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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

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6 grudnia 2010 - ARISSowe Mikołajki - z kwatery głównej ARISS napływa informacja o dziesięcioleciu kontaktów uczniów z Astronautami na pokładnie Międzynarodoej Stacji Kosmicznej. Oto ona:

December 6, 2010

ARISS CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY OF STUDENT CONVERSATIONS WITH ISS ASTRONAUTS

21 December 2000, astronaut William Shepherd turned from his usual activities aboard the newly occupied International Space Station (ISS). Floating over to a "ham" radio attached to a station bulkhead, he called the Burbank School in Burbank, Illinois and was soon talking with 14 enthusiastic students. This month, amateur radio operators world-wide celebrate the tenth anniversary of this first school contact from ISS.

Since that first contact, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) volunteers have conducted 565 successful contacts in 40 countries and 5 continents, allowing thousands of students to share the excitement of those first 14. Moreover, tens of thousands of students, faculty, and parents have participated by planning and attending these events.

ARISS contacts have prompted countless students to seriously consider pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers, including becoming an astronaut. Educational programs and amateur radio clubs established at participating schools continue to inspire students long after the contact has ended.

The use of amateur radio in space began in 1983 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. The Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) flew on 28 shuttle missions, proving the educational and crew morale benefits of ham radio. Ham radio also proved popular with the cosmonauts aboard space station Mir. The value of amateur radio in space was so apparent to NASA and the Russian Space Agency that the ARISS radio became the first experiment to be activated on ISS.

ARISS is a volunteer program that inspires students the world over to pursue STEM careers by providing amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station (ISS) on-orbit crew. Students learn about life on board the ISS and explore Earth from space through science and math activities. ARISS provides opportunities for the school community (students, teachers, families, and local residents) to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human spaceflight and the exploration and discovery that occur on spaceflight journeys while learning about technology and amateur radio.

ARISS is an international working group comprising delegations from 9 countries, including several countries in Europe as well as Japan, Russia, Canada, and the USA. The organization is run by volunteers from national amateur radio organizations and international AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) organizations in each member country. ARISS team members in each country work with their respective space agencies (ESA, NASA, JAXA, CSA, and the Russian Space Agency). In the USA, ARISS works with the NASA Teaching From Space program.

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

2 grudnia 2010 - ostatnie, brakujące, sprzętowe ogniwo zamówione i zapłacone. Wszystko w rękach poczty. Dzięki pomocy Krystiana Górskiego, SQ2KL, polskiego Koordynatora ARISS i uprzejmości  Pana Jacka Bieleckiego z Firmy SPID Elektronik (http://www.spid.alpha.pl/), antenami w trakcie naszej łączności obracać będzie urządzenie z najwyższej światowej półki - "żyrardowski" rotor z elewatorem RAS (http://www.spid.alpha.pl/polski/11.php).

27 listopada 2010 - Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF, ARISS mentor, informuje o udanej łączności, w następujący sposób:

November 27, 2010

COMBINED DIRECT AND TELEBRIDGE CONTACT FOR ISS COMMANDER DOUG WHEELOCK, KF5BOC WITH ITALIAN SCHOOLS

Wednesday , 24 November, 2010 at 11:17 UTC, i.e. 12:17 local time, "Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico", Lecco, Italy, established a combined telebridge and direct contact with US astronaut DOUG WHEELOCK, KF5BOC onboard the International Space Station.

The "Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico" operated a direct contact with callsign IZ2PWX, but suffered from antenna obscurations. Therefore, assistance was provided by Amateur Radio station IK1SLD, in Casale Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. IK1SLD was candidate ARISS telebridge ground station and the contact was its validation.

The "Leopardi" Institute includes a scientific and a classic liceum. The school is located in the upper part of Lecco city. An amateur radio station was installed in the school, and the authorities granted the call sign to be used for the ARISS contact. Students and teachers share their interest for space science with experts of "ISAA" (Italian Space and Astronautics Association), established in Lecco. The students were involved in the preparation of this ARISS event in different ways. The training of the students comprised educative activities related to space, under guidance of the teachers team, such as listening to ARISS contacts during the months before the ARISS event.

ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF proposed to the radio contact coordinator in Lecco to share the contact with another ground station, in order to overcome the problem of local antenna obscurations in Lecco. Gianpietro Ferrario IZ2GOJ, contact coordinator for this ISS contact, decided for a combined direct and telebridge contact. The questions were read by the students at "Liceo Leopardi", the main contact site where over 200 students, teachers, visitors and media could follow the contact. Before the contact, ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF introduced the event by teleconference.

