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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-03 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-03 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Bachelet”, Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-05 10:37:35 UTC 33 deg W.T. Sampson (DoD school), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-02-11 15:58:00 UTC 34 deg **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS)hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-02-03 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 952. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 924. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15, 2014? The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in February, 2015. Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA. More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-02-01 02:30 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 https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 41/42 on orbit Barry Wilmore Alexander Samokutyayev Elena Serova Exp. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Bachelet", Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Bachelet", Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy on 05 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:37 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. Presentation Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani The middle school Locatelli Oriani is located in the center of Milan, just a few steps from the planetarium. It's part of the comprehensive institute Pisacane and Poerio: two buildings with primary school and middle school. All the activities, both from educational and didactical point of view are primarily focused on well-being of students. The educational proposal, following the ministerial indication, has been enriched by educational trips, schools trips, sports days, concerts, music, theatre and dance as well as themed initiatives in science, languages and art. Among these there are KET and PET (in-depth courses about foreign languages), summer holidays abroad, participation to the math games held by Bocconi university and "Scatti di scienza" (photographs and movies competition about science made by students). The school was involved also in Mission X 2012 and, together with Rai Scuola (the national TV), have been realized a documentary movie for the ministerial project "Salute". There is the student council, two students per class elected by the others. They meet monthly to discuss and propose new ideas and initiatives on how to improve the school and develop solidarity, community spirit and recognition of human and civil rights. Since several years the council is taking care of children remote adoption, together with humanitarian organizations. Presentation of Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Bachelet" The school V. Bachelet is a natural continuation of the educational work begun in 1981 by some parents and teachers, founding the Elementary School "The Aurora", they were attempting to create a school in a cooperative solidarity-based education. Since 2006 the Institute Aurora-Bachelet is twinned with the Little Prince Primary School in Nairobi and since September 2012 is based in the brand new facility located in Via Buonarroti in Cernusco S/N. The students from the third classes followed, over the last few years, an articulated astronomy course marked by significant moments: realization of a book to celebrate the 40th Moon landing anniversary, visit the astronomical observatory in Cernusco S/N, see the live event between Pope Benedict XVI and the ISS, meet ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, meet the professor Amalia Ercoli Finzi from Milan University, meet mr. Valerio Nassi and his hand-made space models and meet eng. Marco Molina (Selex ES) who introduced in several lessons the human space exploration and robotic space exploration (specially focused on Rosetta mission). Preparing for the school contact with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, eng. Marco Molina introduced to students all the details about her Futura mission and provided an autographed Samantha's potrait picture. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Sappiamo che nello spazio e' possibile coltivare piante, ma come si fa ad innaffiarle ed a evitare che il terriccio si disperda fluttuando liberamente? 2. L'organizzazione cosi' precisa della giornata sulla ISS per te e' un vincolo o una necessita'? 3. La ISS grazie alla microgravita' ci sembra un ambiente senza barriere architettoniche: lo spazio potrebbe essere una nuova frontiera anche per i disabili? 4. Vedere sorgere il Sole cosi' tante volte in un giorno ha conseguenze sul fisico e sulla psiche? Quali sono i maggiori cambiamenti a livello fisico che avverti vivendo in microgravita'? 5. I computer utilizzati nello spazio sono diversi dai normali computer? Quale sistema operativo utilizzano? 6. Come e' nata la tua passione per l'astronomia? Ci sono state persone o eventi particolari che la hanno fatta scaturire? 7. In Italia hanno costruito per esempio il nodo 2 e 3. Ti senti come a casa a girare tra componenti costruiti in Italia? 8. Come ti piace impiegare il tempo libero, se ne hai, sulla ISS? 9. Affronteresti un viaggio di andata e ritorno da Marte? 10 Quali persone e quali oggetti ti mancano di piu' vivendo sulla ISS? Com'e' essere in orbita in compagnia di poche persone? Ci si sente "soli"? 11. Abbiamo visto che hai sempre scritto e condiviso le tue esperienze gia' prima del lancio e che continui a farlo: al tuo rientro pensi di scrivere un libro? 12. Quali cose hai visto che non avresti mai immaginato sulla ISS, nonostante la tua lunga preparazione? 13. Cosa riporterai a terra con te, sia in senso materiale che astratto? 14. Quali esperimenti ed attivita' stai svolgendo sulla ISS? 15. Qual e' la cosa che ti ha colpito di più della ISS? 16. Cosa e come si mangia nello spazio? Quali sono i tuoi cibi preferiti e com'e' il loro sapore? 17. E' più faticoso effettuare tutte le attivita' in assenza degli effetti del peso? 18. Hai assistito allo storico "accometaggio" di Rosetta, avvenuto qualche giorno prima della tua partenza per la ISS? Se sì, che emozioni hai provato? 19. Quando tornerai a Terra, in che modo e con quali percorsi ti riabituerai alla forza di gravità? 20. Per te sarebbe possibile vivere nello spazio, non solo per gli astronauti ma anche per le persone comuni come noi studenti? 21. Cosa hai provato dopo il lancio, quando ti sei resa conto di essere nello spazio? 22. Ci sono state difficolta' durante questi mesi di permanenza a bordo della ISS? Se si', di che tipo? Translation 1. We know that in space is possible to grow plants, but how do you put water and how do you prevent topsoil from floating around? 