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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-02 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-02 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Craigmore High School, Blakeview, South Australia, Australia, direct via VK5LZ Contact is a go for Wed 2009-09-02 07:13:43 UTC 35 deg (***) Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, B-8200, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-09-03 07:42:38 UTC 85 deg ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for Fri 2009-09-04 20:10:38 UTC 76 deg UNICEF Belgium from Euro Space Center, Belgium, telebridge via LU1CGB (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-09-10 09:55:58 UTC 80 deg (***) Atheneum Middenschool Keerbergen, B-3140 Keerbergen, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-10 09:31:12 UTC 89 deg (***) Tokyo Denki University High/Junior High School, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, direct via JA1YQZ (***) Contact is a go for Sat 2009-09-12 08:25:05 UTC 50 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 468. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-09-02 03:30 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-25 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 Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 19/21 on orbit: Nicole Stott KE5GJN STS-128 on orbit: Rick Sturckow Kevin Ford Danny Olivas Patrick Forrester Jose Hernandez Christer Fuglesang KE5CGR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-01 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-01 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Craigmore High School, Blakeview, South Australia, Australia, direct via VK5LZ Contact postponed due to EVA (***) Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, B-8200, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-09-03 07:42:38 UTC 85 deg ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for Fri 2009-09-04 20:10:38 UTC 76 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 468. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-09-01 00:30 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-25 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 Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 19/21 on orbit: (***) Nicole Stott KE5GJN STS-128 on orbit: Rick Sturckow Kevin Ford Danny Olivas Patrick Forrester Jose Hernandez Christer Fuglesang KE5CGR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany on 04 Sep. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. In cooperation with ESA and EUMETSAT, ARISS will partake in the Long Night of Stars with the Community School Bergstrasse in Seeheim on 4th September 2009. The students between 14 and 18 will meet astronauts, spacecraft operators and engineers and will ask questions about the education needed to reach the sky. The highlight of the night will be an ARISS live contact with the ISS, giving them the occasion to ask their questions of the astronauts, possibly to the ESA astronaut Frank De Winne. ESA astronaut Reinhold Ewald will be the guest of honour. The event is supported by the ESA Communication Office in Germany. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What's the most important experience you made on the ISS? 2. What is the best in your work as an astronaut? 3. Was it always your first wish to become an astronaut? 4. What European experiments are you currently conducting with the Columbus module? 5. When you operate the experiments, do you have real time voice contact to the experiment team on ground? 6. What kind of personal items which you could not take to the ISS do you miss most? 7. Is your leisure time equally important for you as it was/is on earth? 8. What's the first thing you'll do when you are back home? 9. What are the differences in your expectations when you chose to become an astronaut compared to the reality as an astronaut onboard the ISS? 10. When arriving on the ISS, how long does it take to become familiar with the station? 11. Are you doing amateur radio contacts in your leisure time? 12. What kind of music is your favourite and do you often listen to some music on the ISS? 13. For doing the housekeeping on the station, is there a fixed plan who has to do e.g. the vacuum cleaning, etc? 14. Does zero gravity relax the body? Is zero gravity fun? 15. While on the night side of the earth, have you ever seen meteorites tracks during meteorite showers? 16. What details can you recognize on earth, e.g. can you see forest fires from space? 17. Do astronauts onboard the ISS work on weekends? 18. Do you have a right and a left side on board, do you have a ceiling and a floor? Is it difficult to keep the orientation inside the ISS? 19. When you have been on the ISS for a few weeks, does the job become routine? 20. With all the life support and station equipment operating, is it noisy onboard the ISS? 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, B-8200, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, B-8200, Belgium on 03 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:42 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch. Our school is located in De Haan -a sea-side resort- and we have 300 students. Sea air offers healthy environment and favours activities for the children. Our school pays attention to the child on all facets and we develop themes and projects. We appreciate new areas of knowledge and develop active approach. One of our students - Iman - won an ESA T-Shirt drawing competition. This ARISS contact is the prize and all class mates participate. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Hoe ziet de ruimte eruit vanuit jullie raket? What does space look like from your rocket? 2. THoelang duurt de voorbereiding om in de ruimte te mogen? How long do the preparations take to be able to go to space 3. Hoe voelt het in een raket? What does it feel like in a rocket? 4. Hoeveel graden is het in de ruimteraket? How many degrees is it inside the spaceship? 5. Zie je veel van het zonnestelstel vanuit de raket? Can you see much of the solar system from your spaceship? 6. Zie je kometen vanuit de raket? Can you see comets from your rocket? 7. Wat zijn de leuke en minder leuke kanten aan astronaut zijn? What are the nicer and not so nice things about being an astronaut? 8. Hoe leven jullie daar in een raket? What is life like inside a rocket? 9. Drinken jullie alleen koude dranken of kunnen jullie daar ook warme dranken drinken? Can you only drink cold drinks there, or can you drink warm drinks too? 10. Gaan er nog dieren mee in de ruimte? Zo ja, hoe communiceer je dan met hen? Do animals go along in space. If they do, how do you communicate with them? 11. Zien jullie soms ruimtewezens? Do you sometimes see aliens? 12. Kom je soms in gevaarlijke situaties? Wat doe je dan? Do you sometimes get into dangerous situations? What do you do then? 13. Wat moet je allemaal doen als je in de buurt komt van het ruimtestation? What things do you have to do when you get close to the space station? 14. Hoe ziet het ruimtestation er vanbinnen uit? What does the space station look like on the inside? 15. Hoe nemen jullie contact met de aarde? How do you get in contact with earth? 16. Kan je de stralen van de zon door de raket voelen? Can you feel the warmth of the sunrays through the rocket? 17. Hoe ontstaat een zwart gat? What leads to the creation of a black hole? 18. Bestaan er nog onbekende planeten? Are there still unknown planets? 19. Bestaat er nog een planeet waar leven is? Are there other planets with life? 20. Hoeveel planeten heb je al gezien? How many planets have you seen? 21. Hoeveel planeten heb je al bezocht? How many planets have you already visited? 22. Hoe gaat het eraan toe in een raket? How are things done in a rocket? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany Fri 4 Sept. 09 20:10 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 2009-09-01 00:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-01 00:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Craigmore High School, Blakeview, South Australia, Australia, direct via VK5LZ Contact is a go for Wed 2009-09-02 00:48:20 UTC 35 deg (***) Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, B-8200, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-09-03 07:42:38 UTC 85 deg(***) ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for Fri 2009-09-04 20:10:38 UTC 76 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 468. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-09-01 00:30 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-25 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 Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN STS-128 on orbit: (***) Rick Sturckow Kevin Ford Danny Olivas Patrick Forrester Jose Hernandez Christer Fuglesang KE5CGR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2009-08-31 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 31 Aug '09

