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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-30 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-30 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-01 14:20:40 UTC 76 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg Contact is going to be streamed live: (***) Primary: www.ik1sld.org/live Secondary: www.batc.tv (see Live section) Contact at 14:46 UTC --> Live at 14:00 UTC Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 484. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-09-29 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 2009-09-29 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS contact with Alighieri Trevigi LIVE Stream
by ik1sld＠ik1sld.org 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

The scheduled contact between OR4ISS operated by Flight Engineer Nicole Stott and the Secondary School Alighieri-Trevigi in Casale Monferrato (Italy) will be online LIVE. Two streaming will be prepared for the event: Primary: www.ik1sld.org/live Secondary: www.batc.tv (see Live section) Contact at 14:40 UTC --> Live at 14:00 UTC 73 Claudio IK1SLD

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ARISS - Contacts
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 30 Sep '09

30 Sep '09

Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts: Pavilhão do Conhecimento Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal on Thursday 1st October at 14:20 UTC. This will use the telebridge network, the ground station is ON4ISS. University of Liege, Liege, Belgium on Friday 2nd October at 13:09 UTC. This will use the telebridge network, the ground station is ON4ISS. Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, Canada on Saturday 3rd October at 18:07 UTC. This will be a direct contact via VE3TBD. Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat, Belgium on Wednesday 7th October at 10:20 UTC. This will be a direct contact via ON7RT. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada on Friday 9th October at 20:20 UTC. This will be a direct contact via VA7GAB. Audio from these contacts will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. ** Sorry, we are not expecting IRLP coverage for these events ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Feed Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-29 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-29 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-01 14:20:40 UTC 76 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg (***) Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg (***) National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 484. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-09-29 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 2009-09-29 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Scuola Secondaria 1, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy on 02 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:46 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. 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. Trevigi Lower Secondary School is a prestigious educational institution in the city centre of Casale Monferrato. Casale is a small town situated on the River Po, in Piedmont (Northern Italy). The students, both boys and girls, number about 450; they are between 11 and 14 years old. The school offers a good standard education through several basic subjects of study that develop the student's general knowledge. They also study English and French or Spanish as foreign languages. A virtual travel in space, communicating with astronauts, is the final event of several school activities concerning Science, History, Geography, Maths, Information Technology and English. Also, it will help students to improve their communicative skills. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you feel when you are in space? 2. Is this your first time in space? If not, were you scared the first time? 3. What is the temperature outside the ISS? 4. What can you see from the ISS? 5. Why did you decide to become an astronaut? 6. Is it more difficult to work in Space than on Earth? 7. Have you have a clock in your spacecraft? 8. What do you usually do in your free time? 9. Is the team spirit important for a successful space enterprise? 10. What kind of experiments are you carrying out on board the ISS? 11. What do you learn from your space experience? 12. Do you miss your family and friends? 13. What did you study to become an astronaut? 14. What do you feel before and during take-off? 15. What and how often do you eat or drink on board? 16. Can you sleep well in the spaceship? 17. Has anybody ever hurt himself in the spaceship? 18. What's the life like without gravity? 19. How do the stars appear outside the atmosphere? 20. Do you need a particular type of clothes on board? 21. How many hours a day do you work? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Sat, 03 Oct 09 18:07 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at University of Liege, Liege, Belgium on 02 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French/English. The PhD students' inaugural day is a yearly event organized at the beginning of the academic year and gathering many young researchers of the University of Liege in Belgium (ULg). The purpose is to boost information exchange between the 1500 ULg PhD students and promote training. This half-day begins with a plenary session, welcoming high-level academic/political actors or researchers. We invited Prof Bernard Rentier, ULg Rector, and Marie-Dominique Simonet, Minister for scientific research. The attendees have the opportunity to share their experience through workshops on selected topics: scientific communication, PhD employment and intellectual property. A contact with Frank De Winne on the ISS constitutes for us an extraordinary opportunity to share our passion for science and to talk about the most advanced research in many fields: fundamental, (physics experience from ULg part of OasISS mission), applied, life or human sciences. Participants will ask as many of the following questions(translated) as time allows: 1. Quelle proportion d'expériences réalisées sur l'ISS sont conçues par des institutions publiques et privées ? 2. Constatez-vous des différences notoires dans la manière de travailler avec ces deux types d'organismes ? 3. Comment êtes-vous impliqué dans la préparation des expériences embarquées a bord de l'ISS ? 