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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
July 6, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Mugegawa Junior High School in Seki, Gifu, Japan on Saturday,
July 11 at 10:15 UTC. The school, which opened in 1965, currently has an
enrollment of 250 students. A JAXA representative gave a talk on space and
educators from a science museum and the local university involved children in
science experiments.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Technopolis© in Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium on Saturday, July
11 at 12:35 UTC via telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. Technopolis© is a
permanent platform for science and technology in Mechelen, Flanders. The
mission of Technopolis© is to bring science and technology to the public. It
offers permanent and temporary exhibitions, and organizes workshops as well as
school and other outreach activities for people of all ages. The ARISS contact
is open to all school children and students between 6 and 18 years old and
will be supported with a workshop, lecture or a science show.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Euro Space Center, Air and Space Day in Belgium on Sunday, July
12 at 14:08 UTC via telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii.
2. Inukjuak Space Camp Participates in ARISS Contact
On Wednesday, July 1, Inukjuak Space Camp in Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada
participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The event took place on
Canada Day with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA. Thirsk
answered 20 questions put to him by the students. Makivik Corporation, a non-
profit organization that promotes economic growth of Inuit businesses,
sponsored the event.
3. ARISS Contact with New York Scouts
On Friday, July 3, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact was held with Baiting Hollow Scout Camp (BHSC) in Calverton, New York.
The contact was made possible through telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Ten
scouts asked 18 questions of JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA. The event
was held as part of the camp's theme for 2009, "Final Frontier," and a variety
of other activities have been planned throughout the summer dealing with
aspects of manned space flight.
4. Astronaut Training Status
On Thursday, July 2, four licensed astronauts took part in Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) simulated contacts. Satoshi Furukawa,
KE5DAW and Timothy J. Creamer, KC5WKI had contacts with Ottawa area students
in Canada. Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP participated in
contacts with students visiting the Challenger Learning Center in
Indianapolis, Indiana. These training sessions are terrestrial-based amateur
radio contacts using ARISS equivalent equipment.
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