Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-18 17:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Special operating SSTV event SSTV system download continues (***) Downlink should be 145.8 MHz

The crew has been informed about JOTA, so watch for possible operation. (***)

Budbrooke Primary School, Warwick, England, direct via GB4OBS Contact was successful Fri 2008-10-17 11:06 UTC 78 deg (***) Watch saved video stream at http://www.batc.tv (***)

Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (Indianapolis, IN) Challenger Learning Center at Paducah (Paducah, KY) Challenger Learning Center—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) Contact was successful: Fri 2008-10-17 15:31 UTC 31 deg (***)

Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, Austin, TX, direct via K5LBJ Contact is a go for: Sun 2008-10-19 13:15 UTC 47 deg

Pinehurst School, Ashland, Oregon, telebridge via W6SRJ and WH6PN Contact is a go for : Mon 2008-10-20 15:06 UTC via WH6PN and then handover to 15:14 UTC 54 deg via W6SRJ

National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for : Tues 2008-10-21 08:30 UTC 30 deg

Armada Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via K8UO (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-10-24 17:13 UTC 58 deg (***)

Scuola Media Statale Donato Forlani I-70014 Conversano, Italy, direct via IZ7MKW (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-10-28 09:37 UTC 34 deg (***)

Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù Rome 00165, Italy, direct via IK0US0 (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-10-30 08:51 UTC 44 deg (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 371. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 10.

QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s

ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS

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The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute. Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements. Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Also, please check MSNBC.com for possible live retransmissions (http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/default.asp). Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz.

The crossband repeater has been active at times. The frequencies are uplink of 437.80 MHz and downlink of 145.80 MHz.

For information about educational materials available from ISS partner space Agencies, please refer to links on the ARISS Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you are interested in supporting an ARISS contact, then you must fill in an application. The ARISS operations mentor team will not accept a direct request to support an ARISS contact; the application must first be sent to the ARISS region coordinator.

You should also note that many schools think that they can request a specific date and time. Once an application has been accepted the ARISS mentors will work with the school to determine a mutually agreeable date.

There are several ARISS web sites:

English: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/

French: http://c.avmdti.free.fr/ariss/index.htm

ARISS Europe: http://www.ariss-eu.org/

ARISS Japan: http://www.jarl.or.jp/ariss/

Your completely filled out application should be returned to the nearest coordinating ARISS region if your specific region is not listed. E-mail is the preferred method of submitting an application.

Here are the email addresses: ARISS-Canada and all other countries not covered: ve2ka@rac.ca (Daniel Lamoureux VE2KA) ARISS-Europe: jh.hahn@gmx.net (J. Hahn, DL3LUM / PA1MUC) ARISS-Japan and all Region 3 countries: iaru-r3@jarl.or.jp (Keigo Komuro JA1KAB) ARISS-Russia: n2ww@attbi.com (Valerie Agabekov N2WW/UA6HZ) ARISS-USA: ARISS@arrl.org (The American Radio Relay League)

***************************************************************************** QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s *****************************************************************************

Other web sites that may be of interest include:

http://www.arrl.org/sarex http://www.arrl.org/ariss http://www.amsat.org http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html http://ehb2.gsfc.nasa.gov/edcats/educator_guide/

Latest ARISS announcements and news http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Successful school list http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf

The ISS Fan Club website is: http://www.issfanclub.com

K1ELA has a website at: http://members.aol.com/k1ela/index.html

ON6SAT has a website at: http://on6sat.com/links/

IRLP website at: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca This new site will have the links for simulcast contacts that have IRLP and Echolink.

Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast.

Friends and family of the Expedition 12 crew have put together a website: http://www.expedition12.com

A listing of ARISS related magazine articles: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Currently the list includes articles from CQ, CQ VHF, QST, and The AMSAT Journal. Please contact me directly if you have additional suggestions.

