radiation hardening) 7) Use batteries for stand-alone operation (recharged from ISS power) 8) Control commanded from ground (no intervention required by astronauts) 9) Local access for use of astronaut-hams 10) Provide emergency back-up comms for ISS (perhaps with a separate FM channel) 11) (perhaps) Use of existing ham-radio handheld on ISS on low-power to dedicated receiver which would activate astronaut repeater channel. 12) This FM channel could be used as FM ham repeater when not in use by astronauts (means world-wide monitoring for the astronauts as well as normal Leo FM activity) 13) Modular design for future upgrades and/or repair (easy installation by astronauts-plug*n*play) 14) Segmented pass-band to allow packet/APRS digipeating 15) Transmitters able to be shut down for eva and other critical missions either locally on ISS or from ground. 16) Perhaps a special Rx/Tx on ISS eva channel for cross-band repeat in event of loss of atmosphere emergency (help to sell the concept to NASA as a comms back-up). 17) No need for orientation (spin or de-spin), rad hardening, thermal structures (air-cooled), no propulsion, no launch requirements. 18) Easily maintained by supply from ground (repairs or upgrades). 19) Long-Life Re-direct of either Fox or P3E efforts? (no launch requirement-rides as cargo to ISS) 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-60w, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)gmail.com ====================================== _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Youth Hostel "La Foresta", near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Jun '11

30 Jun '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Youth Hostel "La Foresta", near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy on 1 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and IK0WGF. The contact should be audible over Italy. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Since 2009, at the Youth Hostel « La Foresta », near Trasimeno Lake and Perugia, Panda Adventure organizes one of its most interesting educational programme : « Astronauts in Forest » for about 200 children from 11 to 14 years. The programme combines the study of Earth with the study of Space and Space exploration and a big role game. Children are invited to imagine themselves as « Aliens » landed on our Planet from the space, and to participate every day to a different "Mission" to know the environmental problems of the Earth and try to find solutions to them. The Hostel has been equipped with two big hemispheres (two "space ships") placed in the forest and equipped with laboratories, GPS instruments, telescope, big screen to project films, computers, sky maps, library with educational materials. It has been the first program of this kind in Italy and strengthened the cooperation with ESA / ESRIN that gave a very important contribution providing the camp with educational materials. All the activities consisted in field researches, experiments, use of technical instruments, and games to explore the Earth and the Sky, to research solutions to save our Planet. Every day a log - book was kept by children. Every Mission had a filmed report by children. Every evening a film or a documentary on Earth or Space was shown. The programme "Astronauts in Forest" and the activities' reports of the summer camps always arises a lot of interest. They have a large circulation through Panda Avventure web site and social network. Generally Panda Adventure organizes also media coverage through News letter and contacts with newspaper and magazines. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How was the travel from earth to the ISS? 2. Is it noisy in the ISS? 3. In our hostel we recycle the water from the rain for the toilet, Is it true that you too recycle all the water and liquid in the ISS? 4. We are living in a forest: have you got any plant in the ISS? 5. We read that every morning a different music awoke you. Which was this morning? 6. We are attending a camp in the nature, training to become astronauts, could you please give us a trick for our training? 7. As you on the ISS, we too work with other people in our team and share all our time together. Sometimes living together is difficult. Is the same for you? 8. What do you miss mostly of nature? 9. How hot is inside and outside the ISS? 10. Now you are above the clouds! How is to live so many days without rain? 11. Does your hair grow faster in the ISS? 12. We heard that a lot of astronauts lost their smell sense in the space. Did it happen to you? 13. What do you do to relax yourself? 14. Can you see the moon phases from your window? 15. Which was your dream job when you were a little kid? 16. Have you brought something with you from home on ISS? 17. Do you think that we are alone in the universe? 18. In which way are you in contact with your relatives from ISS? 19. Did you do a walk in space outside the ISS? 20. How much was your training important for your job? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Matsumoto School for the Visually Impaired, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, direct via 8NØMM Fri, 8 July 2011, 08:31 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. 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/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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