The contact was established by IK1SLD, then IZ2PWX took over and finally IK1SLD ended the QSO. At 11:17 UTC, contact with OR4ISS was established by station IK1SLD. Commander DOUG WHEELOCK answered 6 questions per telebridge. At 11:21 UTC, contact with OR4ISS was established by station IZ2PWX. Commander DOUG WHEELOCK answered 5 questions per direct contact. At 14:24 UTC, contact with OR4ISS was re-established by station IK1SLD and Commander DOUG WHEELOCK answered 2 more questions per telebridge. The signal from the ISS was loud and clear all time. At the beginning of the contact, the astronaut was greeted by an American teacher of the Liceum.

Regional Television, local media and newspapers covered the event.

Streaming video counted more than 100  connections on http://www.livestream.com/teleiq2gm

This ARISS contact was announced by a web story on ESA Portal - National News:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMSPVFMTGG_Italy_0.html

Congratulations to both IZ2PWX and IK1SLD teams!

Photos and an audio recording will be attached to this Bulletin; archived at
www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm

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Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF
ARISS mentor

25 listopada 2010 - na jutro planowany jest powrót Ekspedycji 24 na Ziemię. Dowódca Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej - Doug Wheelock - KF5BOC - opisuje swoją przygodę z amatorskim radiem na orbicie okołoziemskiej. Film dostępny w serwisie YouYube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8. 

Pełna treść wiadomości od Gastona Bertelsa - ON4WF - Szefa ARISS - poniżej:

November 25, 2010

ISS COMMANDER DOUG WHEELOCK - KF5BOC APPRECIATES HAM RADIO

Friday November 26 ISS Expedition 24 will return to earth. At 01.22 UTC, Soyuz 23S will undock from the International Space Station with Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI, Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC and Shannon Walker KD5DXB onboard.

Before leaving the Space Station, Commander Doug Wheelock recorded a video about Ham radio. He offered a nice mini tour of the ISS followed by a session of making ham contacts over N. America.

The 20 minutes video is available on NASA YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8

Doug's enthousiasm is overwhelming.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

18 listopada 2010 - kolejna łączność z Międzynarodową Stacją Kosmiczną już we środę 24 listopada 2010 o godzinie 11:17 UTC (12:17 czasu lokalnego). Tym razem kolej na Włochów i Instituto Leopardi, szkołę w mieście Lecco. Kontakt będzie "mieszany". Częściowo realizowany bezpośrednio, a częściowo jako telebridge, ze względu na uwarunkowania antenowe. Zaplanowano webcast na stronie: http://www.livestream.com/iq2er.

November 18, 2010

ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH SCHOOL IN LECCO, ITALY

An ARISS educative radio contact is planned with Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico, Lecco,  Italy.     

The "Leopardi" Institute includes a scientific and a classic liceum. The school, located in the upper part of Lecco city, hosts radio station IZ2PWX.

The contact will be a combination of a direct contact and a telebridge. This is due to local obscurations.  Assistance will be provided by IK1SLD, Casale Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. 

The contact will be initiated by IK1SLD, then IZ2PWX will take over and finally IK1SLD will resume the exchanges till the end of the pass. The ISS callsign will be OR4ISS.

The ARISS school contact is scheduled  Wednesday November 24 at 11:17 UTC, which is 12 :17 CEWT.

The downlink signals will be audible all over Europe.

The contact will be webcast on http://www.livestream.com/iq2er

Participants will ask as many of following questions as time allows:
1. Why did you become an astronaut?
2. Is it difficult to become an astronaut?
3. How long have you been on the ISS?
4. Which is your mission on the ISS?
5. What is your typical day on the ISS?
6. What part of your job do you like most?
7. What is your favourite moment during the day on ISS?
8. Do you have any free time?
9. What was your first impression when you saw space?
10. What is life like in a space station?
11. How can you all live together in such a small space?
12.  What do you think is Europes role in the space race?
13. Do you really float, like we see in films, while on the ISS?
14. When you look at space outside the station, do you think about the infinite?
15. What do you eat on board ISS?
16. Do you ever get news from your family?
17. What are you going to do when you come back home?
18. What will you never forget about this experience?
19. What do you see when you look outside the ISS?
20. Can you go outside the ISS?
21. Have you ever seen any asteroids or meteorites from ISS?
22. If you stay on the ISS for a long time, can you have physical problems?
23. How do the stars appear from space?
24. Is it possible to see the weather on the Earth from the ISS?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first and, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

17 listopada 2010 - Gaston Bertels ON4WF - ARISS Chairman - informuje o udanej łączności Doug'a Wheelock'a KF5BOC, przebywającego na pokładzie ISS, z młodzieżą zgromadzoną w Europejskim Centrum Kosmicznym, w następujący sposób:

November 1, 2010

ARISS CONTACT WITH EURO SPACE CENTER SUCCESSFUL

The ARISS School Contact scheduled with the Euro Space Center, Belgium, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 at 19.42 UTC, was a success.

US astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC answered 15 questions from students of the International School of Zurich, Switzerland, who are on Space Camp at the Euro Space Center.  His answers were very detailed on every topic.

The contact was a telebridge operated by Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI, located in southern Australia. Doug answered Tony's call immediately and the downlink signals were loud and clear during the whole pass, till the ISS went over the horizon.

The radio contact was distributed on EchoLink and on IRLP by John Spasojevitch AG9D. John noted connections from Australia, Canada, Belgium, Poland (SP5ZBA-L - przyp. SQ5AXS), Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and the USA.

An audio recording of this space talk will be appended to this Bulletin, archived at www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

11 listopada 2010 - zapowiedź kolejnej łączności ARISS. 16 listopada 2010 o godzinie 19:42 UTC (20:42 czasu lokalnego) amerykański astronauta-krótkofalowiec KF5BOC Doug Wheelock odpowie na pytania uczniów z Międzynarodowej Szkoły W Zurychu, przebywających na kosmicznym obozie w Europejskim Centrum Kosmicznym. Kontakt będzie zrealizowany jako telebridge, obsługiwany przez południowoaustraliską radiostację Tonego Hutchisona VK5ZAI. Szczegóły poniżej:

November 11 2010

ARISS CONTACT WITH EURO SPACE CENTER SCHEDULED

An ARISS School Contact has been scheduled with the Euro Space Center, Belgium, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 at 19.42 UTC, which is 20.42 CEWT.

US astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC will answer questions from students of the International School of Zurich, Switzerland, who are on Space Camp at the Euro Space Center. 

The contact will be a telebridge operated by Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI, located in southern Australia.

The radio contact will be distributed on EchoLink and on IRLP by John Spasojevitch AG9D. Interested parties can listen in on EchoLink AMSAT Conference server (node 101 377) or JK1ZRW ( node 277 208) or on IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010.

Students will ask as many of following questions as time allows.
1. Aastha. Whats the view from Space like?
2. Maham. How does it feel living in a spaceship for so many weeks?
3. Monika. How long have you been in space? Where were you in space?
4. Christine. How was it being in Space? Did you like it?
5. Golan. How did you feel when the countdown started and there was no way back?
6. Tim. At which age did you want to be an astronaut?
7. Lisa. What things do you measure or sample in space?
8. Anna. How did you need to train mentally?
9. Jimmy. How do you recycle food and water in space?
10. Atilla. Does it make you sick when you first take off?
11. Celina . Are you relieved when you come back from space safely?
12. Andreina. What do you do so you dont get bored in the spaceship?
13. Raza. Why did you choose to be an astronaut? How long have you been an astronaut?
14. Allen. How long did you have to exercise physically to go into space?
15. Sonja. Why does the sky look blue from Earth but black in space?
16. Alina. Were there any problems when you were in space?
17. Cecilie. During take off do you ever think that you may never return to Earth?
18. Santiago. Do you feel weaker when youre in space?
19. Marisa. What did you need to study at university level to become an astronaut?
20. Cyril. Whats the best and worst thing about being an astronaut?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

8 października 2010 - Francesco De Paolis - Mentor ARISS - informuje via e-mail o przebiegu wtorkowej łączności Astronautów z Włochami. Oto, co można było przeczytać w wiadomości:

October 8, 2010

ARISS CONTACT WITH IRSEA, ITALY SUCCESSFUL

Tuesday, 5 October 2010 at 15:32 UTC, i.e. 17:32 local time, an ARISS contact took place with IRSEA institute at Fashion District in Molfetta, Puglia, Italy. This was a telebridge contact by ARISS ground station K6DUE, operated by Dave Taylor, W8AAS.

The I.R.S.E.A.  - a non profit Institute of Research and Education, registered in Bisceglie - serves the Northern area of Bari and Foggia. It aims at being a link, through synergic cooperation, between the world of University Research and the experience of trade unions, company organizations and liberal professions as  a reference in the fields of education, development and innovative research. 

An audience of more than 100 students, teachers, visitors and media assisted to the event. Before the contact, ARISS mentor Michele Mallardi, IZ7EVR introduced the event and ARISS activities with a presentation.

US astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC answered 5 questions, providing lots of interesting details.

Local media and newspapers covered the event. The audio and video of the event was distributed by echolink and webcast on http://www.cittadellamediterraneadellascienza.it/

Congratulations to ARISS Puglia team!

