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Upcoming ARISS contact with Izmir SEV Primary School, Izmir, Turkey
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Izmir SEV Primary School, Izmir, Turkey on 05 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:32 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 east 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. Ýzmir SEV Elementary School is a private, national school which was founded as K-8 school 1997. The philosophy of Izmir SEV is to enrich and expand upon the curriculum provided by the Turkish Ministry of Education. We aim to provide students with a solid foundation for continuing education at institutions of higher learning through developing the skills of observation, inquiry, and research in our students. SEV recognizes each student as an individual and strives to develop their cognitive, social and emotional potential. Ýzmir SEV aims to prepare students for their further education and for life by developing them in their areas of interest and abilities. Our academic program ensures that the students develop the knowledge and acquire the necessary skills to help them identify unreasonable information that are not grounded on facts. It is important to teach students methods and techniques of accessing and using knowledge. The delivery of the curriculum is designed to help students acquire skills of rational thinking achieved in learning environment that is well supported by affection and good communication, and to discover and use their own creativity. Our academic program is geared to raise students as self-confident, resourceful and capable individuals and initiative-takers who have developed thinking skills, and who can use technology effectively. In balance with competitive curriculum, social activities have significant importance in our school life. Varieties of clubs and sports activities are offered, assemblies and field trips are organized as co-curricular activities. The activities in our school are designed to encourage, challenge, and enable students to reach their potential in mind, body, and spirit. To promote a perspective of global understanding and friendship, our students are encouraged to participate in many international projects. We are an Eco-School and our Green Flag symbolizes our awareness for the environment. ARISS Project is a great educational opportunity for our students to learn about space exploration, space technologies, and create an interest in science. The date of the conference is another great honor for our country and students because in that week we have one of the most important national celebrations of Turkey. It is the " Sovereignty and Children's Day"; after the War of Independence,The Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established on 1920, April 23 and to commemorate the event, April 23 was proclaimed a national holiday. The founder of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk, has dedicated this day to the children of Turkey and the world to emphasize that they are the future of the new nation. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What do you do if you have a serious health issue while you're on the ISS? Is there a doctor in the crew? 2. Are meteors and satellites dangerous for the ISS? Do they ever hit the ISS? 3. What experiments are you doing now? What types of experiments have been done before? 4. What do you think is the most interesting thing that has been discovered on the ISS so far? 5. After staying in space for a long time, what kind of difficulties do you have when you're back on Earth? 6. Is it possible to light fire in the ISS? 7. Does being in space change the way you perceive life? 8. If a part of your body bleeds in space, how is the flowing and clotting of blood affected? Does blood clot or flow differently in space? 9. How long is a day on the ISS? Is it 24 hours? 10. How can you tell when it's morning / night while you are on the ISS? 11. What does it feel like to be in a microgravity environment? 12. If you could go to a planet other than the Earth, which one would you like to go to? Why? 13. How do you get oxygen in the ISS? 14. How are the plants that are grown on the ISS used? Can they be used as fuel? 15. Do you follow a special diet when you are on the ISS? 16. Do you feel that the food you eat floats in your stomach because of microgravity? 17. Can the city lights on Earth be seen with the naked eye from space? 18. Would you like to stay in space for the rest of your life? 19. How and when did your interest in space begin? 20. What activity do you enjoy doing the most when you're on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Sun, 07Oct12 11:04 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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2012-10-01 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 1, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Izmir SEV Primary School, located in Turkey, has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 5 at 08:32 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. The school participates in the Partner School Science Program, which is a program under Global Friendship Through Space Education, a California-based non-profit organization that promotes friendship among young people from different countries and cultures through the study of space-related science and technology. Students communicate about space-related projects via e-mail, collaborate on research on NASA's distance-learning Web site, and videoconference between partner schools and NASA. First Lego League Robotic Teams and Destination Imagination Teams have been a part of school activities annually since 2005. Invitations to attend this event have been extended to several VIPs including the minister of transportation, the president of the board of education, the director of education, the mayor of Izmir and the governor of Izmir. Sekolah Kebangsaan in Putrajaya, Malaysia will experience an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Sunday, October 7 at 11:04 UTC. The school was invited to participate by the National Space Agency Satellite Ground Station, 9M2RPN in conjunction with the "Prime Minister's National Space Challenge Trophy 2012," an annual event since 2007 when a Malaysia astronaut flew to the ISS. 2. Successful Contact Held with Waxter Young Women's Academy An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between students at the Waxter Young Women's Academy in Laurel, Maryland and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI aboard the ISS on Monday, September 24. Telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina handled the radio connection. The girls were able to have all 13 of their questions answered with enough time left to thank Hoshide for participating. Phone lines throughout the center were made available so that other students could listen in as well. The ARISS contact was part of a comprehensive education plan used to interest students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 3. Sunita Williams Speaks with Halifax Students On Wednesday, September 26, Sacred Heart School of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. The contact was scheduled for 16:07 UTC, and telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina connected with Williams, but the international phone line, which was to connect Argentina to Halifax, went down and could not be brought up until after the ISS had passed overhead. Williams agreed to try the contact again on the next pass. Ninety minutes later, the audience of 250 got what they had been waiting for - a successful contact! The students got in 17 questions, and one student was wished a Happy Birthday by the ISS commander. Thanks to all who helped the school complete its contact.