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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
March 8, 2010
1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with Ikaruga Elementary School in Taishi Town, Hyogo, Japan on
Tuesday, March 9 at 07:28 UTC. In the classroom, students learned about
their local environment as well as that of the earth on a global scale, and
studied environmental issues such as global warming. They also researched
the ISS to prepare for this contact. This activity is a crew pick of JAXA
astronaut Soichi Noguchi who is an alumnus of the school.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with 18 Dimotiko Scholeio Peristeriou in Athens, Attica Region,
Greece on Tuesday, March 16 at 11:37 UTC. The contact was integrated in the
school curriculum through astronomy and amateur radio lectures and special
attention was given to the ISS regarding its role in humanity and science.
The ISS courses were based on ESA's "ISS Education Kit." The amateur radio
presentation included a demonstration of the equipment and its operation.
2. JAXA Astronaut Enjoys ARISS Contact with Alma Mater
Expedition 22 astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP participated in an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with his alma
mater, Hamasuka Junior High School, in Chigasaki City, Japan on Thursday,
March 4. Approximately 300 attended the event and watched as fifteen
students asked their questions. Three newspapers and three television
stations, including Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) covered the event.
3. ARISS to Receive Boselli Award
The "Associazione Italiana Radioascolto" A.I.R. (Italian Radio Listeners
Association) has awarded the Boselli prize 2010 to the Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) program. The A.I.R. Board found that
ARISS meets every requirement for the award, which is bestowed on "radio
enthusiasts who promote the culture of radio, showing the importance of
radio communications to hundreds of young students in Italy, Europe and
beyond, spreading the use of radio from the forefront of science in the vast
outer space down to small classrooms." The prize will be delivered on May 8
in Faenza during the A.I.R. annual meeting.
4. Astronaut Training Status
On Monday, March 15, astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA will take part in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) simulated contact
with students from Quintino Sella, Biella, Italy. The contact is slated for
approximately 13:30 UTC. Audio will be available on IRLP. This training
session is a terrestrial-based amateur radio contact using ARISS equivalent
equipment.
A Russian training session was held with astronaut Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF
which covered the use of ARISS equipment. Caldwell will fly with Expedition
23 in April. Photos of the session are available on the Energia Web site:
http://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2010/photo_02-27.html
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