Photos and an audio recording will be appended to this News Bulletin, archived at
www.aris-eu.org/archive.htm

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Francesco De Paolis
ARISS Mentor

1 października 2010 - Gaston informuje o transmisji online planowanej łączności ARISS. Adres (link) w treści wiadomości poniżej:

October 1, 2010

ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH IRSEA INSTITUTE WILL BE WEBCAST

The ARISS school contact scheduled Tuesday 5 October 2010 at 15:28 UTC, 17:28 CEST with IRSEA Institute, Italy, will be webcast on: http://www.cittadellamediterraneadellascienza.it/

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

30 września 2010 - Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, informuje o planowanej 5 października 2010 (wtorek), godz. 17:28 czasu lokalnego, łączności Załogi ISS z Instytutem Badawczo-Edukacyjnym w Bisceglie w południowych Włoszech. Kontakt będzie zrealizowany jako telebridge, w którym pośredniczyć będzie amerykańska radiostacja K6DUE, pracująca z Centrum Lotów Kosmicznych Goddarda w Stanie Maryland:

September 30, 2010

ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH IRSEA INSTITUTE, ITALY

An ARISS educative radio contact is planned with IRSEA, a non profit Institute for Research and Education, located in Bisceglie in the Northern area of Bari and Foggia, South Italy.

IRSEA aims at being a link, through synergic cooperation, between the world of University Research and the trade unions, company organizations and liberal professions, in the fields of education, development and innovating research. 
IRSEA is active in several business departments: agriculture and food, tourism, environment, company finance, trade, public administration, small and average enterprises, covering different areas, such as:
- job education: managerial and business support
- helping post-graduate and qualified individuals looking for a job
- career guidance and orientation
- research on social and economic issues, with special reference to small and average enterprises
- European Economic Community projects;
- community funds for small and average enterprises.

The ARISS school contact is scheduled Tuesday 5 October 2010 at 15:28 UTC, which is 17:28 CEST. The contact will be a telebridge, operated by ARISS ground station K6DUE, located in Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland.

The contact will be available on EchoLink AMSAT conference server and IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010.

Participants will ask as many of following questions as time allows:
1. Grazia:  In what distance from the Shuttle launch site can spectators still smell the rocket fumes?
2. Cristina:  How do you communicate with your family? Do you have internet access on board?
3. Lucia:  If you look outside the window in what colours does the Universe appear?
4. Valentina:  What kind of experiments do you carry out on board the ISS?
5. Mariella:  Can you observe Jupiters satellites from the ISS?
6. Marianna:  What kind of preparations do astronauts accomplish before lift-off?
7. Lucia:  How will space technology progress in the course of time?
8. Antonella:  Does zero gravity have any influence on the taste of the meals?
9. Maria:  What do you do in your spare time?
10. Laura:  Does microgravity have any influence on the perception of music?
11. Tiziana:  What kind of diseases can you catch on board the ISS?
12. Maria Chiara:  How do you handle the body care?
13. Maria:  Does the sensation of wet and dry feel like on Earth?
14. Edda:  Why do astronauts lose weight in weightlessness?
15. Maria:  What are the major impacts of zero gravity on the human body?
16. Pasqua:  Are there any smells in Space?
17. Silvia:  Would there be any danger for you if a meteorite hit the ISS?
18. Donata:  Do you enjoy having meals in zero gravity?
19. Michela:  What are the tasks of Italian astronauts on board the ISS?
20. Laura:  Do you cultivate plants on board the ISS?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

25 września 2010 - napływają kolejne wieści o sukcesie norweskiej łączności ARISS. ON4WF informuje i zaprasza do odwiedzenia strony internetowej jej poświęconej (www.ariss-eu.org/2010_09_25.htm). Pisze następująco:

September 25, 2010

PHOTOS AND RECORDING OF ARISS CONTACT WITH NORWEGIAN MUSEUM NOW AVAILABLE

Photos and a mp3 recording of the successful ARISS school contact with Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, Oslo, are now available.

Please see: www.ariss-eu.org/2010_09_25.htm

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

18 września 2010 - Gaston Bertels o udanej norweskiej łączności. Poniżej treść  wiadomości przesłanej z Kwatery Głównej ARISS. W pliku WAV (tu do pobrania) zapis audio łączności, wraz z wprowadzeniem Gaston'a ON4WF, wykonany przy użyciu internetowego komunikatora krótkofalarskiego EchoLink.

September 18, 2010

SUCCESSFUL ARISS CONTACT WITH NORWEGIAN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE, OSLO

The ARISS educative radio contact with the Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, Oslo, September 11, 2010, was a success.

US astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC gave detailed answers to ten questions from the students.