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-26 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-26 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact was unsuccessful due to phone line failure: Wed 2012-09-26 16:07:37 UTC 52 deg (***) With special thanks to Sunita, the contact was later successful Wed 2012-09-26 17:44 UTC (***) Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for Option #2: Fri 2012-10-05 08:32:18 UTC 46 deg Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 759. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 742. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-09-26 208:00 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-26 20:00 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 26 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:07 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over Argentina and portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Sacred Hearts School of Halifax is buzzing with activity in preparation for our upcoming ARISS contact. As part of the question selection process it was decided that before school recessed for the summer students who wished to participate in the ARISS contact were asked to provide at least two questions and to create posters that depicted each of those questions. With the contact just weeks away we've hung all the posters throughout the school for all to enjoy. In the weeks leading up to the contact classroom activities will be, as much as possible, focused on a space theme. Invitations have been extended to a number of Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government officials as well as parents and a host of media. A special guest speaker, science writer and broadcaster Richard Zurawski has also been invited to provide a pre-contact presentation. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. I understand that bones start to lose calcium at an accelerated rate in space and because of that you do testing for osteoporosis. Are there any other diseases or conditions that you test for while on the Space Station? 2. What is the hardest transition when you leave Earth and go to space? 3. How do you prepare yourself for nausea caused by the lack of gravity in space? 4. What types of new technologies are used on the Space Station? 5. How does the Space Station protect you from radiation? 6. What effects do space storms have on the Space Station? 7. How often are parts replaced on the I.S.S.? 8. What is you favourite thing to do while you're in orbit. 9. What do you do for entertainment while you're in orbit? 10. What type of research do you do on the I.S.S.? 11. What are the medical side effects of living in space? 12. Are you proud to be an astronaut? 13. What kinds of research do you do on the I.S.S. that might improve people's health back on Earth? 14. How do your eating and sleeping patterns change when you're in space? 15. Do you believe that it will be possible to send humans to Mars in the future? 16. How does your body adjust after returning to Earth from space? 17. How do you exercise in space? 18. What happens if you get hurt while on the I.S.S.? 19. How do you hydrate your food on the Space Station? 20: How does the air on the Space Station differ from that on Earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE Fri, 05Oct12 08:32 UTC 2. S.K Taman Tun Dr. Ismail 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Sun 07Oct12 11:04 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-25 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-25 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, telebridge via LU8YY Contact was successful: Mon 2012-09-24 17:44:51 UTC 39 deg (***) Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-26 16:07:37 UTC 52 deg Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for Option #2: Fri 2012-10-05 08:32:18 UTC 46 deg (***) S.K Taman Tun Dr. Ismail 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for Option #1: Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg (***) 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 758. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 741. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-09-25 01:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-25 01:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2012-09-24 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report September 24, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Waxter Young Womens Academy in Laurel, Maryland on Monday, September 24 at 17:44 UTC via telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. The ARISS contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is planned for Sacred Heart School of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada on Wednesday, September 26 at 16:07 UTC via telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. The contact will be incorporated into science lessons through which students will learn about the ISS, its mission, its background and the significance of its contributions to science as well as our daily lives on Earth. 2. Successful Contacts Held Students from Zespól Szkól Technicznych w Kole in Kolo, Poland participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, aboard the ISS on Wednesday, September 19. Hoshide answered all 18 questions posed by the students during the overhead pass, which included topics on astronaut training, education, and skills and abilities needed on the ISS. Video of the event may be viewed here: http://www.livestream.com/arisspolska/video?clipId=pla_4a1f475f-d1a4-4e4c-ba f5-a91a80d0c243&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Sunset Hills Elementary School in San Diego, California and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI on the ISS on Thursday, September 20. Students were able to have 13 questions answered about living on the ISS. Three television stations and other media covered the event. Video may be viewed at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/25558153 CBS has an article on its website: http://www.cbs8.com/story/19605202/local-students-aim-high-and-connect-with- space-station and the North County Times ran a story: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/poway/rancho-penasquitos-international-spa ce-station-chat-gives-students-higher-education/article_d02abc57-5246-50d0-9 f17-4cbc11532c9a.html On Friday, September 21, Lafayette Middle School, La Fayette, Georgia took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. The gymnasium was filled with students, guests and VIPs who listened as the schools Rambler Radio Club members spoke with the astronaut. The school hopes the ARISS contact will help get the students interested in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. WRCB TV covered the event. See: http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/19610751/iss-and-lafayette-middle-students-make- contact 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The ARISS International Team monthly teleconference was held on Tuesday, September 18. Topics of discussion included a status on HamTV, as well as an update on the new VHF Ericsson which is expected to launch to the ISS later this year. Minutes have been posted. See: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-09-18.htm 4. ARISS Status on Social Media ARISS currently has 1480 followers on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ARISS_status And as a reminder, ARISS news may also be found on Facebook. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amateur-Radio-on-the-International-Space-Stati on-ARISS/153679794647788 5. ARRL Articles on ARISS On September 20, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) carried a story written by ARISS member Dave Jordan about Teach-In Day, an annual event in Seminole County, Florida which provides opportunities for interested parties to visit schools and teach the children about their area of expertise. The Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society visited English Estates School and talked about amateur radio, amateur satellites, the ISS and ARISS and the role of amateur radios during emergencies. English Estates participated in its own ARISS contact in May 2011. To view, The 2011 English Estates Teach-In, see: http://www.arrl.org/the-2011-english-estates-teach-in On September 20, ARRL Letter had an article on the ARRL National Convention to be held Friday Sunday, October 12-14 in Santa Clara, California. NASA Astronaut Lee Morin, KF5DDB will attend and is the Pacificon forum presenter and the banquet speaker on Saturday night. ARRL Education Services will provide information on the ARISS program. For more information, go to: http://www.arrl.org/news/find-out-what-s-in-store-at-the-2012-arrl-national- convention The ARRL October QSTs "In Brief" column carried a note about NASA's Mars Rover, "Curiosity" landing in August, and how engineers will use the Morse code letters, JPL, imprinted on the wheels to determine how far the rover roams. 6. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On September 21, the Amateur Radio Newsline report #1832 included an item on the Expedition 31/32 crew members that landed in Kazakhstan on September 16, after 125 days in space. Amateur Radio in Space: Three Hams Return to Earth may be found at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1832.txt 7. Stonepark Intermediate Announces Upcoming Contact Stonepark Intermediate School in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada is preparing for an ARISS contact with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG, who is scheduled to join the ISS Expedition 34 crew in December of this year. Sue Geddes, a teacher-librarian at Stonepark, was interviewed about the upcoming event: http://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/episodes/2012/09/20/stonepark-space---canadi an-astronaut-chris-hadfield/ The school has also posted information about the contact on its Web site. See: http://stonepark.wordpress.com/ariss-international-space-station-communicati on/ 8. South Florida Science Museum Holds Essay Contest for ARISS Contact The South Florida Science Museum is holding an essay contest for students in the Palm Beach County School District to select fifteen K-12 students to participate in an ARISS contact in October. Deadline for submissions is September 24. For more information, see: http://www.sfsm.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=64&returnTo= main

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ARISS Contact Wed 26 September
by John Spasojevich 23 Sep '12

23 Sep '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Wednesday September 26th. AOS is scheduled for 1607 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY in Argentina. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. 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 2012-09-22 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Sep '12

22 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-22 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Contact was successful: Fri 2012-09-21 15:03:49 UTC 47 deg (***) Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-09-24 17:44:51 UTC 39 deg Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-26 16:07:37 UTC 52 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 757. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 740. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-09-22 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-22 03:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-21 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-21 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Contact was successful: Thu 2012-09-20 17:24:15 UTC 30 deg (***) Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-09-21 15:03:49 UTC 47 deg Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-09-24 17:44:51 UTC 39 deg Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-26 16:07:37 UTC 52 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 756. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 739. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-09-21 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-21 00:00 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-19 08:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Sep '12

19 Sep '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-09-19 08:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Zespół Szkół Technicznych w Kole, Koło, Poland, direct via SP3PGZ Contact was successful: Wed 2012-09-19 07:15:18 UTC 51 deg (***) Sunset Hills Elementary, San Diego, CA, direct via KI6LZN Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-09-20 17:24:15 UTC 30 deg Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette, GA, direct via W4LMS Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-09-21 15:03:49 UTC 47 deg Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-09-24 17:44:51 UTC 39 deg (***) Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-09-26 16:07:37 UTC 52 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 755. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 738. (***) 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_ (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_ (mailto :[email protected]) or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, 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.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html) _http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's_ (http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's) ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-09-19 08:00 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_ (http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-19 08:00 UTC. (***) _http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf_ (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_correctio n_ (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_ (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_ (https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415) Successful ARISS contacts _https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448_ (https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448) Additional Zoho links may be found at _http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf_ (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. 31/32 has returned to earth. (***) Congratulations on a job well done! (***) Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin Exp. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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