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Upcoming ARISS contact with Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 May '12

21 May '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ on 24 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:00 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KF7RCV. The contact should be audible over western portions 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. Northland Preparatory Academy is a public charter school located in Flagstaff, Arizona currently serving 559 students in grades 6-12. Founded in 1996 by a group of parents determined to provide a rigorous education for their children, NPA is a thriving learning community and has already established an excellent track record of preparing students for college success. NPA does not have selective entrance requirements; its students gain admission through a lottery which determines a waiting list for available spots. NPA is fully accredited by the North Central Association/AdvancEd. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How can you tell when to go to sleep in space? 2. Do solar flares affect your life in space? 3. Why do you do experiments in space when we do not live in space? 4. What goes through your head when you think you are spending the next 6 months away from home? 5. Do you still catch colds and the flu in space? 6. Do you conserve resources such as water, electricity, etc. since you only have a limited amount? 7. How do you swallow water without gravity to bring it down your throat? 8. What are some of your daily activities on the ISS? 9. What was the toughest obstacle that you had to get around to be where you are now? 10. Between launch and re-entry which one scares you the most and why? 11. How has being in space changed your perspective of Earth and life on Earth? 12. What differences are you finding between plants grown in space and here on Earth? 13. Do you ever get claustrophobic while living on the ISS? 14. Besides family and loved ones, what do you miss the most from Earth? 15. Did you get to bring any photos or persona items to the ISS? 16. Do you ever get sick from floating around? 17. How do you avoid hitting an object floating around the Earth? 18. How long did it take you to learn all the cool buttons and gadgets in the ISS? 19. How hard is it to adjust to the schedule on the space station? 20. When you are sleeping in space do you ever get "that sensation of falling" that you can sometimes experience here on earth? 21. What made you want to be an astronaut? 22. Does everyone there have a specific job? 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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2012-05-21 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 21 May '12

21 May '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 21, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact Northland Preparatory Academy in Flagstaff, Arizona has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, May 24 at 17:00 UTC. The contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 2. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The ARISS International Team monthly meeting was held on May 15. Discussions included a status of the Ham TV project. Minutes have been posted: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-05-15.htm 3. Astronaut Training Status Chris Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG and Thomas Marshburn, KE5HOC, both slated to fly with Expedition 34, acquired their preflight training during a session on May 14. Alexander Gerst, KF5ONO (Expedition 40) took his introductory/ basic operations class on May 9. Kevin Ford, KF5GPP is scheduled for a preflight session on May 22. He is scheduled to launch with the Expedition 33 crew in October 2012. 4. ARRL Site for ARISS Volunteers The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has a new Web page for ARISS-US volunteers. For more information about these opportunities, see: http://www.arrl.org/ariss-volunteers 5. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-141) posted on May 20 contained two ARISS-related items. The first piece covered Dayton Hamvention activities which included the presentations given by Mark Hammond, N8MH about ARISS mentor and ARISS ground station opportunities. A second item was posted about the new Expedition 31 ham crew members that arrived at the ISS last week. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000620.html 6. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS The May 18 Amateur Radio Newsline report #1814 included an article on the new crew members that joined Expedition 31 on the ISS. The article, "Ham Radio in Space: Three More Hams Launch toward the ISS" may be found at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1814.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-19 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 May '12

19 May '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-19 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Participants Of Competition Sponsored By Junior Academy Of Science At S. P. Korolev Museum In Zhitomir, Ukraine, direct via TBD Contact was successful 2012-05-18 06:40 UTC (***) Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV Contact is a go: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 725. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 708. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-05-19 23:30 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 2012-05-19 23:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS Exp. 31/32 on orbit (***) Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-17 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 May '12

17 May '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-17 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Participants Of Competition Sponsored By Junior Academy Of Science At S. P. Korolev Museum In Zhitomir, Ukraine, direct via TBD Contact is a go for 2012-05-18 06:40 UTC Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV Contact is a go: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 724. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 707. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-05-17 19:00 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 2012-05-08 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-17 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 May '12

16 May '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-17 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Participants Of Competition Sponsored By Junior Academy Of Science At S. P. Korolev Museum In Zhitomir, Ukraine, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for 2012-05-18 06:40 UTC (***) Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV Contact is a go: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 724. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 707. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-05-17 07:00 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 2012-05-08 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-15 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 May '12

14 May '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-15 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik (MUI), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact postponed (***) Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ, direct via KF7RCV (***) Contact is a go: Thu 2012-05-24 17:00:28 UTC 77 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 724. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 707. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-05-15 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 2012-05-08 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2012-05-14 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 14 May '12