31 Aug '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 31, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts Craigmore High School in Blakeview, South Australia, Australia has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, September 2 at 00:48 UTC. The school is located approximately 35 Km north of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It encourages participation in projects sponsored by the government and private industry and has established an amateur radio station at the school. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Vrije Basisschool in De Haan, Belgium on Thursday, September 3 at 07:42 UTC via telebridge station VK4HZ in Australia. This is an ESA Event. Children who will speak to Frank De Winne have been chosen through participation in an ESA competition. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for ESA/European Space Operation Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany on Friday, September 4 at 20:10 UTC via telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. The contact is planned during an open day event, "The Long Night of the Stars," and 3000 visitors are expected. The event will bring space science and space operations in an audio visual show to the visitors. The event will have presentations, demonstrations of space operations, real satellite hardware and children and student oriented attractions like building and launching of small paper rockets. There will be semi-professional telescopes made available on site for direct viewing of the stars. 2. ARISS Contact Between Michael Barratt and Tenison Woods College On Monday, August 24, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Tenison Woods College in Mount Gambier, South Australia and Michael Barratt, KD5MIJ, on the ISS. Telebridge station W6DUE in Maryland provided the link-up. Over 100 attended the event. Two television stations, one commercial television station and one Amateur TV as well as the regional newspaper and ABC radio provided news coverage. 3. Volkssterrenwacht Urania Participates in ARISS Contact with De Winne Students visiting Volkssterrenwacht Urania in Hove, Antwerp, Belgium experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, August 24 via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN answered twenty questions posed to him by the students. An audience of approximately 150 attended the event including representatives from one radio station, one television station and a newspaper. Urania is a public observatory which provides lessons for children ages 7 - 16. 4. ARRL Article on STS-128 Crew The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted an article on the STS-128 crewmembers. "Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch with Three Hams on Board" may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/25/11038/?nc=1 The story was also included in the ARRL Letter: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0828/ 5. ARRL Article on ARISS Satellite The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) covered Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news in its story, "SuitSat-2 Now Called ARISSat-1." See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/26/11039/?nc=1 There are approximately 100,000 regular readers of the ARRL Web site. The article also ran in the ARRL Letter (circulation of approximately 77,000). See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0828/ 6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On August 28, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1672 reported two Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news items. To view "Ham Radio in Space: SuitSat 2 now ARISSat-1" and "That Final Item: The Story of the Man who Trains Astronauts to be Hams," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News-A/news.txt 7. Astronaut Training Status Astronauts Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP are scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) training session on Wednesday, September 9. Calgary school children will participate in the session.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Craigmore High School, Blakeview, South Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 Aug '09