2. Is, the precise schedule on the ISS, a constraint or a needs for you? 3. Thanks to microgravity, the ISS is a barrier-free environment: do you think space could be considered the new frontier especially for people with disabilities? 4. Looking at the Sun rising so many times a day is affecting in some way your body and mind? Which are the most important body modification you feel in microgravity? 5. Are the computer used in space different from what we use on earth? Which operating system do they have? 6. How did you discover your passion for astronomy? Did you remember people or events that helped to? 7. Node 2 and 3 have been built in Italy. Do you feel home moving inside these modules? 8. How do you spend your free time, if you have it, on the ISS? 9. Would you take part in a trip to Mars and back? 10. Which people and things do you miss most while living on ISS? How is the life in orbit with just a few people? Do you feel alone? 11. We see that you share your experience from the beginning and you still do from there: do you plan to write a book at your return to Earth? 12. Despite your very long training, did you see things on the ISS that you would never imagined? 13. What will you bring back to Earth both physically and mentally? 14. Which activities and experiments are you performing on the ISS? 15. What was the detail that impressed you most on the ISS? 16. How and what do you eat in space? Which are your favourite foods and what is the flavour? 17. Is it more difficult doing activities without the effect of weight? 18. Did you see the historical landing of Rosetta on a comet? If yes, what was yourfeeling? 19. Coming back to Earth, wow are you going to get back used again to weight and gravity, coming back to Earth? 20. Do you think it would be possible living in space for normal people like us as students? 21. What was your feeling after the launch, as soon as you realized of being in space? 22. Did you have troubles on the ISS up to now? If yes, what? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. W.T. Sampson (DoD school), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Wed 11Feb2015, 15:58 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. 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/ Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-02 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-02 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Bachelet”, Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-05 10:37:35 UTC 33 deg W.T. Sampson (DoD school), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-02-11 15:58:00 UTC 34 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS)hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-02-02 32:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 952. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 924. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15, 2014? The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in February, 2015. Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA. More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-02-01 02:30 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 https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 41/42 on orbit Barry Wilmore Alexander Samokutyayev Elena Serova Exp. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-01 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Jan '15

31 Jan '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-02-01 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Salesiano “G. Bearzi”, Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact was successful: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg (***) Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge via TBD and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Bachelet”, Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-05 10:37:35 UTC 33 deg **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS)hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 110 (***) Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-2-01 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 952. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 924. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15, 2014? The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in February, 2015. Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA. More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-02-01 02:30 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 https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 41/42 on orbit Barry Wilmore Alexander Samokutyayev Elena Serova Exp. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS News Release No. 15-03
by David H Jordan 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

*ARISS NEWS RELEASE * *no. 15-03* *Friday, Jan.30, 2015* *David Jordan, AA4KN* *ARISS PR* aa4kn(a)amsat.org *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *15 US Schools Move Forward Into the Next Stage of ARISS Selection* *JANUARY 30, 2015* — Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), US managing partners of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), are pleased to announce that 15 of the schools/organizations that submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward into the next stage of planning to host a scheduled contact with crew on the ISS during 2015. This is a significant step in ARISS’ continuing effort to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities and raise their awareness of Human Space Flight. ARISS-US was encouraged by the high level of interest in the education community evidenced by the significant number of submitted proposals and the quality of the submissions. The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will provide 12 scheduling opportunities for US host organizations for the May – December 2015 time period. These 15 schools/organizations must now complete an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS technical team, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA. ARISS does not expect to be able to schedule all 15 schools on the list. The schools and organizations are: Bay View Elementary School, Burlington, WA Corpus Christi Catholic School, Chambersburg, PA Daggett Montessori School K-8, Fort Worth, TX Dearborn Public Schools, Dearborn, MI Grady High School Robotics Team, Atlanta, GA Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY Maconaquah School Corporation, Bunker Hill, IN Moon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM Pima County 4H/Vail Vaquero's 4H Club, Tucson, AZ Space Jam 9, Rantoul, IL Ste. Genevieve du Bois Catholic Elementary School, Warson Woods, MO Tulsa Community College, NE Campus, Tulsa, OK