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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2005-05-04 01:30 UTC
- Subject: [sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2005-05-04 01:30 UTC
- From: AJ9N@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:15:54 EDT
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2005-05-04 01:30 UTC
The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international
partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan)
operations
team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS
school
contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute.
Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please
check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements.
Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Also, please check
MSNBC.com for possible live retransmissions
(http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/default.asp). Listen for the ISS on the downlink
of
145.80 MHz.
The crossband repeater has been active at times.
The frequencies are uplink of 437.80 MHz and downlink of 145.80 MHz.
For information about educational materials available from ISS partner space
Agencies, please refer to links on the ARISS Frequently Asked Questions page.
If you are interested in supporting an ARISS contact, then you must fill
in an application. The ARISS operations mentor team will not accept a
direct request to support an ARISS contact; the application must first be
sent
to the ARISS region coordinator.
You should also note that many schools think that they can request a
specific date and time. Once an application has been accepted the ARISS
mentors will work with the school to determine a mutually agreeable date.
There are several ARISS web sites:
English: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/
French: http://c.avmdti.free.fr/ariss/index.htm
ARISS Europe: http://www.ariss-eu.org/
ARISS Japan: http://www.jarl.or.jp/ariss/
Other web sites that may be of interest include:
http://www.arrl.org/sarex
http://www.arrl.org/ariss
http://www.amsat.org
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html
http://ehb2.gsfc.nasa.gov/edcats/educator_guide/
Latest ARISS announcements and news
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Successful school list
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
The ISS Fan Club website is:
http://www.issfanclub.com
K1ELA has a website at:
http://members.aol.com/k1ela/index.html
ON6SAT has a website at:
http://on6sat.com/links/
Your completely filled out application should be returned to the
nearest coordinating ARISS region if your specific region is not
listed. E-mail is the preferred method of submitting an application.
Here are the email addresses:
ARISS-Canada and all other countries not covered: ve2ka@rac.ca (Daniel
Lamoureux VE2KA)
ARISS-Europe: jh.hahn@gmx.net (J. Hahn, DL3LUM / PA1MUC)
ARISS-Japan and all Region 3 countries: iaru-r3@jarl.or.jp (Keigo Komuro
JA1KAB)
ARISS-Russia: n2ww@attbi.com (Valerie Agabekov N2WW/UA6HZ)
ARISS-USA: ARISS@arrl.org (The American Radio Relay League)
Expedition 11 crew is now on the ISS.
John Phillips KE5DRY
Sergei Krikalev U5MIR
To let you in on how tough it is to schedule contacts, here are some of the
constraints the ARISS mentors must work under:
Each Increment is 26 weeks in length.
For the next increment (11) we may not schedule:
1. Anything the first 3 weeks.
2. During EVA weeks (2 EVAs are scheduled for Increment 11)
3. at least 2 weeks prior to the Increment change.
4. no contacts during meal and exercise periods.
5. no contacts during post-sleep and pre sleep (before 0800 UTC and after
1930
UTC)
6. contacts on the day of Progress docking or undocking are circumspect.
Mike Fincke KE5AIT and Gennady Padalka RN3DT produced a video during their
stay on Expedition 9. You can get the QuickTime version (209MB) or the Windows
Media version (152MB). These files are huge, so only a broadband connection
is recommended. Thanks Mike and Gennady!
QuickTime:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov
Windows Media:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv
A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at
(***)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.t
xt
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIO STREAMING THAT IS PROVIDED BY MCI.
1. Go to designated homepage URL.
2. Click on Audioconferencing.
3. Click on Audio Streaming.
4. Click on Join.
5. Enter conference meeting number.
6. Enter passcode (case sensitive) and there are 11 letters max.
7. Enter name.
8. Enter email address.
9. Enter company, use ARISS or AMSAT if you want.
10. Enter title (optional).
11. Agree to agreement policy.
12. Click proceed.
13. Wait for contact to start. If you are there too early, then you will
probably hear music. Contact streaming should start approximately 6 minutes
before AOS.
Albany Hills State School, Brisbane, Australia, telebridge via NN1SS
Contact is a go for: Wed 2005-05-04 07:49 UTC at 73 degrees.
AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
========================================================
To join the event:
URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com
CONFERENCE NUMBER: 1587508
PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO
See full instructions above.
This contact will also be streamed via: (***)
www.communicast.com
Vcall/Communicast Room: 3330
Go to www.communicast.com and click on bright orange "LOGIN" bar. That will
take you to a Participant Login page where you will enter your first and
last name, email and room number.
Proposed questions for Albany Hills:
1. How did your body react to the sudden change of diet and what types of
food do you miss most?
2. Have you ever seen a solar eclipse from space or would this never happen?
3. What is the biggest danger during EVA?
4. What are some of the daily jobs needing to be done on the ISS?
5. What kind of tests do you have to go through to become an astronaut?
6. What do you like most about being in space?
7. Are there any problems when you try to sleep on the space station?
8. What are some of the different experiments you have on the space station?
9. Which planets other than Earth can you see clearly from the space
station?
10. When you go into space, is there a sudden jolt or feeling when you reach
microgravity? What is it like?
11. What does it feel like to travel in a spaceship through the atmosphere?
12. Has the space station ever been hit by space junk or a meteoroid?
13. How long did it take from liftoff until you were in space?
14. How do they make spacesuits extra-strong?
15. How long do you exercise each day on the ISS to keep fit and is it more
than you’d do on Earth?
