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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
March 30, 2009
1. ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO Resigns
On March 24, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman
Frank Bauer stepped down from all his ARISS responsibilities due to personal
and increased work responsibilities. This included all the ARISS International
Team, ARISS Operations, AMSAT-NA, and NASA responsibilities for all aspects of
the program. Frank is working to ensure a seamless transition to the new
leadership team. Gaston Bertels will be taking over as ARISS-I Chair until
elections can be held in the Netherlands this June. Will Marchant will be
taking over as the AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight and stepping
up to fill Frank's role as AMSAT U.S. delegate to the ARISS-I team. Rosalie
White will remain as the ARRL U.S. delegate. For the full press release, go to
the ARISS Web page under "Latest News." http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) W1AW Bulletin, The ARRL Letter and the
ARRL Web page posted this news.
For the ARRL Web story, go to:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/03/25/10724/?nc=1
The ARRL Letter may be viewed here:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0327/
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted a story on Frank
Bauer's resignation and his replacement, Will Marchant. See:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/news/morenews.php
On March 27, Amateur Radio Newsline carried the story in its Report 1650.
See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
2. Upcoming School Contacts
Parkside Community College in Parkside, Cambridge, U.K. has been scheduled for
an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday,
March 30 at 17:00 UTC. Station GB4FUN will handle the connection between the
school and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK.
The Girl's Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, California has been scheduled
for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
Monday, March 30 at 18:22 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The
contact is planned with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi,
KE7KDP/HA5SIK. GMS is a small, independent school for girls in 6th - 8th
grade. The school's mission is to nurture and empower girls during this
pivotal time in their lives. It looks for non-traditional educational
opportunities to help girls expand their horizons.
Science Dream Association (SDA) in Kobe-city, Japan has been scheduled for an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday,
March 31 at 09:56 UTC. The SDA was founded in 2007 to promote science
education in collaboration with children, parents and teachers.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
The contact will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at 15:36 UTC. The student
body is made up of 577 students of which approximately 77% live under the
poverty level. 100% of the students receive Title I services and over 100
students receive special education services. A Microsatellite Student Program
has been implemented where students design, construct, build and launch
microsatellites which are then tracked and recovered with the help of amateur
radio operators. The coordinating teacher has prepared a NASA Explorer Schools
proposal and other science oriented proposals in the school to help motivate
its largely underprivileged population to become competitive professionals in
the global economy. Two contests have been held at the school - one for an
activity logo and another for an essay. Scientists, state government
functionaries, Department of Education representatives, and students from
other grade levels in elementary and high school have been invited to attend
the event. Of major interest to the students is the fact that Joseph Acaba,
the first astronaut of Puerto Rican descent, recently flew to the ISS on STS-
119. The school is planning its own press releases and expects media
coverage. This contact is scheduled with Spaceflight Participant Charles
Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with Kalori Catholic School in Wallaroo, Australia on Wednesday,
April 1 at 07:25 UTC via telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Students have
learned about the solar system and the history of space exploration. They have
written research papers on NASA, planned a Mars Outpost and learned about
basic circuitry. They have designed dioramas of the solar system and
participated in a poster contest. The students also used a telescope observe
the night sky.
Milwee Middle School in Longwood, Florida has been scheduled for an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, April 1
at 17:55 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. This contact is
scheduled with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK.
Miyahara Elementary School in Saitama, Japan has been approved for an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. It will take place
on Thursday, April 2 at 09:14 UTC.
Albert Camus and Jules Verne Elementary Schools in Viry Chƒtillon, France have
been scheduled for a joint Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact on Thursday, April 2 at 13:35 UTC. Students have been given
lessons in astronomy, space history and amateur radio. They have learned about
and created models of the ISS. They used the internet for research and gained
knowledge about NASA and ESA. They have also worked on creating a Web site.
Carl Sandburg Elementary in the Lake Washington School district in Kirkland,
Washington has been approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact. The contact is slated for Thursday, April 2 at 19:35
UTC, assisted by telebridge station W6SRJ in California. This is a planned
event with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK.
3. New Zealand Contact Successful
On Thursday, March 26, students from Cotswold School in New Zealand
experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact. Students asked 18 questions of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT via the telebridge
station VK5ZAI in Australia. The audio was fed into EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW
servers and received 22 connections from stations in 8 countries. The Press
ran an article on the contact. See: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
press/news/christchurch/2297671/A-lesson-pupils-will-not-forget
4. Canadian School Contact Successful
St. Joseph High School in Nepean, Ontario, Canada participated in a successful
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday,
March 27 via the new telebridge station LU1CGB in Argentina. Students were
able to have 18 questions answered by Mike Fincke, KE5AIT before losing the
signal from the ISS. Approximately 200 were in attendance for the event. The
audio was fed into EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 11
connections from stations in Australia, Brazil, China, England, Malaysia and
the U.S.
5. Italian Students Radio ISS
Mike Fincke, KE5AIT participated in an Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contact with the Istituto Comprensivo Statale
"Alessandro Volta," in Mandello Del Lario, Italy on Friday, March 27. This
contact was both a direct and telebridge contact due to the local antenna
obscuration at the school. The contact was established by school "Andrea
Ponti" station I2JRY in Gallarate, Italy, then "Alessandro Volta" station
IZ2PBM took over and finally I2JRY ended the contact. Approximately 50
students from "Andrea Ponti" and 200 from "Alessandro Volta" were present for
the contact. Streaming video was available and received 64 connections. Media
coverage included several television stations and newspapers. The audio was
fed into EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 16 connections from
stations in 8 countries. A summary has been posted on the ARISS-Europe Web
site. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2009_03_28.htm
6. ARISS Team Meeting Held
The monthly Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team
meeting was held on Tuesday, March 24. Agenda items covered included Frank
Bauer's resignation and the upcoming ARISS face to face meeting in the
Netherlands. Minutes have been posted: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-
03-24.htm
7. General Contacts Made
Over the past week, Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke, KE5AIT made several
general contacts with ground stations including those in Brazil, Australia,
Canada and the U.S.
STS-119 Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba, KE5DAR, called over Puerto Rico. A
contact made with Tony Santiago, KP4IA on March 24 was reported on by a local
television news channel:
http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/obama_elogia_a_los_astronautas/20090324173
047
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK docked on Saturday,
March 28, and was already on the radio Sunday making contacts over North and
South America.
8. SSTV Images
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK has started
transmitting Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images using the VC-H1.
Received images may be submitted here:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/submit.php
Images may then be viewed on the Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) SSTV gallery site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/
More information on SSTV images may be found on the SSTV blog: http://ariss-
sstv.blogspot.com/
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