United Space School, Seabrook, TX West Michigan Aviation Academy, Grand Rapids, MI *ABOUT ARISS* Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States, and other international space agencies and international amateur radio organizations around the world. The primary purpose of ARISS is to organize scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers from amateur radio clubs and coordination from the ARISS team, the ISS crew members speak directly with large group audiences in a variety of public forums such as school assemblies, science centers and museums, Scout camporees, jamborees and space camps, where students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies and Amateur Radio. Find more information at *www.ariss.org* <http://www.ariss.org>, *www.amsat.org* <http://www.amsat.org> and *www.arrl.org <http://www.arrl.org>*. ### *ARISS* *Join us on Facebook : Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS)* *Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status* *Contact:* David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org

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ARISS News Release 15-02
by David H Jordan 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

*ARISS NEWS RELEASE * *no. 15-02* *Thursday, Jan.29, 2015* *David Jordan, AA4KN* aa4kn(a)amsat.org *Russian SSTV Images from the ISS * *This Weekend * Russian SSTV transmissions are planned from the International Space Station on Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1. The transmit frequency will be 145.800. The expected mode is PD180 producing a high quality image with a frame scan of 187 seconds. Image transmissions for Saturday, Jan. 31 should begin at 10:00 UTC and on Sunday, Feb. 1, look for signals to start at 09:00 UTC. For both days, operation is expected to terminate around 21:30 UTC. Received images can be uploaded to the image gallery found a *http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php* <http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php>* .* *ARISS* *Join us on Facebook : Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS)* *Follow us on Twitter: @ARISS_status* *David Jordan, AA4KN* *ARISS PR*

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi", Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi", Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy on 31 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:38 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Presentation Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi" Brief description of the school and the amateur radio school club (if there is one): The school is a salesian school with 750 students, from 6 to 20 years old. We have also a small hostel for college students. Presentation of Intercultura Intercultura is the Italian representative of AFS Intercultural Programs (New York, an international, no profit, voluntary based organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities and cultural exchange programs throughout more than 60 different countries in the world, involving every year 13.000 students and an equivalent number of families and schools. In Italy, Intercultura is a no profit organization (Onlus) recognized by the Italian government, under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The professional staff of Intercultura is made by 40 people who work in the headquarter of Colle Val D'Elsa (Siena) or in the PR offices based in Milan and Rome. The 4.000 affiliated volunteers are organized in 150 local chapters and offer voluntary work to promote international school based exchange programs. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows (translated): 1. If you could choose one competence you learned with AFS and now you're using in the ISS, what would that be? 2. How long does it take to wear the "EMU" and go out for an "EVA"? 3. Have you been more afraid at 17 when you faced a brand new Country to live in with Afs, or now that you our in the space? 4. Right after an "EVA", do you need to fill up on liquids and on minerals? 5. What is your best advice for us, young people, to create our future? 6. How long does the "QJA" take to pressurize? 7. In the ISS program, half of the living environment has been developed in Italy: is it an example of the Made in Italy: what is the most "Italian" ting on the ISS? 8. Which is the most interesting experiment you've carried out? 9. You're Italian and you're working with people from different nationalities: what has been the role of Italy in the ISS international program? 10. During these weeks, along with the lack-of-strength feeling to your hands, have you experienced any other symptoms? 11. Today we start our AFS experience in Italy: any suggestions? 12. Which is the most important lesson I have to learn about teamwork? 13. Today we start our AFS experience in Italy: any suggestions to feel at our ease here? 14. After rehydration, is the taste of food any different? 15. We are living a moment of clash of cultures: what is your message of peace, as you are seeing the Earth from above, without frontiers? 16. Can you choose on which axis you want to sleep? 17. Many of our Italian Intercultura students abroad has just a made a you tube video for you since you are an inspiration for them. Have you seen it? What message would you like to give to these young people? 18. So far, which is the most exciting aspect of this experience, in your opinion? 19. A moment of joy, of anger.. : what did you find in common between your experience at 17 in the Us and the one you're living now? 20. Is there a difference in physical training for men and for women? 21. I know that you put the Intercultura tshirt in your luggage: when are you going to show it? 1. Qual è la cosa più importante che hai imparato durante il tuo anno all'estero e che ti aiuta ora nello spazio? 2. In quanto tempo si riesce ad indossare la EMU ed uscire per una EVA ? 3. Avevi più paura a 17 anni quando hai affrontato un Paese ignoto con Intercultura o ora a essere nello spazio? 4. Dopo una EVA avete bisogno di reintegrare con Sali minerali e liquidi extra? 5. Che messaggio vuoi dare a noi adolescenti per costruire al meglio il nostro futuro? 6. In quanto tempo si pressurizza il QJA ? 7. Circa la metà dell'ambiente abitabile della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale è stata costruita in Italia, tra cui la bellissima Cupola da cui si può osservare la Terra. Cosa hai trovato di tipicamente italiano nella ISS? 8. Qual è l'esperimento più interessante che avete fatto? 9. Tu, italiana, lavori con persone di nazionalità diverse: ci sono state delle incomprensioni interculturali? Come le avete risolte? 10. In queste settimane di permanenza, oltre alla sensazione di avere meno forza nelle mani, hai riscontrato altri sintomi ? 