The audio recording of this space talk is appended to this Bulletin, archived at
www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

9 września 2010 - nadeszła uzupełniająca wiadomość z Głównej Kwatery ARISS. Norweska łączność będzie mieć miejsce w sobotę - 11 września 2010. AOS, czyli pojawienie się nad "horyzontem radiowym" dla stacji naziemnej przewidziano na godzinę 12:16 UTC, czyli na 14:16 czasu polskiego.

Poniżej treść wiadomości:

September 9, 2010

ARISS CONTACT WITH NORWEGIAN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE CONFIRMED

The ARISS educative radio contact with the Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, Oslo is now confirmed for Saturday September 11, 2010.

Doug Wheelock KF5BOC, Expedition 24 flight engineer onboard the ISS, will answer the questions from the students.

The telebridge radio contact will be operated by ARISS ground station LU8YY, Neuquen, Argentina.

Acquisition of signal (AOS): 12:16 UTC, which is 14:16 CEST.

Audio will be available on EchoLink, AMSAT Conference node as well as on IRLP.

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8 września 2010 - dotarła drogą e-mailową wiadomość od Gaston'a Bertels'a, ON4WF, zapowiada kolejną łączność ARISS. Tym razem kolej na Norwegów - Muzeum Nauki, Technologii i Medycyny w Oslo, które powstało w 1914 roku dla upamiętnienia setnej rocznicy uchwalenia norweskiej konstytucji. Jest to największe muzeum adresowane do dzieci w Norwegii.

Łączność zaplanowano jako telebridge, realizowany za pośrednictwem argentyńskiej stacji naziemnej ARISS oznaczonej znakiem wywoławczym LU8YY. 

We wiadomości wszystkie niemal szczegóły, prócz jednego - dość istotnego - daty. Oto pełna treść:

September 8, 2010

ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH NORWEGIAN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE, OSLO

An ARISS educative radio contact is planned with the Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, Oslo.
The Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology, Industry and Medicine was founded in 1914 in order to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution. The museum is covering an area of around 25 000 square meters. The visit number is 250 000 per year, 63 000 of them being students in different school programs. The Museum is the biggest children museum in the country.
The museums objective is to demonstrate the implications of progress in Science, Technology, Industry and Medicine, socially and culturally, through the ages. The museum contains permanent exhibitions on transport and aviation, Norwegian industrial history, energy and electricity, music machines, the wood and metal industries, oil, gas and plastics, clocks and watches, calculating machines and computers, as well as a science centre. The most recent addition to the museum is the National Museum of Medicine, opened to the public in 2003.

The Science Centre started in 1986 as the first SC in Norway. In addition to interactive exhibitions on reusable energy, the body, mathematics, physical phenomena and astronomy, the centre is involved in exhibition projects around the house. The biggest exhibition success is the award winning exhibition Climate X on climate change. The ?Climate X exhibition was awarded best visitor experience of the year in 2009 by the Association of Science and Technology centres. In addition to the exhibits the museum is host to big festivals like the soap bubbles festival and the LEGO festival, attracting big crowds every year.

The telebridge radio contact will be operated by ARISS ground station LU8YY, Neuquen, Argentina.
Acquisition of signal (AOS): 12:16 UTC, which is 14:16 CEST.
Audio will be available on EchoLink, AMSAT Conference node.

Participants wil ask as many of following questions as time allows:
1. Alexander: Is it difficult to stay friends living in such a confined space?
2. Inga: Do you have a radar to detect small particles that could collide with ISS and what kind of impact can the hull of ISS withstand?
3. Karoline: What do you eat? You haven't got much fresh food with you?
4. Patrick: What scientific experiments are being conducted at the Space Station as of today, and has the experiments been giving you any useful information?
5. Martha: In what way do you feel difference between night and day?
6. Oscar: This summer it was in the news that you had trouble with the cooling system. We are glad to hear that everything is back to normal. How did you know that the cooling system was down, was it scary and did you ever believe that you had to evacuate the Station?
7. Monica: Due to gravity, you constantly need to use energy even though you are not doing any activities here on Earth. Does your metabolism go down due to zero gravity or do you need as much food on board as you do on Earth?
8. Michel Alexander: Water is lost in many ways; through sweat, bodily waste etc. How much of the water used is being recycled, and what happens to the water you cant recycle?
9. Bastian: How do you wash yourselves and your clothes?
10. Oda: How does it feel when you return to Earth after being in Space?
11. Inga: Here on Earth, directions are given due to the gravitation pull, such as what is up and what is down. In zero gravity this might not be the case. How do you give directions inside the Station and do you have a defined floor and ceiling?
12. Patrick: Is the greatest challenge living on ISS physical or mental?
13. Alexander: What is the most interesting experience you have had?
14. Oscar: What do you miss the most from Earth living on ISS and what do you miss the most from ISS on return to the Earth?
15. Karoline: Do you miss your families and have you any contact with them while you are in Space?
16. Martha: How do you pass the time?
17. Monica: Are you ever scared as the rocket takes off from the ground or in any other stage of the space flight?
18. Bastian: How do you sleep?
19. Oda: Did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut when you were a child?
20. Michel Alexander: Do you ever regret becoming an astronaut?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