4. Comment entretenez-vous la somme de compétences acquises avant la mission tout au long de celle-ci ? 5. Quelle proportion de votre temps consacrez-vous aux expériences scientifiques ? 6. Compte tenu de votre emploi du temps, quel rapport à l'actualité entretenez-vous ? 7. Quand vous regardez la Terre depuis l'espace, constatez-vous une évolution depuis votre derniere mission ? 8. Comment gérez-vous l'eloignement avec vos proches ? 9. Quel est l'objet le plus insolite que vous avez emporté avec vous ? 10. Quels sont (si il y en a) les tensions qui émergent d'une promiscuité prolongée ? 11. Attribuez-vous une compétence particulière à vos collègues astronautes- docteurs en science? 12. Quel est la différence fondamentale entre une expérience réalisée dans l'espace et sur Terre ? 13. Quels sont vos interactions avec les chercheurs pendant le déroulement des expériences ? 14. Quel feedback recevez-vous des scientifiques après votre mission ? 15. Personnellement comment envisagez-vous l'avenir de l'ISS ? 16. Après cette mission, comment envisagez-vous la suite de votre carrière ? 17. Parmi les expériences réalisées à bord de l'ISS, quelle est celle que vous présenteriez aux jeunes pour les intéresser aux sciences ? 18. Suivez-vous particulièrement les expériences belges comme celle de l'ULg actuellement à bord de l'ISS ? 19. Quelle est, selon vous, la force des Belges dans la recherche ? 20. Quel est, pour vous, l'ingrédient indispensable d'une recherche réussie ? Translation 1. What proportion of experiments on the ISS are designed by public and private institutions? 2. Have you noticed significant differences in the way of working with these two types of organizations? 3. How are you involved in the preparation of experiments embedded aboard the ISS? 4. How do you maintain the sum of skills acquired before the mission and throughout it? 5. What proportion of your time do you devote to scientific experiments? 6. Given your schedule, how is it possible for you to follow the news? 7. When you look at Earth from space, have you noticed changes since your last mission? 8. How do you cope with the distance from your family? 9. What is the most unusual object you have brought with you? 10 Which (if any) are the tensions that can emerge from an extended promiscuity ? 11. Do you recognise a special competence to your colleagues astronauts-PhDs? 12. What is the basic difference between an experiment in space and on Earth? 13. What are your interactions with researchers during experiences? 14. What feedback do you receive from scientists after your mission? 15. Personally how do you imagine the future of the ISS? 16. After this mission, how do you imagine the rest of your career? 17. Among the experiments aboard the ISS, which is the one you would present to young people to get them interested in science? 18. Do you especially follow the Belgian experiments like the one from the ULg, presently aboard the ISS? 19. According to you, what is the strength of the Belgian in research? 20. What is, for you, the essential ingredient of a successful research? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, Fri, 02 Oct 09 14:46 UTC 2. Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Sat, 03 Oct 09 18:07 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal on 01 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The "Ciência Viva" contact is ESA selected and takes place in the National Museum of Science and Technology in Lisbon, the name is Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva. The Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva is an interactive science and technology museum that aims to make science accessible to all, stimulating experimentation and exploration of the physical world by holding science and technology awareness-raising projects for the Portuguese people. The ARISS contact at Ciência Viva will be a major event within the nationwide celebrated Space Week from October 4 to 10. These students participating in this event are aged 14 to 16 and come from different schools in Amadora, one of the main satellite cities in the outskirts of Lisbon. They have been working in Space projects for two years now, and they are highly motivated to do science-related activities. AMRAD, the AMSAT-CT of Portugal, is coordinating the ARISS contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Please describe life on the ISS in one word only. 2. What do you miss most in Space? 3. Where do the astronauts get their water on the Space Station? 4. Does food taste different in Space than on Earth? 5. How many calories does an astronaut eat per day? 6. Can you chew bubble gum in Space? 7. How many hours does the astronauts' rest time last? 8. What impact does zero gravity have on your bones? 9. How do the astronauts keep themselves fit? 10. How do you get rid of waste? 11. Do you have vertigo when you are looking to the Earth from the ISS? 12. Is living in microgravity boring? 13. What has changed in your perception of our planet after looking at it from the ISS? 14. What was the worst moment you ever lived onboard a spaceship? 15. Do you think you will ever walk on Mars? 16. Can you see the Great Wall of China from Space? 17. What are the favourite ways of entertaining in your spare time? 18. Do astronauts get space sickness? 19. Is the blood pressure different in Space than on Earth? 20. How are mission crews selected? 21. How long do you train for a mission? 22. What are the steps to become an astronaut? 23. How do you cope with things getting so cold and hot in Space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, Fri, 02 Oct 09 13:09 UTC 2. Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, Fri, 02 Oct 09 14:46 UTC 3. Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Sat, 03 Oct 09 18:07 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-29 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-29 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: R T Alderman, Calgary, AB, Canada, via VE6JBJ Contact was successful: Mon 2009-09-28 20:43:33 UTC 76 deg (***) Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-01 14:20:40 UTC 76 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 484. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-09-29 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 2009-09-29 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Symposium Restaurant Locations
by Frank H. Bauer 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