Hosokawa Junior High School, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, direct via 8N3H.
Contact is a go for: Mon 2005-05-09 08:00 UTC 28 deg
Proposed questions for Hosokawa:
1. What is the most painstaking thing for you in space?
2. What kinds of food do you eat in the spaceship?
3. What is the thing you are most surprised at in the universe?
4. How many people are working in the space station now?
5. How long does it take until you can become an astronaut?
6. Is working in space fun?
7. Where do you keep the food you eat in the spaceship?
8. What is the thing you are worried about in the state of weightlessness?
9. What do you do when you get dizzy and feel like being sick?
10. Have you ever had a time when you ran short of food?
11. How do you feel when you are floating in space?
12. Is it true that the Earth looks beautiful from space?
13. What is your first impression of space?
14. Is there a doctor on the spaceship?
15. What do you do when you are free?
16. Is space hot or cold?
17. What kinds of training are needed to be an astronaut?
18. What kinds of clothes do you wear in the spaceship?
19. How do you like life in the spaceship?
20. How do you sleep when you go to bed?
21. What kinds of studies are needed to be an astronaut?
22. What do you do when you want to use the toilet?
23. What do the stars and moon look like? Are they different from the earth?
24. Is life in the spaceship convenient for you?
Iroquois Middle School, Niskayuna School District
TBD UTC
D. W. Higgins Institute
TBD UTC
Coronado Village School
TBD UTC
Proposed questions for Coronado Village:
1. How did Venus get acid in the clouds?
2. How did our spark begin?
3. I was wondering, what is the name of the biggest star?
4. How many planets did you see, if so, what are they?
5. What does the space station look like and can we see it from Earth?
6. Do you know of another planet from another galaxy that is bigger than our
sun?
7. Have you seen the Hubble space telescope? What does it look
like from space?
8. When the sun collapses into itself and becomes a black hole, will it have
enough gravity to suck in the other planets?
9. Why do stars blow-up?
10. Is it like an apartment in the space station? Are black holes visible?
11. What state or country are you looking at right now?
12. What is the biggest galaxy named?
13. What are the cores of the gas giants' made of?
14. Have you ever been on the moon and do you think people could live there
someday?
15. What does Earth look like from cold dark space?
16. How did the great red spot get on Jupiter?
17. What is the largest constellation?
18. How do you become an astronaut?
19. How do astronauts communicate with their families from outer space?
20. Do you dream in outer space? What is it like?
Jaanimmarik School, Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada, direct via VE3TBD or TBD.
TBD UTC
Virgilio Primary School, Mestre, Venice, Italy, direct via IZ5ENH.
TBD UTC
Northlawn, St. Stephen, St. Anthony, Streator, IL, direct via KB9UPS /
W9MKS.
TBD UTC
Ecole De la Source, Mascouche, Quebec, Canada, direct via VE2CRL.
TBD UTC
2005 National Boy Scout Jamboree (2005-07-26 to 2005-08-02), Fort A.P. Hill,
Bowling Green, Virginia, direct via K2BSA.
TBD UTC
Brigidine College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, direct via VK2KVE.
TBD UTC
Proposed questions for Brigidine College:
1. If you were wearing a watch in space would the second hand move the same
speed as it does on earth? And would it be the same time?
2. Does being so far away from earth give you a different perspective on
life, or a different meaning to your life?
3. If an astronaut gets sick or needs an emergency operation during your
time in space, what do you do?
4. If you grow plants in space, how would they grow and respond since there
is no gravity?
5. What kind of advice would you give to kids aspiring to be astronauts in
the future?
6. Do you feel that you are making some significant contribution to world
history and the sustainability of the human race?
7. What has been the most rewarding and memorable aspect of your journey and
what has been the most frightening stage so far?
8. Do you think that what you are doing now is like a parallel to the 17th
and 18th century, with explorers finding “new worlds”? And will space
continue to be the “final frontier” in 50 or 100 years time?
9. Who owns the moon? That is, if some valuable mineral was discovered on
the moon or a passing asteroid, whom does it belong to?
10. Who has more control over the ISS: you and the ISS crew, or the ground
control crew?
11. How do you monitor the cosmic radiation levels you are exposed to, and
what effect do these increased levels have on your body?
12. Have you seen or experienced anything whilst being on the ISS that has
been unexpected, unusual, or that has taken you completely by surprise?
13. How do you feel about being the first people travelling on the shuttle
after the Columbia accident and how did you mentally prepare yourself?
14. Have you felt or heard impacts by meteorites on the walls of the ISS and
what protection do you have against impacts by meteorites?
15. Does being in space put a different perspective on the things we deem as
important here on earth?
16. How do you shield yourself from the dangerous electromagnetic radiation
that is usually reduced by the earth’s outer atmosphere and magnetic field?
17. According to relativity theory you should age less in the fast moving
ISS, (about an hour less in 5 months), than you would on earth. Do you have
clocks on board that can measure time dilation?
18. Has the research currently being undertaken on energy use efficiencies
and air/water quality produced any results that could be used on earth?
Zurich International School, Horgen, Switzerland, direct via HB9ZIS
TBD UTC
2005 World Expo, Aichi, Japan direct via TBD
TBD UTC
Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, NT, Canada, direct via VE3TBD or TBD
TBD UTC
Kuss Mills School, MA, callsign TBD
TBD UTC
Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we
hope will be able to have a contact during 2005. As the schedule becomes
more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an
average of one scheduled school contact per week.
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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