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Upcoming ARISS contact with STEM High School Aerospace Scholars, Houston, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars, Houston, TX on 10 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:17 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. This contact is with a group of high school juniors participating in a summer program called WISH, an acronym for Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars. The students are selected from responses to a national invitation to attend multiple robust lessons for six days at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The young women attend briefings, and engage in competitive hands-on engineering activities related to space exploration and research. The ARISS contact is incorporated into the learning activities early in the week while learning about space communication and wireless technology. Actually conversing with an astronaut by radio will be another hands-on, practical application of what the students have been studying. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Does going into space change your view of everyday life? 2. When did you first plan on becoming an astronaut? 3. What was your greatest challenge in becoming an astronaut? 4. How emotionally and physically intensive was your training? 5. How has being an astronaut affected your life? 6. Do you think there are gender personality differences that might affect astronaut's decisions on a mission? 7. Who or what inspired you to become an astronaut? 8. What is most personally rewarding about your being an astronaut? 9. Do you have any input on planning mission objectives? 10. How have you dealt with your toughest challenge of weightlessness? 11. What is the most serious physical problem that living in space poses? 12. What is the most practical scholastic route to becoming an astronaut? 13. What was running through your mind when you first launched into space? 14. When you look at Earth from space, what do you feel or think about? 15. Have unexpected situations during your mission taught you new lessons? 16. How can a girl going into aerospace avoid some pitfalls you have had? 17. What examples of advanced technology have helped you live and work in space? 18. What is the most difficult part of returning to earth? 19. What have you learned from the TYPOLOGIA experiment? 20. Has Robonaut 2 been helpful? 21. Are tortillas useful for long-duration flights? 22. Do you use ham radio for personal contacts? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. ESA Space Camp, Dublin, Ireland, telebridge via W6SRJ Sun, 22 July 2012, 17:25 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 2012-07-07 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-07-07 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars, Houston, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-07-10 15:17:33 UTC 44 deg ESA Space Camp, Dublin, Ireland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-07-22 17:25:20 UTC 55 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 735. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 718. 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 2012-07-07 06:00 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 2012-07-05 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-07-05 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-07-05 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 deg (***) Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars, Houston, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-07-10 15:17:33 UTC 44 deg (***) Exp. 30/31 has returned to earth. Congratulations on a job well done! (***) Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS 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 735. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 718. (***) 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 2012-07-05 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 2012-07-05 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. 30/31 has returned to earth. Congratulations on a job well done! (***) Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS Exp. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada on 4 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:24 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 mid and eastern 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 camp will bring together to Kuujjuaq approximately 60 youth (aged 13 to 22) from around Nunavik, 11 instructors form southern Canada and 10 other support staff and instructors. During the day, the youth will be at the Katittavik Theatre doing various circus activities and be lodged at Jaanimmarik School or Kuujjuaq Forum. In the evening, they will be participating in various art activities like painting, dance, puppet making, sewing, and throat singing. The camp starts on June 29 until July 5. The community show is scheduled for July 5 in the evening and they will be preparing the days before for this. Our camp theme this year is "Planets and the Universe" in conjunction with the last Winter Tour of the villages, which coincides nicely with the possible space contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What physical fitness requirements are needed to deal with the launch and stay in space? 2. How do you maintain your physical fitness levels while on an extended stay in space? 3. What are the psychological issues you face when preparing for a first time visit into space? 4. Are physical activities more difficult in space than here on earth? 5. What kind of food do you eat? 6. Does your diet change from that on earth? 7. What is the most significant impact on you, while in space, so far? 8. On your return to earth, how long does it take to overcome the effects of zero gravity? 9. Do you sleep well on the space station? 10. Are you gaining weight or losing weight while in space? 11. Do you communicate with family and friends and how? 12. Has anyone been sick on the space station? 13. What do you do when not working or not on duty? 14. Does the crew look forward to going home? 15. Have you had any encounters with other life forms while in space? 16. What can you see on Earth (i.e. lightening, jets, city lights, structures)? 17. Is the brain affected in any way by zero gravity - do you focus better or the same? 18. Does your reaction time or reflex improve in zero gravity? 19. What kind of research are you involved with? 20. Do your finger nails grow faster, the same or slower while in space? 21. What do you like the most about being in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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2012-07-02 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report July 2, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact Cirqiniq Summer Camp in Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, July 4 at 14:23 UTC via station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. This is the third annual circus camp being offered to youth, ages 13 to 17, in Nunavik. Approximately 80 youth will gather to learn skills in circus and other art activities in Kuujjuaq. It will be led by a group of instructors and junior instructors who have been trained in social circus. The camp will end with a parade and community show. This years theme is Planets and the Universe. 2. Virginia Contact to be Rescheduled The ARISS contact that was scheduled with the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, Virginia on Tuesday, June 26 was not successful due to ground station issues. ARISS will try to reschedule this event for the week of July 23. 3. ARISS Contact Featured at STEM Conference On Thursday, June 28, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Expedition 30/31 crewmember André Kuipers and students attending the STEM Solutions Youth Summit which was part of the U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012 conference in Dallas, Texas. Telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland provided the radio hookup. The contact, a highlight of the event, provided youth the opportunity to ask Kuipers about life and work in space. Leland Melvin, Associate Administrator for Education, and Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator, attended the conference. 