Expedition 17 on orbit: Sergei Volkov Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ

Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Salizhan Sharipov

Space Flight Participant on orbit: Richard Garriott W5KWQ

To let you in on how tough it is to schedule contacts, here are some of the constraints the ARISS mentors must work under: Each Increment is 26 weeks in length.

For any given expedition, we typically may not schedule: 1. Anything the first 3 weeks. 2. During EVA weeks 3. at least 2 weeks prior to the Increment change. 4. no contacts during meal and exercise periods. 5. no contacts during post-sleep and pre sleep (before 08:00 UTC and after 19:30 UTC) 6. contacts on the day of Progress docking or undocking are circumspect.

Mike Fincke KE5AIT and Gennady Padalka RN3DT produced a video during their stay on Expedition 9. You can get the QuickTime version (209MB) or the Windows Media version (152MB). These files are huge, so only a broadband connection is recommended. Thanks Mike and Gennady!

QuickTime: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov Windows Media: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv

A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction... tf

This file was updated 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

********************************* ********************************************** ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIO STREAMING THAT IS PROVIDED BY Verizon Business. 1. Go to designated homepage URL. 2. Click on Audioconferencing. 3. Click on Audio Streaming. 4. Click on Join. 5. Enter conference meeting number. 6. Enter passcode (case sensitive) and there are 11 letters max. 7. Enter name. 8. Enter email address. 9. Enter company, use ARISS or AMSAT if you want. 10. Enter title (optional). 11. Agree to agreement policy. 12. Click proceed. 13. Wait for contact to start. If you are there too early, then you will probably hear music. Contact streaming should start approximately 6 minutes before AOS.

ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE USE OF IRLP, ECHOLINK, and Webcast. IRLP website at: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca If using IRLP is more convenient for you than using EchoLink, please connect to the IRLP reflector 9010.

The Discovery 9010 Reflector also has streaming audio available. Once on the main page, select “audio library” on the left sidebar. The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page.

More directly, you can go to http://www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls

The audio stream will be delayed.

Additional information on the IRLP Discovery Reflector requirements: The use of the Discovery Reflector requires that your audio player have ability to play a pls file. Confirm that your player has that file. You should also confirm that port 8080 is open to allow the audio stream.

Here is how to check Realplayer: 1. Open up Realplayer 2. Tools>Preferences>Content Media Types> click on Select located under the Manual button. You should see .pls as one of the accepted files

Here is how to check Winamp: 1. Open up Winamp 2. Options>preference>General preference>file types You should see pls as one of the accepted files

Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast.

Please give the EchoLInk EDU_NET server your preference over the EchoLink AMSAT server for your connection. This will keep the load light on the AMSAT server, assuring us of better audio quality all around.

You can connect to the AMSAT Conference Room server at node 101377. Audio is also available at times on the JK1ZRW server at node 277208. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners.

For latest information on ISS - school contact audio feeds into EchoLink, please check the AMSAT calendar of events at:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php

Simulation contacts are terrestrial contacts that provide training for the astronauts on the use of the ARISS equipment before going on orbit.

Budbrooke Primary School, Warwick, England, direct via GB4OBS Contact is a go for Fri 2008-10-17 11:06 UTC 78 deg Watch saved video stream at http://www.batc.tv (***) Congratulations to Budbrooke Primary School and Richard Garriott W5KWQ! (***)

Proposed questions for Budbrooke Primary School: 1. Sunrise and Sunset can be amazing sights on earth - what do they look like from space? 2. Is it hot in space? 3. What do you do with all your rubbish in space - do you recycle and if so how? 4. What is your favourite thing to do on the space station? 5. How can you do exercise in space to keep fit? 6. Why is there zero gravity in space? 7. Can plants grow on the space station - if so what is growing at the moment? 8. Is it harder to concentrate in space than on Earth? 9. What is the most dangerous job on the space station and why? 10. Do you ever feel dizzy in space? 11. How did it feel when the rocket lifted off the ground? 12. What do the stars look like when you're in space? 13. What do you do for entertainment on the space station? 14. From the space station, can you see the moon rise and set just like we see it on earth? 15. What do you miss the most about home whilst you are in space? 16. Who would treat you if you were ill in space? 17. What is the largest number of people allowed on one trip to the Space Station? 18. I have always wanted to be an astronaut. What do I need to do to become one? 19. Our school is 40 years old this year. Do you think there will still be a space station in another 40 years? 20. Can you take a picture of Budbrooke School as you pass overhead and bring it to our school?

Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (Indianapolis, IN) Challenger Learning Center at Paducah (Paducah, KY) Challenger Learning Center—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) Challenger Learning Center of Colorado (Colorado Springs, CO) Contact was successful for: Fri 2008-10-17 15:31 UTC 31 deg (***) Congratulations to all of the Challenger Centers and Richard Garriott W5KWQ! (***)

Proposed questions: 1. Does underwater training accurately simulate working in space? 2. What kinds and types of machinery do you use in space? 3. Do you work with a partner in space? If so, how do you work together? 4. Does an astronaut’s physical fitness need to be similar to that of a professional athlete? 5. What was the take off like? 6. How can you tell when a day passes in space? 7. Does your gaming background & experience help with your Space Station tasks? 8. What kind of experiments do you do? 9. What do you do all day in space? 10. Do astronauts generally use HAM radios to communicate in space? 11. What made you want to go to the International Space Station and talk to students in the USA? 12. What do you like most about space? 13. Does a candidate have to have a college degree to be an astronaut? 14. How do you get reception in outer space for making phone calls and communicating with NASA? 15. What does it feel like to float in space?

Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, Austin, TX, direct via K5LBJ Contact is a go for: Sun 2008-10-19 13:15 UTC 47 deg

Proposed questions for Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy:& 1. How has your personal experience as the sixth private space traveler affected your business model for encouraging future private trips to space? 2. Is there anything you miss about being on Earth? 3. What about being on the ISS has surprised you the most? 4. Did you have any space sickness, and, if so, what were your symptoms, and how long did it last? 5. What is the longest stretch of time that you would want to stay in space? 6. What will you miss the most about being on the ISS after your return to Earth? 7. What personal mementos did you take to the ISS to remember the trip after your return to Earth? 8. Do you think people will live on Space Stations one day? 9. Now that you’re on the ISS, did you leave anything on earth that you wish you had brought with you? 10. How do you regulate the temperature and humidity inside the ISS, and do you and your crewmates agree on the settings? 11. You have been using your trip as a means to publicize the space program and make it “cool” again. What lessons have you learned about revamping the public’s opinion of space travel that NASA could use to gain public support? 12. What is the most impressive thing you have seen thus far from space? 13. Since your father was an astronaut, what advice, if any, did he give you for the trip to the ISS, and what advice would you give others that follow in your footsteps? 14. How do you feel knowing that you are away from your family and all forms of media? 15. Can you describe the ISS for us, letting us know about the number of windows and the noise levels? 16. What is the neatest thing that you have done while weightless? 17. When do you think kids will be allowed to go to a Space Station? 18. What do you want people to remember most about your trip to space? 19. What are you doing during your free time while on the ISS? 20. Do you feel fluent enough in other languages to communicate in an emergency aboard the ISS?