17 lipca 2010 - mimo wakacyjnej atmosfery zaplanowano kolejną łączność ARISS. Tym razem kolej na Francuzów. We środę, 21 lipca 2010 (t.j. w moje imieniny), o godzinie 15:36 UTC, czyli o 17:36 czasu lokalnego, Astronauci z pokładu Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej połączą się Międzynarodowym Uniwersytetem Kosmicznym w Illkirch-Graffenstaden we Francji. Będzie to bezpośrednia łączność, więc odpowiedzi Astronautów będą słyszalne na terenie Europy na częstotliwości 145.800 MHz. Zaplanowano zadanie 20 pytań.

Tak oto, o planowanej łączności, informuje Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, ARISS Chairman, załączając listę planowanych pytań:

July 17, 2010

ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY, FRANCE

An ARISS educative radio contact is planned with International Space University, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France, Wednesday July 21 at 15:36 UTC, which is 17:36 CEST.

The International Space University (www.isunet.edu) provides graduate-level training to the future leaders of the emerging global space community at its Central Campus in Strasbourg, France, and at locations around the world. In its two-month Space Studies Program and one-year Masters program, ISU offers its students a unique Core Curriculum covering all disciplines related to space programs and enterprises space science, space engineering, systems engineering, space policy and law, business and management, and space and society. Both programs also involve an intense student research Team Project providing international graduate students and young space professionals the opportunity to solve complex problems by working together in an intercultural environment.

Since its founding in 1987, ISU has graduated more than 2900 students from 100 countries. Together with hundreds of ISU faculty and lecturers from around the world, ISU alumni comprise an extremely effective network of space professionals and leaders that actively facilitates individual career growth, professional activities and international space cooperation.

The International Space University develops the future leaders of the world space community by providing interdisciplinary educational programs to students and space professionals in an international, intercultural environment.

ISU also serves as a neutral international forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas on challenging issues related to space and space applications. ISU programs impart critical skills essential to future space initiatives in the public and private sectors while they:
- inspire enthusiasm
- promote international understanding and cooperation
- foster an interactive global network of students, teachers and alumni
- encourage the innovative development of space for peaceful purposes: to improve life on Earth and advance humanity into space.

ISU is located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, in the surburbs of Strasbourg, Alsace. Alsace can be found in North East France, and is bordered by the Rhine River to the East, the Vosges mountains to the West, the German plain to the North and the Territoire de Belfort to the South.
Strasbourg is the European Capital and lies along the Rhine River, the natural border between France and Germany. It is home of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights. The city numbers approximately 256,000 inhabitants with a further 200,000 inhabitants in the suburbs which make up the Strasbourg Urban Community.

As much of following questions will be asked as time allows:

1. Peter, from the United States, what is your favorite/ least favorite activity on a day-to-day basis on the ISS?

2. Leanne, from Canada, how does the day/night cycle affect you on the ISS?

3. Majid, from Iran, what experiments are you performing while on the ISS?

4. Piyush, from India, what is the most significant change in your body that you have noticed in microgravity?

5. Marissa, from the United States, how long did you train for your mission, and what type of training did you do?

6. Manuel, from Peru, did you ever get scared before going out for EVA?

7. Tomas, from Czech Republic, what is the policy regarding art-works on the ISS? Are there any posters on the walls?

8. Miguel, from Portugal, what is the best part of living on the ISS?

9. Jonathan, from the United States, what do you think about having space tourists on-board the station?

10. Christian, from Nigeria, do you keep in touch with the world's news from outer space?

11. Paul from Ireland: What can you drink on the station?

12. Adil, from the United States, what is your opinion on transforming the ISS into a space tourism facility?

13. Stephane, from France, how much free time do you have a day, and what do you like to do with it?

14. Emmanouil, from Greece, would you change something on the EVA suits? What?

15. Geert, from Belgium, did you always want to be an astronaut and is it like you imagined?

16. Mikhail, from Ukraine, have you used both the Shuttle and the Soyuz? Which one do you like better?

17. Carmen, from Mexico, how much contact with mass media do you have while on orbit?

18. Yuval, from Israel, do you consider this to be a spiritual experience?

19. Bustanul, from Indonesia, what do you most look forward to when you return to the Earth?

20. Andrea, from Italy, what is the one item you wish you could eat/ drink while on the ISS?

Downlink signals on 145.800MHz FM will be audible over Europe.

