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Subj: ARISS Status 2009-05-25
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
May 25, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Miyahara Junior High School in Saitama, Japan on Tuesday, May 26
at 11:12 UTC. Speaking in Japanese, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA will
chat with the students about life in space.
Mahopac Public Library in Mahopac, New York has been scheduled for an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, June 3
at 15:47 UTC. This contact will be facilitated by telebridge station ON4ISS in
Belgium. This school district public library serves six public and five
private schools, with a total of 26,485 served. The library will coordinate
this question and answer session with the Putnam Emergency Amateur Radio
League.
Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan has been scheduled for an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday,
June 6 at 07:55 UTC. The community center was established in 1987 and serves
the area's 5000 households. To prepare for the contact, children researched
the ISS and studied space and the global environment. This ARISS contact will
be conducted in Japanese.
2. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International
Team meeting was held on Tuesday, May 19. Topics of discussion included the
upcoming face to face meeting in the Netherlands and SuitSat-2 status. See:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-05-19.htm
3. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention, Garriott
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published a story in its May 22 issue
of the ARRL Letter about the 2009 ARRL National Convention, Dayton Hamvention
and Richard Garriott, W5KWQ. The item on Garriott covers his presentations at
the ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) forums, the ARRL
Expo, and the ARRL Youth Lounge. See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0522/
The ARRL Letter has a circulation of 115,000.
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