14 May '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 14, 2012 1. Farnsworth Contact Successful An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between youth at Farnsworth Aerospace PK-8 Magnet School in St. Paul, Minnesota and on-orbit astronaut Don Pettit, KD5MDT on Monday, May 7. Approximately 100 students as well as some school board members and local dignitaries attended the event. The contact was simulcast throughout the school for those classes not present. It was held to complement students' studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Additionally, local hams assisting with the contact increased their club membership from 30 to 50 members since agreeing to support the contact. See: http://www.n9xh.org/ for photos leading up to and including the contact. Local media covered the event which even made the "Around the Nation" section of USA Today for Minnesota. KARE 11 carried the news: http://www.kare11.com/news/article/975550/396/St-Paul-students-talk-with-ast ronaut-aboard-space-station 2. AMSAT News Service on ARISS On May 13, the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-134) posted an item about the recruitment of ARISS mentors and ground station operators. Mark Hammond, N8MH will give presentations at Dayton Hamvention on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, at 4pm in the ARRL stage area. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000618.html 3. ARRL Covers New ISS Ham Crew The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted an article about the new crew members headed to the ISS on May 14/15. The story, "Three Hams Venture to ISS Next Week," may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/news/three-hams-venture-to-iss-next-week 4. Astronaut Training Status A preflight session is planned for Chris Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG and Thomas Marshburn, KE5HOC on May 14. Both are scheduled to fly with Expedition 34 in November 2012. Kevin Ford, KF5GPP is also scheduled for a preflight session on May 22. He is slated to launch with the Expedition 33 crew in October 2012.

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ARISS - Monday Contact Cancel
by John Spasojevich 13 May '12

13 May '12

The contact for Monday is postponed to a later date. Will anounce the next contact for Echolink/IRLP/Web when information is available. 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik (MUI), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 May '12

12 May '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik (MUI), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada on 14 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:40 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. Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik (MUI), named after an Elder who at the time was one of the oldest Elders in the community, is a grade 7 - 12 school in a community of three schools. Simon Alaittuq (Grades 5 - 6) and Leo Ussak Elementary (Grades K - 4) are the other schools in the community who make up the Rankin School system. Our school currently has a population of 333 students. Enrolment fluctuates from semester to semester dependent of movement of families into the community for work and education since Rankin Inlet is a regional center for education, government services and transportation. There are 35 staff members in the school and the school takes pride in its ability to offer a balanced educational program leading to graduation. Each year students at MUI are required to develop and submit a science fair project which is entered into the MUI Science Fair. Students who place in the top three at the school level science fair get an opportunity to represent the school at the Kivalliq Regional Science Fair, which has been hosted by MUI three times in the past 8 years. During those 8 years we have been represented at National Science fairs at least 6 times. As well, we have a vibrant technology program which provides staff and students access to many online and in-house resources. Students can graduate with a compliment of technology courses which prepares them well for post-secondary and/or the world of work. The school has a strong cultural program featuring traditional tool making, traditional sewing and other equipment needed for hunting and fishing. Inuit have a long traditional of living of the land and students are fortunate at MUI that we still have Elders and cultural experts who are available and willing to come into the school to teach traditional skills. The schools shop and home economics programs are steeped in traditional activities and classes from grades 7 - 12 integrate traditional activities into the curriculum. We are very excited about linking up to the space station and giving our school and community an opportunity to be part of this great program. Maani Ulujuk prides itself on being innovative and having high expectations for students and staff. We look forward to the opportunity to provide our students with this great learning experience. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What made you want to become an astronaut? 2. What kind of research do you do and why? 3. What is the cost for one astronaut going to the space station? 4. Do you see a lot of changes to the Earth every 90 minutes? 5. How many space station related launches happen in a year? 6. How does it feel when you take off? 7. How do you spend your free time in space? 8. Do the stars and the moon look different from space? 9. How long does it take for the shuttle to get to the space station? 10. What kind of food do you eat and who cooks? 11. How do you know if it is day or night in space? 12. Do the Northern Lights look different from space? 13. Have you done a spacewalk? 14. How hard is it to dress in space? 15. How do you take a shower in space? 16. Does your body feel pain without gravity? 17. How often do you talk to your family? 18. Can you use the internet from space? 19. How long have you been in space? 20. How many people are on the space station right now? 21. Is the trip back home any different to the trip there? 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 Schedule as of 2012-05-08 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 May '12

07 May '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-05-08 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Farnsworth Aerospace PK-8 Magnet School, St. Paul, MN, direct via N9XH Contact was successful: Mon 2012-05-07 16:14:31 UTC 84 deg (***) Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik (MUI), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for 2012-05-14 14:40:15 UTC 71 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 724. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 707. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-05-08 01:00 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 2012-05-08 01:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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