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2012-08-20 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 20, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University in Wakayama, Japan will speak with Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI via an ARISS contact on Sunday, August 26 at 10:58 UTC. Educators will engage students in the ARISS contact as well as other space-related activities and lessons to teach about space, satellites and radio waves. 2. Successful Contacts An ARISS contact was held with students at the Kangaroo Inn Area School in Kangaroo Inn, South Australia on Tuesday, August 14 via station W6SRJ in California. ISS astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB participated in the session, answering over 20 questions posed by the students. Nearly 90 visitors attended the event, including local politician Mitch Williams and his wife, the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio network, WIN 8 regional TV and representatives from three newspapers. The contact complemented a science curriculum covering space and space exploration. On Thursday, August 16, an ARISS contact was held between students attending Wada Elementary School in Nagawa Town, Japan and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, aboard the Space Station, which highlighted a comprehensive education plan covering space, astronomy and radio communications. The event drew an audience of approximately 120 students and guests and garnered extensive media coverage including six television stations and five newspapers. 3. Meikei High School Contact to be Rescheduled Meikei High School in Tsukuba, Japan had been scheduled for an ARISS contact on Friday, August 17. The contact was unsuccessful. ARISS is investigating the reason for the failure. Meikei will be rescheduled during the week of October 22. 4. Debrief Session Held with Expedition 30/31 Crew ISS Ham members participated in a debrief session with Expedition 30/31 crew members Don Pettit and André Kuipers on Wednesday, August 15. Feedback on the ARISS program and radio equipment was provided which will help the team keep its procedures up-to-date. 5. ARISS in ARRL QST The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) carried a piece about ARISS in its September issue of QST. A small item in the "In Brief" column reported that three ham radio operators are crew members that arrived at the ISS in mid-July.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-17 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-17 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact postponed from: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg (***) New contact date TBD. (***) Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 UTC 66 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-17 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-08-16 18:00 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. 31/32 on orbit 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-16 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Aug '12

16 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-16 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan, direct via 8NØWADA Contact was succesful: Thu 2012-08-16 08:01:55 UTC 41 deg (***) Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 UTC 66 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 743. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. (***) 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 2012-08-16 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-08-16 18:00 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. 31/32 on orbit 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-15 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-15 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Tue 2012-08-14 08:29:40 UTC 62 deg (***) Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan, direct via 8NØWADA Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-08-16 08:01:55 UTC 41 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 UTC 66 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 742. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 725. (***) 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 2012-08-15 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 2012-08-15 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. 31/32 on orbit 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan on 17 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:09 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and JJ1YAF. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Japanese. Meikei High School was established in 1979. The founding body of Meikei High School is known as Meikei-kai, an alumni association formed principally by the graduates of the University of Tsukuba and Tokyo University of Education. Mr. Akihiko Hoshide, a Japanese astronaut, is a graduate of our school. And our school has Radio & Electronics Group, as a group of Science Club. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Is the space suit comfortable? 2. What is the meaning of the doll which was on the rocket? 3. What do you do when you want to relax? 4. What will you do when you get sick? 5. How do you clean the ISS? 6. What do you look forward to do regarding the stay in the ISS? 7. Please tell us your memories in Meikei. 8. Our school still has the 4 km swimming in 4th grade. Could you tell us your memories about the 4km swimming? 9. In what ways were the various school events in Meikei useful to you in the process of becoming an astronaut? 10. I heard that you chose "space" as a topic for your research when you were a student in Meikei. Were you always determined about your choice of working on "space"? 11. Is there anything you want to tell to the students in Meikei? 12. What would you like to do in space in the future? 13. Is there anything that changed in yourself after you went to space? 14. What do students like us need to do in order to become an astronaut? 15. Do you listen to or sing the song that your peers made? 16. Which looks more beautiful. the earth seen from the ISS or the stars in the sky? 17. How do you drink water? 18. How do you weigh yourself in the ISS? 19. What is your favorite space food? 20. What were your favorite subjects when you were in junior high school and high school? 21. Do you think it is possible for human to live in the moon? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Sun, 26 Aug 2012, 10:58 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 2012-08-13 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-13 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-08-14 08:29:40 UTC 62 deg Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan, direct via 8NØWADA Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-08-16 08:01:55 UTC 41 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 UTC 66 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 741. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 724. 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 2012-08-13 20:00 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 2012-08-06 06:30 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. 31/32 on orbit 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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ARISS Contact Tuesday