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) posted 2 ARISS-related articles in its News Service bulletin (ANS-183) on July 1. The first covers the ARISS contact held with Scouts Canada on June 23. The second item is about the crew change taking place on the ISS titled, Soyuz to Fly 3 Hams Up, 3 Hams Staying, 3 Hams Coming Home. For more information, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000630.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-29 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-29 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 deg (***) Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 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 734. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 717. (***) 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 2012-06-29 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 2012-06-29 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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS Exp. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-26 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-26 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Contact was unsuccessful: Tue 2012-06-26 18:22:29 UTC 54 deg (***) ARISS is attempting to determine what occurred and when the contact might be rescheduled. (***) 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 deg Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 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 733. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 716. 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 2012-06-26 20:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-06-25 17:30 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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS Exp. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX on 28 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:11 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 mid and eastern 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. Innovate+Educate, in partnership with Young Invincibles, is hosting the STEM Solutions Youth Summit on Thursday June 28th as part of US News STEM Solutions 2012. The purpose of the Youth Summit is for the youth voice to be represented in the issues that impact them most. The Youth Summit will convene approximately 75 young adults (16-24yrs) from the local Dallas area to participate in, as well as lead discussions around the critical STEM issues defined by US News STEM Solutions. The youth delegates will be attending keynote panels in the morning and then having discussions with thought leaders from each of the key areas represented: government, industry, foundations, education & media. At the end of the Youth Summit, delegates will produce a solutions & next steps documents to be included with the larger, US News STEM Solutions Summit outcomes. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. To you, what is the modern-day Sputnik moment for the United States? 2. What high school or college subject do you think has been the most helpful in your work today? 3. What can I do now to prepare for a career in science, math, and/or technology? 4. What is the most interesting thing you've learned since going into space? 5. How can I get my peers excited about science, math, and technology? 6. Do you have technology, like the internet, on the space station to keep up with current news? 7. How did your field of study and academics eventually bring you to a career with NASA? 8. What should I, as a high school/college student, be studying right now if I want to work for NASA someday? 9. What is it like, seeing hurricanes and other major events from space? 10. How often do you get to talk to your family and friends? 11. What does a typical daily schedule look like on the space station? 12. At what point in your youth did you think you wanted to be an astronaut? 13. As you orbit Earth, do you ever feel like you are 240 miles away from Earth? 14. What was the hardest part of becoming an astronaut? 15. What do you miss most about Earth? 16. How do you spend your free time in space? 17. What will future space exploration look like? 18. When you're not in space, what will you miss most? 19. Where would you most like to go in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Wed, 4 July 2012, 14:23 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 Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA on 26 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:22 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KE4ZXW. The contact should be audible over mid and eastern 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 Virginia Air & Space Center is a non-profit education center that serves as the Visitor Center for NASA Langley Research Center as well as being home to the NASA LaRC Educator Resource Center (ERC). We offer education programs to schools, scouts, home schoolers, and the general public. We host ERC and NASA teacher workshops, STEM activities, events such as NASA's Sun-Earth Day, and the International Observe the Moon Night. We serve the community at large and provide programming for the under-served youth population. We have an in-house ham radio station that is being used for this contact. It is used to educate students and the public on what ham radio is, how it works, and how satellites work as a means for communication. These questions are from our youth volunteers. We have a youth volunteer program that works with students. The students must maintain a good grade in school. If they are having trouble with a subject we will mentor them to help them. The youth volunteers give tours of the center, do public demos, and learn the skills needed to succeed later in life. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What have been the psychological impacts of long term space exposure? 2. What is it like doing experiments in space? 3. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in space? 4. Are you scared about the eye problems that occur from space travel? 5. Is it scary going into space? 6. How do you have to be in a weightlessness environment before you feel its physical effects? 7. What happens if you break a bone in space? 8. How do you shower in space? 9. Do you still eat food out of a tube or do you cook on the ISS? 10. What is the average age of an astronaut on the ISS? 11. How long did you have to train to go into space and live on the ISS? 12. What do you miss the most when you are on the ISS? 13. Do you share your different languages while you are sharing a home in space? 14. Is it true the ISS is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye in broad daylight? 15. Why was the ISS built? Next planned event(s): 1. 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Thu, 28 June 2012, 18:11 UTC 2. Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE Wed, 4 July 2012, 14:23 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 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-06-25 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: International Student Forum Slavic Commonwealth 2012, Sochi (Dagomys), Russia, direct via RW3W/6 Contact was successful Sat 2012-06-23 18:10 UTC (***) Ruzaevsky Polytechnic College, Mordovia, Russia, direct via UB4UAD Contact was successful Sun 2012-06-24 14:05 UTC (***) Virginia Air and Space, Hampton, VA, direct via KE4ZXW Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-06-26 18:22:29 UTC 54 deg 2012 STEM Summit, Dallas, TX, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-06-28 18:11:28 UTC 36 deg Cirqiniq Summer Camp, Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-07-04 14:23:59 UTC 28 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 733. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 716. (***) 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 2012-06-25 17:30 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 2012-06-25 17:30 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. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS Exp. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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