11. Inizia oggi il nostro semestre in Italia: un tuo consiglio perché questa esperienza dia al meglio i suoi frutti? 12. Qual è la cosa più importante che devo imparare per lavorare in team? 13. Inizia oggi il nostro semestre in Italia con Afs: un tuo consiglio per ambientarci al meglio? 14. Il gusto dei cibi, dopo la re-idratazione , sono differenti? 15. Stiamo vivendo un momento difficile di scontro di civiltà. Dalla tua prospettiva privilegiata in cui vedi un mondo senza frontiere, qual è il tuo messaggio di pace? 16. Potete scegliere su quali dei tre assi dormire? 17. Sei un'eccellenza italiana, tant'è che gli studenti italiani attualmente all'estero con IC ti hanno dedicato un video, perché costituisci una fonte di ispirazione per molti giovani. Quale vuole essere il tuo messaggio a loro, a noi e ai giovani italiani, uomini e donne del futuro? 18. Fino ad oggi qual è la cosa più bella di questa esperienza che ti porti nel cuore? 19. Ci sono esperienze e/o fatti in comune tra l'esperienza attuale nello spazio e quella passata a 17 anni negli Stati Uniti? 20. C'è una differenza tra esercizio fisico per donne e per uomini? 21. So che hai messo nel tuo bagaglio la maglietta di Intercultura: quando pensi di usarla? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge via TBD and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Bachelet", Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Thu, 05Feb2015, 10:37 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. 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/ Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-01-28 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-01-28 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Salesiano “G. Bearzi”, Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge via TBD and Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Bachelet”, Cernusco sul naviglio, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-02-05 10:37:35 UTC 33 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS)hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 108 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-01-28 23:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 950. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 923. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15, 2014? The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in February, 2015. Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA. More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-24 20:30 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 https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 41/42 on orbit Barry Wilmore Alexander Samokutyayev Elena Serova Exp. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-01-24 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-01-24 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: NHK “Masakame” event, Shibuya, Japan, direct via JK1ZRW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact was successful: Sat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg (***) Istituto Salesiano “G. Bearzi”, Udine, Italy, direct via IW3QKU and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-11-05 to 2015-12-06, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS)hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 108 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 107 (***) **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-01-24 20:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 950. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 923. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, did you miss the proposal window for October 17 to December 15, 2014? The next call for proposals to host an ARISS contact is coming up in February, 2015. Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA. More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. More details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions are available at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-01-24 20:30 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 https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 41/42 on orbit Barry Wilmore Alexander Samokutyayev Elena Serova Exp. 42/43 on orbit Terry Virts Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Masakame" event, Shibuya, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Masakame" event, Shibuya, Japan on 24 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and JK1ZRW. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) are televising a regular science program Masakame (means Good Heavens) for young people and their parents. We are planning to have a special program focusing ARISS program and Amateur radio satellites, etc. on 2015-02-28 on air, with video record of ARISS school contact. Members of contact are TV talent (who has a amateur radio license) and high school students (age 15 to 18). Questions to be asked: 1. Could you introduce yourself? (Samantha doesn't appear in the show; only her voice can be heard. So we'd like to hear her talk about herself, including her name and if she's really an astronaut.) 2. Where are you now? (We'd like to get basic information about the ISS, for example what kind of place it is and how far it is from Earth?) 3. What are you doing on the International Space Station? (We'd like to know what kind of works astronauts are doing on the ISS, for example what they actually did earlier on the day or what they usually do.) 4. When do you communicate with members of the public on Earth using amateur radio? (We've heard that astronauts do school contact or speak to people on Earth in their free time via amateur radio. We'd like to know more about these occasions.) 5. Can we talk to you in your free time even if we don't have any appointment? What kind of people have you spoken to via radio? (We'd like to know in detail what kind of communication astronauts have had so far in their free time. If Samantha has not been involved in such activities, we're happy to hear about other astronauts' experiences.) 6. What did you eat today? 7. What is the hardest thing you have to deal with while living in space?) 8. If there is one thing needed to become an astronaut, what would that be? 9. What kind of stuffs on Earth are visible from the ISS now? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi", Udine, Italy, direct via IW3QKU and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is presently scheduled to be with NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-01-31 08:38:59 UTC 68 deg (***) ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. 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/ Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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