by John Spasojevich 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia. This is a telebridge via W6SRJ in Santa Rosa, California. AOS is expected at 08:29 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Kangaroo Inn Area School is committed to learning. Our school cares for and values people. The school environment is attractive, with dedicated teaching and ancillary staff together with supportive parents, caregivers and community people. Our learning programs and teaching methodologies reflect careful planning, implementation, assessment and reporting. We aim for continuous learning, social responsibility and developing skills for success. We expect our students to present themselves and represent the school in a positive manner at all times through their behaviour at school, on camps and excursions and in the community, by their appearance in school uniform and in their positive attitude to learning. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers 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. 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. ** 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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2012-08-13 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 13, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia is planning for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact to be held on Tuesday, August 14 at 08:29 UTC via station W6SRJ in California. The contact will be integrated into a science curriculum covering space and space exploration. Wada Elementary School in Nagawa Town, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, August 16 at 08:01 UTC. The school offers a General Education subject through which students select their themes and write reports. One of the most popular subjects chosen this year was Space. The subject has been so popular because the children have been exposed to many space-related activities over the past few years including the recent International Year of Astronomy and the unmanned spacecraft, Hayabusa that was developed by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis last year. Children observed an eclipse on May 21 and will visit the Nobeyama Radio Observatory over the summer. They will also be given radio kits so that they understand how receivers work. It is hoped that JAXA will support the school program and provide the youth with further information about space and the ISS. Meikei High School in Tsukuba, Japan will participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, August 17 at 07:09 UTC. The school was established in 1979 by an alumni association formed principally by the graduates of the University of Tsukuba and Tokyo University of Education. Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is a graduate of the school. The schools science club has a Radio & Electronics Group with its own radio station, callsign JJ1YAF. Club members and other interested students are learning about the ISS, orbital mechanics and amateur radio satellite communications through this activity. The group will speak with Akihiko Hoshide during this ARISS contact. 2. Failed Contact with Canada Science and Technology Museum Canada Science and Technology Museum Summer Day Camps had been scheduled for an ARISS contact on Thursday, August 9 via station IK1SLD in Italy. The contact was unsuccessful. ARISS is investigating the reason for the failure. 3. Expedition 30/31 Scheduled for Debrief Astronauts Don Pettit and André Kuipers (Expedition 30/31) will take part in an ISS Ham debrief session to give feedback on the ARISS program. The debrief is scheduled for August 15. 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The August 12 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-225) has an item about Mark Hammond, N8MH, AMSAT Vice President of Educational Relations who will attend the AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium in September. Hammond will give a presentation on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education, including a status on the ARISS program. See: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000641.html

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan on 16 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:01 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N0WADA. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Japanese. Wada town is located in the southern part of the Nagano prefecture which is the central part and near the Komuro county. Wada Elementary School was founded in 1898, and has 99 students from 1st to 6th grade. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What impresses you the most about space? 2. Do stars' size and color look different when you see them in space? 3. What makes you relax in space? 4. Is it difficult to eat because things float in space? 5. How old were you when space caught your interest? 6. How do you feel working on the module you assembled? 7. What is the hardest task on this mission? 8. What do you do in ISS? 9. Do any of you have brothers or sisters that are astronauts? 10. What is hard or inconvenient to do in space? 11. What kind of experiment are you doing on fish? 12. How does an eclipse look like in ISS? 13. How long does it take to get to ISS from the earth? 14. Do you smell anything in ISS or in space? 15. Will we be able to live in spaceships like ISS in the future? 16. What did you think about at lift off? 17. Why does ISS move so fast? Can you slow it down? 18. What sports can you do in space? 19. What would you like to do the most after you come back to the earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Fri 17 Aug 2012, 07:09 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 Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia on 14 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:29 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Kangaroo Inn Area School is committed to learning. Our school cares for and values people. The school environment is attractive, with dedicated teaching and ancillary staff together with supportive parents, caregivers and community people. Our learning programs and teaching methodologies reflect careful planning, implementation, assessment and reporting. We aim for continuous learning, social responsibility and developing skills for success. We expect our students to present themselves and represent the school in a positive manner at all times through their behaviour at school, on camps and excursions and in the community, by their appearance in school uniform and in their positive attitude to learning. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How big is the space station? 2. Do any animals live in space? 3. What did it feel like when you were just about to take off? 4. What kind of research are you doing? 5. Where do you get your oxygen? 6. What colours are the planets? 7. Is it dark all of the time? 8. What do you drink in space? How do you drink in space? 9. Is it cold in space? 10. Is it true that you can see the pyramids from space? 11. Have you ever found signs of life in space? 12. How many times do you go round the Earth in a day? 13. What do you do for entertainment in Space? 14. What foods do you miss? 15. Is it hard to get used to micro gravity? 16. How can you sleep strapped to a wall/ceiling knowing also that you are in outer space? 17. Have you lost any weight or muscle strength while being in space? 18. What is the best and worst thing about being in space for so long? 19. What is your closest encounter with an asteroid? 20. What does your daily routine consist of? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan, direct via 8NØWADA Thu, 16 Aug 2012, 08:01 UTC 2. Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Fri, 17 Aug 2012, 07:09 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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