All, I had to go on some unexpected travel out of BWI the past couple of weeks. So I did some reconnaissance and developed a couple of maps that depict restaurants near the hotel and airport. You can retrieve these at the AMSAT Symposium Web Site. Go to the food and drink icon and click on the pdf or ppt file. I also included in this package directions to the G&M Restaurant which is close to the hotel. This restaurant just received the WTOP "Best Crab Cake" award through a survey from the radio station's Baltimore/Washington listeners. This restaurant has good food at reasonable prices. We will be including paper copies of these maps in the symposium registration packet. But wanted to give you a heads up, so you can plan out your meals. And if you haven't registered for the symposium yet, please do so. We are less than 2 weeks away!! 73, Frank, KA3HDO

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2009-09-28 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report September 28, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for R. T. Alderman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, September 28 at 20:43 UTC. Educators have developed a series of assignments to reflect both the Alberta curricula and the radio contact experience. Journal entries, computer research projects, skits, and other writing assignments will be required class work in the weeks following the contact. Some teachers are also considering having students design a mural to commemorate this occasion as a companion to the already existing Robert Thirsk mural in one of the stairwells. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva in Lisbon, Portugal on Thursday, October 1 at 14:20 UTC. Telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium will provide the connection. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the University of Liege in Liege, Belgium on Friday, October 2 at 13:09 UTC via station ON4ISS in Belgium. The university offers the only aerospace engineering education program in the French part of Belgium. In the context of the OUFTI-1 project (www.oufti.ulg.ac.be) that aims at building a CubeSat featuring the amateur radio D-STAR technology, an amateur radio club was formed at the university. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" in Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy on Friday, October 2 at 14:46 UTC. Preparation for the contact will motivate youth to study Science, History, Geography, Information Technology and English. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Boy Scouts of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, October 3 at 18:07 UTC. Scouts and Cubs will participate in a "Space Program Event" which will be held in conjunction with the Scout Science Badge Award system. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB) in Brasschaat, Belgium on Wednesday, October 7 at 10:20 UTC. Visits to space and science museums are among the science activities planned for the children. Guest speakers will include a representative from Verhaert Space Systems and Dirk Frimout, Belgium's first astronaut. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on Thursday, October 8 at 09:34 UTC. The contact will occur as part of the National Space Challenge, a program that was created in an effort to instill the talents and desire towards the understanding of space in primary school aged children. Sixteen schools will participate. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Belmont Elementary School in Langley, British Columbia, Canada on Friday, October 9 at 20:20 UTC. Students will complete projects with a "Mission Control" theme and the Langley Amateur Radio Association (L.A.R.A.) will work with the school to organize this event. 2. ARISS Contact Between De Winne and Vrij Technisch Instituut Sint-Lucas An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Tuesday, September 22. Students from Vrij Technisch Instituut Sint-Lucas in Oudenaarde, Oost - Vlaanderen, Belgium posed 20 questions to Frank De Winne, ON1DWN. An audience of 300 students and teachers were present as well as television, radio and newspaper reporters. The antennas used for the contact as well as a UPS device were constructed by the students. 3. Barratt and HMS Beagle Project Connect via ARISS On Tuesday, September 22, the HMS Beagle Project in Parati, Brazil participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact via ground station K6DUE in Maryland. Approximately sixty students were present and watched as classmates asked ten questions of Mike Barratt, KD5MIJ. The project (which aims to rebuild the ship that carried Darwin around the world) and NASA have signed an International Space Act Agreement, with Barratt as the initiator and main connection on the NASA side of the project. The project will unite ISS astronaut photography with ocean surface water and other biological and physical samples taken by the crew of the new Beagle. 