31 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Craigmore High School, Blakeview, South Australia, Australia on 2 September. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 00:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VK5LZ. The contact should be audible parts of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Craigmore High School is approximately 35 Km north of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is a comprehensive school for students from Year 8 to Year 12 with an age range from 12 to 17. The students are predominantly from an English speaking background. However recently a number of refugees, mainly from Africa, have enrolled at the school. We have a student enrollment of approximately 950 with 80 staff. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why doesn't the space station spin to produce artificial gravity similar to earth's gravity? Would this make life aboard more comfortable? 2. If you cut yourself in space would you bleed more than you would on Earth? How often have astronauts had accidents that result in bleeding? 3. How long can you stay in the space station, who has stayed the longest so far and how long was that? 4. Is it possible to bathe and keep clean on the space station? 5. Does the station have rockets to boost it's speed to remain in orbit or is it gradually slowing down and losing height? 6. How do you deal with medical emergencies and how long would it take to get help from Earth? Can you perform operations on the station? 7. What experiments are you running at the moment and are they running as expected? 8. What is the most amazing experience you have had since being on the station? 9. How do you manage to stay in bed? 10 If you are in space for a long period of time, what effects does it have on you? 11. What activities do you do on board to prevent boredom? 12. Before joining NASA what other occupations did you consider and do you think that becoming an astronaut was the right choice? 13. How long will it be before the space station is complete? 14. What are the dangers in being an astronaut? 15. How long will the station remain in orbit? 16. Can you eat normally in space? 17. How hard is life in space? 18. Have you ever seen the asteroid belt? 19. Have you seen any evidence of other life? 20. What would you do if there was a medical emergency on the station? 21. How do you brush your hair? 22. How do you go to the toilet? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, Belgium Thu 3Sep09 07:43 UTC 2. ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars, Darmstadt, Germany Fri 4Sep09 20:11 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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Discovery / External Tank Visual - Aug 29th
by Pete 29 Aug '09

29 Aug '09

..... a beautiful sighting of Discovery, very closely followed ( by just over a Moons diameter or approx 30 mins of arc) by its external tank ( slightly below the shuttle and a definite 'orangey' in colour), this morning from the UK at about 0420 UTC....

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-25 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Aug '09

25 Aug '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-25 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg (***) Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 468. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-08-25 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 2009-08-25 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 Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2009-08-24 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 24, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been approved for Tenison Woods College in Mount Gambier, South Australia. The contact is scheduled for Monday, August 24 at 07:19 UTC via telebridge station W6DUE in Maryland. The contact has been integrated into the curriculum's astronomy and physics units through participation in hands-on activities. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Volkssterrenwacht Urania in Hove, Antwerp, Belgium on Monday, August 24 at 11:30 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. Urania is a public observatory that raises public awareness of astronomy, meteorology and astronautics. A range of activities and services are available: lessons for beginners and the experienced, guided tours of the observatory, an extended documentation center, various publications, stargazing evenings, conferences, Urania Mobile (Flanders' first mobile observatory) and the astroshop. This "Space Talk" will boost activities at the start of the new season. 2. Timothy Kopra Participates in ARISS Contact with KIPP:3D Academy On Thursday, August 20, the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP:3D) Academy in Houston, Texas participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Timothy Kopra, KE5UDN via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. All 18 prepared questions were answered with time for an additional two. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW conference room servers. 3. ARISS Contact Held with Peruvian University On Thursday, August 20, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Gennady Padalka, RN3DT on the ISS and participants in the international forum to discuss small satellite development and launch projects, held at the Peruvian National University of Lima in Lima, Peru. Participants were delegates from different South American countries and technical university representatives from foreign countries. Among the participants was the Kursk State Technical University delegate, Valery Pikkiev, who developed a space experiment for SuitSat-2 (ARISSat-1). 4. Successful ARISS Contact with Scouts of Maur The international year of astronomy inspired a few scout guides from Maur near Zürich, Switzerland, to create a special scout event, the Astrocamp 2009, where participants learn about astronomy and space technology, communication technologies, journalism and public relations. One of the activities scheduled for the event was an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between the Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur "Pfadimuur," and Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS. The contact took place on Saturday, August 22. Twelve questions were answered as an audience of approximately 100 listened. Scouts, mass-media representatives, parents and interested parties were present. Television channel TELETOP, radio stations DRS-3, DRS-1 Regional, Radio Energy, Radio 24, Radio Zürichsee and the newspaper Sonntagsblick covered the event. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW conference room servers. 5. Thirsk Participates in ARISS Contact with Nova East Star Party On Saturday, August 22, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place between the Nova East Star Party, sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center in Nova Scotia, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA, on the ISS. Four hundred people witnessed the contact as Thirsk answered the 18 questions posed to him. Bell Aliant was present to record the event. The Nova East Star Party is Atlantic Canada's oldest and largest Star Party which draws both professional as well as amateur astronomers from the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Eastern Ontario and the New England States. The focus of the event is public outreach and education. Through daytime seminars and workshops and evening observing sessions, the public is introduced to the wonders of the night sky. 6. ARISS International Team Meeting Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) teleconference was held on Wednesday, August 19. SuitSat-2 (now ARISSat-1) was among the topics discussed. The minutes have been posted to the ARISS Web site. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-08-19.htm 7. Make Magazine Posts SuitSat Article Make Magazine published an article on Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) project, SuitSat-2 (now ARISSat-1). To view the story, go to: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/suitsat_hacking_for_outer_space.ht…

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