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Upcoming ARISS contact with Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 Mar '13

24 Mar '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX on 25 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:39 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KF5NZD. 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. Thornton Middle School students, due to their economic backgrounds, have limited opportunities for enrichment activities beyond those that can be implemented in the classroom. Many of its students and families believe that opportunities in high paying STEM careers are beyond the reach of Thornton students, and that, "other kids have all the luck." This ARISS contact will help dispel these perceptions and will demonstrate to our students and families that Thornton students are capable of complex problem solving, and that they are capable of learning "Rocket Science" material. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does it feel like during the launch and while traveling to the ISS? 2. Is space food good and what earth food do you miss the most? 3. Do you get very much free time and what do you do during free time? 4. What does it feel like and is it hard to live and work in zero gravity? 5. Would it be possible to hold your breath and take off your space helmet outside of the ISS? 6. What do you do if you need to go to the restroom when you are on a space walk outside of the ISS? 7. When you were in middle school did you know you wanted to be an astronaut? If not, what other jobs did you think you might do? 8. Who had the greatest impact on your decision to go into science and become an astronaut? 9. Is the training to become an astronaut very hard and how long does it take? 10. If you were asked to go on a far away mission that you knew was a one- way trip, would you go? 11. How do you avoid space pollution like old satellites and space junk? 12. What important research is being done on the ISS at this time? 13. Is it true that you lose bone mass in space? What do you do about it? 14. When looking at earth can you see small objects like houses and people or just large things like continents? 15. How does NASA send probes through vast distances in space without colliding with something or being damaged by space particles and radiation? 16. Do you think that the moon, another planet, or a big space station city will ever be colonized? 17. What are the two most important scientific discoveries ever made on the ISS? 18. Do you think that black holes and worm holes exist? Can we use them to travel through time? 19. Math is hard for many middle school students. Do you have to know math to be an astronaut and do you use it every day on the ISS? 20. Have there been any experiments on the ISS looking at how babies or animals develop in zero gravity? If so what was found? 21. I saw on TV that weightlessness messes up your eyesight. Why does this happen and doesn't that scare you? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX maillist. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe". Next planned event(s): 1. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Tue, 26Mar2013, 13:13 UTC Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last minute changes or cancellations. ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-21 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-21 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH Contact was successful: Thu 2013-03-21 15:50:11 UTC 75 deg (***) Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-25 15:39:38 UTC 35 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last minute changes or cancellations. 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 2013-03-21 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 803. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 786. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, Delaware, Kansas, 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-21 23:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-20 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-20 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Wed 2013-03-20 07:15:31 UTC 32 deg (***) Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact was successful: Wed 2013-03-20 14:20:18 UTC 38 deg (***) UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-03-21 15:50:11 UTC 75 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-25 15:39:38 UTC 35 deg Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last minute changes or cancellations. 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 2013-03-20 17:00 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 802. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 785. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, Delaware, Kansas, 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-20 17:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, on 21 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K4UAH. 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. The Space Hardware Club is a UA Huntsville student organization. The club is student run and is strictly volunteer. Using the capacities of a multi-disciplinary team of engineering to conceptualize, design, build, test and fly flight hardware for orbital spaceflight, high altitude ballooning, competitive mock-satellite design, build, launch competitions, and other space related engineering problems. Involvement in The Space Hardware Club allows students to experience real life time sensitive deadlines, and design payloads to mission specification. The students learn to design mechanical structures, software, and circuit boards while considering thermal forces, shock loads, and other realistic environmental limitations. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is your greatest challenge on the Space Station? 2. Is it fun to be an astronaut? 3. How long is your training before you go to space? 4. How do you stay entertained in space? 5. Are astronaut suits comfortable? 6. Do the stars look bigger in space than they do on Earth? 7. What does Earth look like from space? 8. How is life in microgravity? 9. Is it fun to be in space, and is it scary? 10. Does floating in space make you nauseous? 11. What do you miss most about Earth? 12. What classes did you take in high school and college to prepare for being an astronaut? 13. What is your inspiration to choose this career? 14. What do you do while in space? 15. How does it feel to not have to walk to get somewhere? 16. Are there any TV's or internet to use for entertainment? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX maillist. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe". Next planned event(s): 1. Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD Mon, 25Mar2013 15:39 UTC 2. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Tue, 26Mar2013 13:13 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX on 20 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia 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. The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is a unique all-girls school founded to educate young women and give them the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in their careers, and in their communities. We are a public school in the Austin Independent School District serving over 700 girls in 6th through 12th grade. The girls partake and excel in engineering design projects and robotics competitions. The demographics of our student body mirror that of our local community. During the 2011 - 2012 school year, 61% percent of our students were Hispanic, 22% are Caucasian, 13% were African-American, 3% were Asian-American and 1% were American Indian/Alaskan Native. Two hundred of the girls will be gathered as 10 of their peers ask questions on behalf of all grade levels during the ARISS contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most consistent repair or maintenance that must be done on the International Space Station? 2. I've heard you grow plants for food on the ISS. How do you grow them? Are the experiments with plants on the ISS helping improve things on Earth? 3. Does having internet available make you feel more or less homesick? 4. What are some of the most difficult psychological effects of living with the same people in space for extended periods of time and being away from earth? 5. What's your favorite place on the ISS? 6. With the risks of working in space, does the ISS have an emergency escape system? 7. What special sanitation issues do astronauts face that those of us on Earth don't worry about? 