Pinehurst School, Ashland, Oregon, telebridge via W6SRJ and WH6PN Contact is a go for : Mon 2008-10-20 15:06 UTC via WH6PN and then handover to 15:14 UTC 54 deg via W6SRJ

Proposed questions for Pinehurst School: 1. What is your first thought when you looked back at earth? 2. Can you see other planets from the Space Station? 3. What do you think when you wake up? 4. What food do you miss the most? 5. Can you see the sunrise and sunset at the same time? 6. Someday I would like go be on the Space Shuttle. How are people chosen to go on the Space Shuttle? 7. What do you do if someone becomes ill or is hurt? 8. What has been your greatest moment on this flight? 9. What was your moment of greatest fear? 10. Do you get rocket sick? 11. What do you when you look out the window right now? 12. How did travel into space change your life? 13. How long have you lived in space? 14. Is it hard to get dressed? 15. How do you escape when there is a meteorite hurtling toward you? 16. How many people are there? 17. What is the scariest part of your mission? 18. Do you miss the earth? 19. Who do you communicate with back on earth? 20. Who are your friends on the Space Station? 21. How do you cook your food? 22. How high can you jump? 23. Are there any rooms where you can walk normally? 24. Have you bumped your head while floating around?

National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Tues 2008-10-21 08:30 UTC 30 deg

Proposed questions for National Planetarium (***) 1. How are you adapting to zero gravity? 2. When you have achieved orbit, what is the first thing that you do? 3. Do you feel day and night in space? 4. How long did you take for your journey from earth to space? 5. What was your feeling to go in space successfully? 6. Is there a bathing roaster for the crew? 7. Were your feelings when you were launched into space? 8. In the journey from earth to the ISS, when was the most stressful time? 9. What time zone do you observe in space? 10. Which is the largest man made object that you can see? 11. Have you seen other planets besides Earth? 12. How big is the ISS? 13. Do you see any meteoroids from the ISS? 14. How does the sun look like from the ISS? 15. Is it always dark in outer space? 16. Is it hard to sleep in space? 17. Do you have your own room in space? 18. How does one get treated for a sudden sickness in space? 19. How is the temperature in the space station controlled? Does it get too hot or too cold? 20. How is air and water in the ISS recycled?

Armada Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via K8UO Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-10-24 17:13 UTC 58 deg (***)

Proposed questions for Armada Area Schools: 1. What kind of fuel does the space shuttle use? 2. If there isn’t a space shuttle available, do you have an escape plan if you have to evacuate the space station? 3. How big is the space station and how large will it be when it is finished? 4. Are you able to watch television on the space station? 5. How do you deal with the after effects of living in a weightless environment for extended periods of time? 6. How hot does it get inside the space shuttle during re-entry? 7. What supplies do you need in space? 8. If I wanted to go into the field of aerospace, what would I have to do now to fulfill this goal? 9. How many people can live on the space station at one time? 10. What do you miss most when you are in space? 11. What is going through your mind as you are traveling away from Earth? 12. Are you able to see weather changes that happen on Earth from the space station? 13. How much fuel does the space shuttle hold? 14. Will the space shuttle survive if the Earth is destroyed? 15. How often do they change astronauts on the space station? 16. Who or what inspired you to be an astronaut? 17. How does NASA choose which astronauts will go on a mission? 18. How long does it take to get to the space station and once you are there how would you get inside? 19. What personal items are you allowed to bring with you in space? 20. How are you able to wash your hands or take a shower in space?

Scuola Media Statale Donato Forlani I-70014 Conversano, Italy, direct via IZ7MKW Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-10-28 09:37 UTC 34 deg (***)

Proposed questions for Scuola Media Statale: 1. What is the most ambitious spatial project for the future? 2. What do you see at the moment when you are looking outside the ISS? 3. How does it feel to be in space? 4. Is it difficult to get used to zero gravity? 5. What do you think about extraterrestrial life in the universe? 6. How many years ago did you start your career as astronaut? 7. What studies are necessary to become an astronaut? 8. Where does the electric power come from on board the ISS? 9. Was it your childhood dream to become an astronaut? 10. At what age did you discover your passion for space? 11. What do you miss most from Earth during the mission? 12. How long can a human being stay in orbit without any physical problems? 13. What happens if an astronaut gets seriously ill in space? 14. What do you think about future projects of living on the moon? 15. What systems do you use for the communication to the Earth? 16. Is there any danger for the ISS module to be hit by Space debris? 17. How are the daily astronauts´ duties organized on board the ISS? 18. What kind of optical instruments have you on board to watch the space? 19. What are the main scientific experiments during Expedition 17? 20. What are the minimum and maximum temperatures inside and outside the ISS?

Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù Rome 00165, Italy, direct via IK0US0 (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-10-30 08:51 UTC 44 deg (***)

IES Trassierra, Córdoba, Spain-14011, direct via EA7URC TBD UTC

Proposed questions for IES Trassierra: 1. What kind of food do you eat? Have you got a special diet? 2. Are you in contact with your family? 3. How long have you been in the ISS? 4. What do you miss most? 5. How long does it take to go to space? 6. What is your favourite thing up there? 7. Have you ever felt frightened? 8. What is the weight of you space-suit? 9. What is your mission onboard? 10. How do you have a shower? 11. What have you studied to be an Astronaut? 12. When are you coming back? 13. How long are you going to be in space? 14. What is the temperature in the ISS? 15. How is it like to live in the ISS? 16. What do you do in your free time? 17. How do you drink? 18. What is the most important thing you have done in the ISS? 19. What is your position at this moment relative to the earth? 20. How do you go to the toilet?

St. Thomas' Primary School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4HBK TBD UTC

Dibrugarh University, India TBD UTC

Anderson's Creek, Primary School, Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC

Mugegawa Junior High School, Seki, Gifu, Japan, direct via TBD TBD UTC

St. Teresa's School, South Wairarapa, New Zealand, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC

Wairarapa Home School Association, Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, telebridge via TBD TBD UTC

International Education Week TBD UTC

CERAM EAI RUE Albert Einstein Sophia Antipolis F-06902 France, telebridge via TBD TBD (UTC)

Alexandroupolis School of Special Education and 11th Alexandroupolis Primary School, Alexandroupolis Greece-68100 , direct via TBD TBD UTC

St Anthony's College, India TBD UTC

Quispamsis Elementary/ Middle School, Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada, direct via VE9LC TBD UTC

Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Richmond, Texas, direct via NT5SM (or special call) TBD UTC

Istituto Comprensivo “Marco Polo“ , Grado I-34073, Italy, via IV3YZB (***) TBD UTC

2 Circolo Didattico, San Giuseppe, Mola di Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR TBD UTC

King George Elementary School, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, direct via VE5MC TBD UTC

1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, I-70010, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR TBD UTC

Aaxam Jatiya Vidyalaya, India TBD UTC

Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA TBD UTC

South Park Elementary, South Park, PA TBD UTC

St. John's High School, Chandigarh, UT, India, via TBD TBD UTC

DaVinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Allentown, PA, via TBD TBD UTC

Proposed questions for DaVinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology: 1. Did you fix anything while you were in space? If so, what? 2. Is there a special camera that you have to use and how well does it work? 3. How long you do you think it will be until there are long-term living quarters in space? 4. Does it feel any different in space than in under water training? 5. How do you keep oxygen on the space station since there isn’t any in space? 6. Do plants grow differently in space and how do you water them? 7. How much would a hundred pound astronaut weigh on the moon? 8. Will people who are not trained astronauts be able to go onto the International Space Station? 9. How do you do things like eating and sleeping without gravity? 10. How do you stop loss of bone mass on a mission? 11. How is the space station powered? 12. Is the space station big enough for you to have private space when people get on your nerves? 13. Has there ever been a serious medical problem on the space shuttle and how did you solve the problem? 14. If a space rock the size of a football were to hit the station what would happen? 15. How do you protect yourself from cosmic radiation? 16. Do you want to be involved with the mission to Mars and why? 17. When you were a child did you want to become an astronaut and why? 18. How did you feel the first time you saw Earth from space? 19. Do you ever worry that you might not come back to see your loved ones? 20. Why did you become an astronaut since there is a risk of dying? 21. Do you believe in intelligent alien life?

Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2008. As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week.

73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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