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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
February 23, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School in Oregon, Ohio. The
ARISS program was incorporated into the curriculum as students studied the
positions and motions of objects in the universe, matter and gravity. The
students learned about how the universe has been explored and studied how
technology affects the quality of life. A contest was held to determine the
questions to be asked of the astronaut. The contact will take place on Monday,
February 23 at 14:35 UTC. Audio from this contact will be fed into the
EchoLink AMSAT (101377) and JK1ZRW (277208) servers.
Chatham Public School in Taree, NSW, Australia, will experience an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday,
February 25 at 07:32 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The school
has an enrollment of approximately 325 students, ages 5-12. The ARISS contact
has been integrated into the school unit on Communication, Space and the
Future. The students have been following the ISS crew's mission, which has
been reported on in the school and community newsletters, the local paper and
on television. The event will take place at the studios of Radio 2RE. The 38
radio stations belonging to the Super Radio Network are expected to cover the
event the following day. The New Zealand Prime Minister, The Honorable John
Key, plans to attend the event to extend his greetings to Mike from the
Asia/Pacific region, and to ask the first question. The audio will be fed
into the EchoLink AMSAT server and into IRLP node 9010.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with 1 Circolo Didattico G. Marconi in Casamassima, Italy. The
contact will take place on Wednesday, February 25 at 07:50 UTC. The ARISS
program will be incorporated into the school's science curriculum and students
will learn about amateur radio and of the importance of space missions. The
media have been contacted; newspapers, television and radio stations are
expected to cover the event.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with Hampton Bays Middle School in Hampton Bays, New York. The
school curriculum includes topics on planets, the solar system and space
travel. Students have been encouraged to investigate careers in the aerospace
industry. Weather, space flights, and astronomy have been covered in their
science classes. An essay contest was held in grades 5-8 to determine which
students will speak to the astronaut. The contact will take place on
Wednesday, February 25 at 13:57 UTC.
2. Upcoming Simulated Contacts
Several simulated Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contacts have been scheduled. These training sessions are terrestrial-based
amateur radio contacts using ARISS-equivalent equipment. Audio will be
available on IRLP. All times are approximate.
Tuesday, February 24:
18:45 UTC - European Space Center and Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN
19:00 UTC - Canadian School and Bob Thirsk, W5/VA3CSA,
Wednesday, March 4:
14:30 UTC - Technopolis, Belgium and Andre Kuipers, PI9ISS
14:45 UTC - Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris
Hadfield, VA3OOG
15:00 UTC - Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady
Coleman, KC5ZTH
3. South Park Students Speak with ISS
On Tuesday, February 17, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact took place between South Park Elementary Center in South Park,
Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh native Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on the ISS.
Telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland facilitated the contact. An audience of
approximately 460 watched as twenty questions were asked and answered. The
audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 7
connections from stations in England and the U.S. The event received
extensive media coverage from television stations and newspapers. The links
follow.
CBS affiliate:
http://kdka.com/video/?id=53487@kdka.dayport.com
ABC affiliate:
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18730162/detail.html?taf=pit
NBC affiliate:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/18729533/detail.html
Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/09049/949857-52.stm
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_612166.html
4. Salluit Students Question Astronaut via Radio
Students attending Salluit Schools in Salluit, Quebec, Canada experienced an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday,
February 19 via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT,
answered 15 questions posed to him by the students. The audio was fed into the
EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 6 connections from the U.S.,
Spain, Italy and England. Approximately 450 parents, elders and students (out
of a village of 1000) were present for the contact. Parents were out and about
early in the day, indicating this event was a huge accomplishment, as they do
not normally come out early this time of year due to the severe cold. ARISS
mentor Steve McFarlane remarked, "The contact was a huge success - these
people really enjoyed the experience and are ever thankful to the parties
involved for their work in showing their children that there are incredible
discoveries and adventures to be had - all they have to do, is believe...
apparently we moved them a little closer to that today...."
5. Erie Planetarium Contact Successful
On Saturday, February 21, Erie Planetarium in Pennsylvania participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike
Fincke, KE5AIT, via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Twelve students
asked 21 questions of the astronaut in front of a crowd of 200. At least one
television station reported on the event. The audio was fed into the EchoLink
AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and had 13 connections, including one repeater, from
8 countries. Among those listening were stations in China, New Zealand and
Spain.
A ham operator who was manning a Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)
exhibit table at a Yuma, Arizona hamfest used his radio to listen to the
contact as part of his demonstrations. Even though only the ISS side of the
contact was heard, the crowd enjoyed hearing Mike answer the questions.
6. SuitSat-2 Meeting Held
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team held a
SuitSat-2 meeting on Friday - Sunday, February 20 - 22 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Status reports of the different modules were given and reviewed and the team
began integration testing.
7. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) held its monthly
teleconference on Tuesday, February 17. Agenda items discussed included the
upcoming face-to-face meeting to be held in the Netherlands in June, Charles
Simonyi's planned activities during his mission in March and a status on
SuitSat-2. The minutes have been posted to the ARISS Web site. See:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-02-17.htm
8. ARRL Letter Article on Dieter Schliemann
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team member Dieter
Schliemann, KX4Y, passed away on Monday, February 9. Dieter had been
responsible for coordinating and expanding the educational outreach of ARISS
through the use of Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) with Internet Radio
Linking Project (IRLP) and EchoLink. As his health deteriorated, Dieter
continued his support, making sure that others would carry on in his absence.
He will be sorely missed. Dieter was a member of the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation (AMSAT) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). The ARRL
Letter posted an article on his contributions:
https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0220/
9. German School Contact Update
Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on Saturday, February 7. New links are
available for related photos, audio, video and newspaper articles. See:
http://www.darc.de/g14/ARISS.html
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