8. What do we hope to learn from the existence of the ISS and your presence there? 9. What made you want to be an astronaut? 10. Do you get to vote when you're up in space? 11. What are some of the major ways that research on the space station can improve quality of life on Earth, with regards to biotechnology or other fields? 12. Being in orbit do you still experience "turbulence" or disturbances in orbit? 13. What are some of the limitations of living in space as compared to living on Earth? 14. I have noticed that your daily schedule of waking up is at times in the early morning of the US time. What is the reasoning for doing that? 15. What would happen in the event that space debris shattered a window on the ISS? 16. Can you describe the effects of G-forces on the human body during re- entry to our planet? 17. Are you able to see shooting stars or fireworks? 18. What do you like about being in space and what do you dislike? 19. How many personal belongings are you allowed to bring with you to space? 20. We're all wondering it: How do you shower and use the bathroom in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX mail list. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe". Next planned event(s): 1. UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH Thu, 21Mar2013, 15:50 UTC 2. Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD Mon, 25Mar2013, 15:39 UTC 3. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Tue, 26Mar2013 13:13 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on 20 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:15 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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. Established by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, Christ the King School, Warradale, is a small, Reception to Year 5 Catholic parish school within the Brighton Parish in Adelaide. The school has approximately 190 students across 7 classes. In the Catholic tradition, we seek to provide a comprehensive Catholic education to children in a caring, faith community. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you keep yourselves entertained when you are not working? Do you have free time? 2. How do you go to the toilet when there is no gravity? Do you have a normal toilet that flushes? 3. What do you actually do up there? What is your job? 4. Are there every day things we do on Earth, that you need to do differently in space? 5. How long does it take to reach space and go into orbit from the launch time? 6. How do you eat your food and what types of food do you get to eat? 7. Do you have video consoles to play and if so, what are your favourite games? 8. How do you get in and out of the Space Station? 9. Is the Space Station more like a house or a plane? Do you have much room? 10. What are some of the side effects on your body and mind from being in space for a long time? 11. How do you stay healthy in space? Do you eat lots of healthy food and do exercise? 12. When did you become an astronaut and why? 13. How long do spend up in space at any one time? 14. Do you have 'night and day' on the space station? How does this affect your sleep? 15. Has your experience in space given you an awe inspiring feeling of being part of a much bigger picture? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX mail list. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe". Next planned event(s): 1. Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Wed, 20Mar2013, 14:20 UTC 2. UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH Thu, 21Mar2013, 15:50 UTC 3. Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD Mon, 25Mar2013, 15:39 UTC 4. Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Tue, 26Mar2013 13:13 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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ARISS - Two Contacts on Wednesday
by John Spasojevich 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Please join us in listening to TWO ISS contacts on Wednesday 20 March. The first will be with participants at: Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia - AOS anticipated at 07:15 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD in Italy. The contact should be audible over parts of Eurpoe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Established by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, Christ the King School, Warradale, is a small, Reception to Year 5 Catholic parish school within the Brighton Parish in Adelaide. The school has approximately 190 students across 7 classes. The second contact will be with participants at: Ann RichardsSchool for Young Women Leaders,Austin, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ - AOS anticipated at 14:20 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK6MJ in Australia. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is a unique all-girls school founded to educate young women and give them the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in their careers, and in their communities. We are a public school in the Austin Independent School District serving over 700 girls in 6th through 12th grade. The girls partake and excel in engineering design projects and robotics competitions. The demographics of our student body mirror that of our local community. During the 2011 – 2012 school year, 61% percent of our students were Hispanic, 22% are Caucasian, 13% were African-American, 3% were Asian-American and 1% were American Indian/Alaskan Native. Two hundred of the girls will be gathered as 10 of their peers ask questions on behalf of all grade levels during the ARISS contact. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-18 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-18 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-03-20 07:15:31 UTC 32 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-03-20 14:20:18 UTC 38 deg UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-03-21 15:50:11 UTC 75 deg Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX, direct via KF5NZD (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-25 15:39:38 UTC 35 deg (***) Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-03-26 13:13:57 UTC 40 deg (***) Exp. 33/34 back on earth. Congratulations on a job well done! (***) Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last minute changes or cancellations. 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 2013-03-18 18:00 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 800. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 783. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, Delaware, Kansas, 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-12 15:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 back on earth. Congratulations on a job well done! (***) Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-16 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Mar '13

16 Mar '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-16 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-03-20 07:15:31 UTC 32 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-03-20 14:20:18 UTC 38 deg UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, AL, direct via K4UAH (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-03-21 15:50:11 UTC 75 deg (***) Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last minute changes or cancellations. 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 2013-03-16 00:00 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 800. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 783. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. +++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, Delaware, Kansas, 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-12 15:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-13 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-03-13 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christ the King School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-03-20 07:15:31 UTC 32 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-03-20 14:20:18 UTC 38 deg (***) Due to continuing Space X operations, the above times are subject to last minute changes or cancellations. 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 2013-03-13 22:30 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 800. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 783. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, Delaware, Kansas, 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2013-03-12 15:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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