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Upcoming ARISS contact with Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium on 16 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and ON5LL. The contact should be audible over portions of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Middenschool de regenboog Bree is a secondary school in Bree, a city in Belgium. This city is well known: 'it's the city of Kim Clijsters', our tennis champion! Student population of 120 is spread across one campus. Our school offers general and vocational education. One teacher, Sabine Teuwen brought us into contact with Rik Strobbe, ARISS mentor. He suggested we could cooperate and have the wonderful opportunity to contact astronaut Andre Kuipers onboard the International Space Station. The head of the school agreed readily. We had great support from the amateur radio team led by Johny Verhoeven. They set up the radio station and prepared the students for the "Space Talk". The whole project is an outstanding means to make pupils, teachers and parents more aware of what lies beyond our planet's borders. This event offers us the chance to get more pupils than ever before interested in the process of scientific advancement. The radio contact with Andre Kuipers is a unique opportunity for our school! Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Were you nervous for take-off? 2. What's the purpose of your mission? 3. What's your favourite food in the ISS? 4. How long will you stay aboard the ISS? 5. What's the most appealing thing to your mission? 6. What are the biggest discomforts? 7. How is the station kept warm? 8. How does it feel to be in such a small space all the time? 9. Did you feel nauseous at the beginning? 10. Can you describe the feeling when you've just landed on earth? 11. What will be the first thing you do when back on earth? 12. Do you have time, time to yourself, in the ISS? 13. Will you leave the station to work during EVA? 14. How is your weight measured in space? 15. How is the ISS steered? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Sun, 18 Mar 2012, 11:31 UTC Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia 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 Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL on 14 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and AJ9N. The contact should be audible over 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. Liberty Junior High School is part of Burbank School District 111 in Burbank, Illinois. Although Burbank was not named after the ISS commander Dan Burbank, we felt the connection was quite serendipitous. Liberty was built in 2004 and educates close to 800 7th and 8th grade students. The demographics of our population include 61.5% white and 35.1 % Hispanic students. We not only educate children; our district provides the community with parenting classes, computer literacy classes, and English as a Second Language classes. Remarkably, this is the second event of its kind to take place in District 111, as a little over a decade ago; Luther Burbank School was the first in history to participate in an ARISS contact made from the International Space Station featuring astronaut and space station commander Bill Shepherd. ARISS volunteer Charlie Sufana, whose equipment and expertise helped to make the first contact possible, will be there for the second contact to ensure its success. Anticipation has been brewing among Liberty students as throughout the last several weeks space station history and mission control have been the emphasis of the school's newsletters, hallway bulletins, and daily announcements. Also, teachers across varying content areas have incorporated lessons regarding space, astronomy, NASA, and the ISS into their subject curriculum. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long does it take to meet the requirements for being an astronaut? 2. What kinds of training did you have to have to be on the International Space Station? 3. What kind of medical testing does an astronaut have to go through to be physically and mentally fit for duty? 4. What kind of research are you doing on this mission? 5. Does time feel different in space as compared to time on Earth? 6. How do you deal with medical emergencies while on the ISS? 7. Is it hard to get along with the same people for the length of the trip in space, and how do you handle conflicts? 8. How do the simulators you train on compare to really being in space? 9. How and how often do you communicate with your family? 10. If you were able to create an invention to make your journey in space easier, what would you create and why? 11. What has been your greatest challenge in space? 12. What was the most memorable thing you have seen in space? 13. What life lessons have you learned during your expedition on the ISS? 14. Would you encourage students our age to try for a career in space, and, if so, what areas of study would you recommend? 15. How long does it take to feel "normal" again when you return from space? 16. What will you miss the most from the ISS when you return to earth? 17. Do computers, such as laptops, IPADS, Kindles, or Nooks, work similarly in space as they do here on Earth? 18. Does "wireless" internet access or "WIFI" work up there, and if not, how do you connect via internet? 19. What experiments are being conducted on the outside of the space station? 20. How often do space walks occur and what was accomplished on the most recent space walk? 21. How much of a threat is there of the ISS being hit by space junk? 22. What is your favorite thing do on your free time? 23. When you were in Junior High School, did you ever envision yourself where you are today, working on a space station? 24. Has anyone fallen ill soon after launch, and if so, what happened and what is protocol in such a situation? 25. What are your concerns regarding the long-term physical effects of space travel? 26. How are robots used aboard the space station? 27. What is the process for selecting astronauts for spacewalks? 28. How much do you learn about other cultures while working with astronauts from other countries? 29. Does the crew eat the same meals or does each member get to choose his menu? 30. What are space suits made of? 31. Is each crew member responsible for his own part of the mission, or does everyone work together on each task? 32. What inspired you to become an astronaut? Watch for live stream. Go to http://www.bsd111.org/Schools/LibertyJH/ and follow link to Video Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 10:10 UTC 2. Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona,Italy, direct via IQ6LN Sun, 18 Mar 2012, 11:31 UTC Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia (***) 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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2012-03-12 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 12, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Liberty Junior High School in Burbank, Illinois on Wednesday, March 14 at 18:14 UTC. The ARISS contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium on Friday, March 16 at 10:10 UTC. Students are learning about the micro-gravity environment and how the human body is affected. They are also learning about the history of manned spaceflight, commercial spaceflight, the construction of the ISS, and safety concerns. This contact is planned in the Dutch language with Astronaut André Kuipers. An ARISS contact has been scheduled for Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli", Ortona, Italy on Sunday, March 18 at 11:31 UTC. The Ortona Maritime Institute "Leone Acciaiuoli" (I.T.N) is a technical high school that prepares the student for a career as a merchant ship officer or to continue his university studies in the field of engineering disciplines. Among the subjects taught at the school are navigation, astronomy, celestial navigation, satellite navigation, telecommunications (including satellite telecommunications), mathematics and physics. Since 1991, the Institute has taken part in the "International Day of Planetaria" which provides an opportunity for educating the public in the areas of planetaria, science and technology. On this day, the public is able to visit the Planetarium, laboratories, astronomical telescope and other astronomical equipment. The ARISS contact will be held as part of the day's activities. 2. California Students Radio Dan Burbank on Space Station On Monday, March 5, Dilworth Elementary School in San Jose, California participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX. Burbank fielded 19 questions put to him by the students about the challenges encountered while living in space. The contact took place during the NASA Destination Station exhibit at The Tech Museum located nearby and complemented lessons on Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 3. Astronaut André Kuipers Answers Children's Questions via ARISS An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between André Kuipers and school children at the Space Expo in Noordwijk, Netherlands on Tuesday, March 6 via station ON4ISS in Belgium. The radio activity was part of an educational program around Kuipers' mission Spaceship Earth which targets youth who are 10-14 years of age. Part of this program consists of mission assignments that Kuipers gives to Dutch schoolchildren. The winners of each challenge were invited to the radio contact. Other activities included lessons and experiments. 4. Hams who Experimented with ARISSat Make the News Farrell and Jeff Winder, the father and son who helped in the development of SuitSat-1, made the news recently when they used ARISSat's transponder and after several tries, successfully sent and received a picture of Farrell Winder's automobile license plate. Community Press posted the story, "Father, son team up in 'outer space'." See: http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20120301… 5. NASA Web Site Supports STEM Education A new NASA Web site and application, "ISS Live," supports Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. The site provides live data from the ISS and includes lessons that can be used in the classroom, with more to be added in the near future. Also coming is a blog where educators may share their ideas and experiences. See: http://spacestationlive.jsc.nasa.gov/ 6. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On March 9, Amateur Radio Newsline report #1804 talked about Richard Garriott's documentary covering his flight in space and use of amateur radio. Another story talked about Canadian ham astronaut Chris Hadfield, VAOOG who will become the first Canadian commander of the ISS. "Names in the News: W5LFL and W5KWQ - Man on a Mission - The Movie" and "Ham Radio in Space: VA3OOG to be First Canadian to Command the ISS" may be viewed at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1804.txt 7. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The March 11 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-071) included a link to a HamRadioNow interview, posted on Southgate Amateur Radio Club's Web site, with Lou McFadin, W5DID at the Orlando HamCation where he talked about ARISSat-1. To view the video, see: http://tinyurl.com/LouMcFadin

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-12 03:45 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-12 03:45 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:14:25 UTC 38 deg Watch for live stream. Go to http://www.bsd111.org/Schools/LibertyJH/ and follow link to Video (***) Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 deg Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia (***) 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 709. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 692. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-03-12 03:45 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX 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 2012-03-12 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-12 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:14:25 UTC 38 deg Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 deg Watch for live stream at: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia (***) 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 709. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 692. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-03-12 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX 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 2012-03-11 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Mar '12

10 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-11 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:14:25 UTC 38 deg (***) Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:10:18 UTC 81 deg (***) Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:31:24 UTC 25 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 709. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 692. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-03-11 02:30 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX 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 2012-03-07 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-07 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Tue 2012-03-06 13:11:11 UTC 71 deg (***) Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:09:27 UTC 35 deg Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:04:55 UTC 84 deg Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:25:25 UTC 28 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 709. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 692. (***) 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX 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 2012-03-06 10:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-06 10:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, direct via AA6W Contact was successful: Mon 2012-03-05 18:33:06 UTC 59 deg (***) ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-03-06 13:11:11 UTC 71 deg Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL, direct via AJ9N Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-14 18:09:27 UTC 35 deg (***) Middenschool de Regenboog Bree, Bree, Belgium, direct via ON5LL Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-03-16 10:04:55 UTC 84 deg (***) Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica “Leone Acciaiuoli”, Ortona, Italy, direct via IQ6LN Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-03-18 11:25:25 UTC 28 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 708. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 691. (***) 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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 2012-03-06 10:00 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. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX 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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2012-03-05 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 5, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Dilworth Elementary School in San Jose, California has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 5 at 18:33 UTC. The ARISS contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands on Tuesday, March 6 at 13:11 UTC via station ON4ISS in Belgium. The radio activity will be part of an educational program around André Kuipers' mission Spaceship Earth which targets children who are 10-14 years of age. Part of this program consists of mission assignments Kuipers gives to Dutch schoolchildren. The winners of each challenge will be invited to the radio contact. Other activities include lessons and experiments. 2. ESA Awards ARISS Contact to Winners of Competition Students from three schools, the American School of the Hague, the International School of Amsterdam and the British School in the Netherlands, took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, February 27 via station IK1SLD in Italy. This ARISS contact with astronaut André Kuipers was offered as a prize by the European Space Agency (ESA) to those schools who submitted the best suggestions for experiments or demonstrations that could be performed in microgravity on board the ISS using common everyday items. The youth were given lessons on radio signals and communications which involved local radio ham experts. 3. Atlanta, Georgia Youth Radio ISS Astronaut On Friday, March 2, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between astronaut Don Pettit, KD5MDT on the ISS and Parkside Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia. The radio link was provided by station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. Questions were asked concerning the education and training needed to become an astronaut and about how space affects one's appetite and sleep. The contact was part of a comprehensive education plan using NASA related activities to pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Audio was carried live on the NASA TV hour. East Atlanta Patch posted an article on the contact. http://eastatlanta.patch.com/articles/parkside-elementary-to-international-… 4. Pettit Chats with Greek Students via ARISS Students attending the 5th Geniko Lykeio Katerinis in Katerini, Greece experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, March 2. The youth spoke with Don Pettit about the experiments onboard the ISS and asked how he communicates with his family during his mission. The contact complemented lessons covering astronomy and amateur radio with special attention given to the ISS regarding its role in humanity and science, its orbit and the every day life of the astronaut. ISS courses were based on ESA's education tool "ISS Education Kit." Five hundred were in attendance and another hundred connected to the internet to view the streaming video. Media coverage included two television stations. 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On March 2, Amateur Radio Newsline report #1803 carried an article about the recent ARISS contact held during the John Glenn Event in Perth, Australia. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbit of the Earth, when the population of Perth turned on its lights and Glenn observed the city was visible from space, leading to Perth's nickname, "City of Lights." To view, "Ham Radio in Space: Amateur Radio Celebrates John Glenn over Perth Australia," see: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1803.txt

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Upcoming ARISS contact with ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Mar '12

04 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands on 06 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:11 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch. The questions are asked by children who won the Ruimteschip Aarde (Spaceship Earth) competition. In this competition André Kuipers challenged them to turn their class room into a spaceship and to think very good about what they and their class mates needed to survive in space for a very long time. They showed their results in videos. In some of the questions the children refer to inventions they made for this competition, such as the Poep Brandstof Generator (Poop fuel generator, Q4) and the Geur Vergeet Geheugen Machine (a machine that makes it possible to smell forgotten scents from earth, Q6) Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: Hello Andre, this is Jasper Wamsteker of the Netherlands Space Office and the Ruimteschip Aarde project. I am here together with the proud winners of the first special mission of Ruimteschip Aarde. I see a lot of delighted and excited faces around me. The children here have a lot of questions for you, but first I have a question myself. 1. We can hear you, but we cannot see you. Please could you describe to us where you are at the moment? 2. Will it ever be possible that children go on a long space trip? Or would this be too dangerous for the growth and the strength of their bones and organs? 3. If you eat salt in space, does it affect your bone density? 4. For the competition we designed a PBG (Poop Fuel Generator). Poop is converted into fuel and thus used for relocation in space by the principle of action=reaction. Do you think the PBG can ever be made and used by astronauts on a space mission that takes several years? 5. How long can you survive in space in case no new provisions are brought? 6. For the competition we came up with the idea of the GVGM (Forgotten Scents Remembrance Machine). This helps you to smell and remember smells from earth. Which 3 scents would you like the GVGM to be able to reproduce? 7. You do a lot of experiments in the ISS. Which one has your preference? 8. Did you ever come up with an idea for an experiment yourself, that you would like to conduct in space? 9. What do you do in case the oxygen falls out? 10. Now that you are in space, do you read a science fiction novel there, or is that not necessary anymore? 11. Is there an experiment that you would like to conduct, but which you cannot do because of lack of time? 12. Is there a game that you and your fellow astronauts play together in your free time? 13. When you were launched, did you feel the high speed of the rocket? 14. Can you imagine what it would be like to be so far away that it is not possible anymore to see earth? 15. You travel to the ISS in a very small capsule. How can you take all your clothes with you? 16. Is there a device which can be used in the ISS that you would like to be made? 17. What effects on your body do you experience now that you are in space? 18. Would you like to live in space forever together with your friends and family? 19. Do you ever have stomach ache as a result of lack of gravity? 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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