4. ARISS Contact with Cedarview Middle School Students attending Cedarview Middle School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, September 24. Astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA answered 20 questions put to him by the students. The school principal commented on the contact, "I have never seen this kind of quiet on students at a school wide event before." CTV Ottawa and other local media provided news coverage. 5. Garfield Elementary, WHEELS and ARISS Team up to Talk about Space Garfield Elementary School students in Boise, Idaho participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, September 24 via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Students visited the NASA Exploration Experience traveling exhibit on display at the Idaho Historical Museum to learn about space exploration and its benefits. Students were able to ask 6 questions of Astronaut Mike Barratt, KD5MIJ during the 9 minute pass. The event was well attended by youth, teachers and parents. Students were also observing the contact at the W6SRJ ground station - two were students from Santa Rosa Junior College and another student was visiting from a local K-12 school. Media coverage included three television stations and the audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers. 6. Thirsk Speaks with Japanese Students via ARISS Contact On Saturday, September 27, students from Houya Elementary School in Nishitokyo, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA answered 15 questions posed by the students. An audience of approximately 250 was present for the contact. News coverage was provided by two magazines and an FM radio station. 7. ISS SSTV Active Gennady Padalka, RN3DT activated the MAI-75 experiment onboard the ISS on Thursday and Friday, September 24 and 25 from approximately 1000-1600 UTC. Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images of Earth were downlinked to ground stations, including one at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). 8. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF was given an overview session on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program this past week. Caldwell is scheduled to fly with Expedition 23 in April 2010. 9. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published two ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) related news items in its October 2009 issue of QST. The first is a short item regarding the Boy Scouts of America Venture Crew 272 of Hillsboro, IN, and Troop 17 from Champaign IL that hosted hundreds of scouts in July at the third annual Space Jam. The most favorite activity was talking to Astronaut Bob Thirsk, VA3CSA on the ISS. The scouts took part in two high altitude balloon launches, and worked on earning the Radio Merit scouting badges. The second item (page 20) is a short article on ARRL recognizing members of the USS Hornet, some of whom supported the NASA capsule recovery mission for Apollo 11. The USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club sponsors training for Radio Merit scouting badges, and one veteran regaled boy scouts describing his duties as shark sharpshooter during a capsule recovery mission. The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000. 10. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a web story about an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) team member who attended Dayton Hamvention for the first time this year. This member took in seminars by Richard Garriott and visited the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) ARISS-related exhibits, including the ARISSat-1 hardware. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/09/18/11083/?nc=1 11. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On September 25, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1676 reported on Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) astronaut training. To view "Ham Radio in Space: Astronauts Train with Terrestrial School Contacts," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News-A/news.txt 12. AMSAT Symposium, ARISS Ops Meeting The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) Symposium will be held on Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport in Maryland. Several ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) and ARISSat-1 presentations will be given and a demo of ARISSat-1 is planned. To view a list of these presentations, go to: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2009/Presentations.php The ARISS Operations team will hold a meeting after the symposium on Sunday, October 11.

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