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

73

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

Jednocześnie, także drogą e-mailową, dotarła informacja od Wiesława Paszty SQ5ABG, z zaproszeniem do wysłuchania audycji o tematyce krótkofalarskiej, w Programie Pierwszym Polskiego Radia, autorstwa Ewy Michałowskiej, SP5HEN, zatytułowanej "Życie na fali".

Autorka programu znana jest także ze szczególnego zamiłowania do ptactwa ozdobnego, czego odzwierciedleniem na falach amatorskiego radia jest Jej praca spod okolicznościowego znaku SN0KURA, aktywowanego przy okazji wystaw ptaków.

Emisja reportażu 19 lipca 2010 o godzinie 20:08 (czasu lokalnego).

7 lipca 2010 - pojawiła się informacja o udanej łączności Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej z uczestnikami włoskiego obozu. W wiadomości link do informacji z zapisem audio i fotografiami z tego wydarzenia. Oto treść wiadomości od Gastona Bertelsa ON4WF:

July 07, 2010

ARISS CONTACT WITH SUMMER CAMP ASTRONAUTI NELLA FORESTA, ITALY SUCCESSFUL

Friday, 2 July 2010 at 19:52 UTC, i.e. 21:52 local time, an ARISS contact took place with Summer Camp Astronauti nella Foresta, Fontespugna, Umbria, Italy. This was a telebridge contact by ARISS ground station ON4ISS, operated by Philippe Van houte, ON5PV.

US astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC answered 8 questions, providing lots of interesting details. 

Photos and an audio recording will be appended to this News Bulletin, archived at www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm.

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

73

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

29 czerwca 2010 - zapowiada się piątkowy wieczór pod znakiem łączności ARISS. Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, ARISS Chairman, informuje, że na 2 lipca 2010 o 19:52 UTC (21:52 czasu lokalnego) zaplanowana jest łączność załogi Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej z uczestnikami letniego obozu "Astronauci w lesie", odbywającego się we Włoszech, w Umbrii, w Regionie Castel.

Tak oto napisał Gaston w swoim e-mailu (podając jednocześnie zaplanowane pytania):

June 29, 2010

ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH SUMMER CAMP ASTRONAUTI NELLA FORESTA, ITALY

Friday, 2 July 2010 at 19:52 UTC, i.e. 21:52 local time, an ARISS contact is scheduled with Summer Camp Astronauti nella Foresta, Fontespugna, Umbria, Italy. This will be a telebridge contact operated by ARISS ground station ON4ISS. Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800MHz FM. The contact will also be distributed on EchoLink AMSAT Conference station.

The summer camp "Astronauts in forest" is a Panda Avventure organisation for 11-14 years old children. It  takes place in Umbria, Castel Rigone. Since 1990, this company organizes, in cooperation with WWF - Italy, outdoor holidays and school camps for youngsters aged 6 - 17 and holidays for groups of families with children.

The summer space camp "Astronauts in Forest", devoted to space discovery, is supported by ESA - ESRIN, which cooperated to the development of the programme and provided the educational material.

The summer camp aims to let children understand that it is necessary to study and protect our environment, that space research is very important for the future of our planet and also to initiate youngsters to the use of scientific instruments.

Participants will ask as many of following questions as time allows:

1. Why is the ISS composed of many modules?
2. What is the actual size of the ISS?
3. How long have you been in Space?
4. What exactly is your role in the crew?
5. Is it fun to live without gravity?
6. What is your typical daily routine?
7. When you were a child, did you wish for becoming an astronaut?
8. What is the most beautiful thing in Space?
9. How long does the training before the mission to the ISS?
10. What kind of problems do you usually have on board the ISS?
11. Is the team spirit important for a successful space enterprise?
12. What do you learn from your space experience?
13. How many hours a day do you work?
14. What do you usually do in your free time?
15. What can you see from the ISS?
16. What happens if you fall sick?
17. How do you communicate with your family?
18. How would you describe your feelings about being away from Earth?
19. What would be the duration you can imagine to live in Space?
20. What are the steps to become an astronaut?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

73

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

7 czerwca 2010 - Francesco De Paolis - IK0WGF - ARISS mentor - informuje o udanej łączności ISS z Michele Rosi School w Camaiore, z dnia 5 czerwca 2010 (sobota), o godz. 10:21 UTC (12:11 czasu polskiego):

June 7, 2010

SUCCESSFUL  ARISS CONTACT WITH ROSI SCHOOL IN CAMAIORE (LUCCA), ITALY

Saturday, 5 June 2010 at 10:21 UTC, i.e. 12:21 local time, Michele Rosi School in Camaiore (Lucca - Tuscany), Italy established a direct radio contact with NASA astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF on board the International Space Station. The Amateur Radio school station operated the contact with callsign IZ5QLC.

Michele Rosi school is a middle school part of the Comprehensive Institute "Camaiore 2" located in Lido di Camaiore. This is a little Tuscan town on the beautiful Tyrrhenian coast of Versilia, near Lucca, Italy.

Mr. Alessandro Tesconi, IK5EHI decided in favour of a direct contact and operated the radio contact. The questions were read by students of Michele Rosi School. Ages of the students: 6 to 10 years.

At 10:21 UTC, contact with OR4ISS  was established by amateur radio club station IZ5QLC. At 10:30 UTC, contact with OR4ISS continued via amateur radio club at “Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza” in Bari (south Italy) connected by phone line to the school in Camaire. Amateur radio club station I2JRY in Gallarate linked via phone line to the  Rosi school was ready to be involved as backup ground station during the contact due local noise in Camaiore only if needed. Astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF answered all questions and greetings and thanks exchanged. The signals from the ISS were loud and clear all the time.

An audience of more than 150 students, teachers, visitors and media assist to the contact. Before the contact, ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF introduced the event and ARISS activities with a presentation via phone line.

Regional media and newspapers as “RAI3 Toscana”, “Il tirreno”, etc. covered the event.

The audio and video of the event was distributed by webcast on:   http://www.livestream.com/isscontact from Rosi school;
http://it.justin.tv/cittadella  from “Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza” at University of Bari.

Congratulations to Camaiore staff, Gallarate staff  and ARISS Puglia team!

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

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Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF
ARISS mentor

Była to łączność bezpośrednia, sygnały najprawdopodobniej były także słyszalne na terenie Polski, jednak ze względu na zajęcia w QRLu nie udało się ich zarejestrować.

5 czerwca 2010 - Gaston Bertels - ON4WF - ARISS Chairman informuje o kolejnej, słyszalnej na terenie Europy łączności ARISS. Tym razem pytania na orbitę popłyną z Technical Industrial State Institute (ITIS) w Gallarate. Oto, co można wyczytać w wiadomości od Gastona:

June 5, 2010

ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT PLANNED WITH ITALIAN SCHOOL IN GALLARATE, ITALY

The Technical Industrial State Institute (ITIS) was established on 1st October 1959, in Gallarate, as a textile course with its head office in Giovane Italia square. In 1961 the School opened the Telecommunications specialization. Later, in 1964, the Industrial Electronics specialization and in 1969-70 the Electrotechnics specialization were added. In 1999 the Aeronautics Constructions course started and in 2004 also Industrial Computer Science. The school is attended by 1000 students aged 14-19.

For teaching activities there are 16 laboratories, a library, a main hall, two gyms and outdoor sports facilities.

The school harbours the amateur ARI Radio Club IQ2GM. The school's callsign is I2JRY.

An ARISS radio contact is planned Monday 7 June 2010 at 09:40 UTC, which is 11.40 CEST.

This direct radio contact will be operated by I2JRY. Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800MHz FM.

The space talk will be webcast live on http://www.livestream.com/isscontact/

Students will ask as many of following questions as time allows:

1. Mishell:  How does the Earth appear from Space? 
2. Candida: Have you been scared when you went into Space for the first time?
3. Erika: How long have you been in Space?
4. Kazal: Do you miss your family?
5. Carola: What do you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
6. Chiara: Is it difficult to get used to gravity after the return to the Earth?
7. Mirko: What exactly is your role in the crew?
8. Davide: Is it fun to live without gravity?
9. Daniele: How many hours per day do you sleep onboard the ISS?
10. Giorgio: How many hours per day do you work?
11. Sing: How do you have a wash? Can you take a shower?
12. Oscar: How long does it take to go into orbit from Earth?
13. Matteo: How long does it take to build a new Space Shuttle?
14. Julia: What happens if you fall sick? Could a doctor from Earth go up to the ISS?
15. Mishell: How long does a mission last?
16. Candida: How long have you studied for doing this job?
18. Kazal: How do you communicate with your family?
19. Davide. What is your typical daily routine?
20. Giorgio: When you were a child, did you wish for becoming an astronaut?
21. Singh: What is the most beautiful thing in Space?
21. Oscar: Is it difficult to become an astronaut?
23. Julia: What kind of problems do you usually have on board the ISS?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

73

Gaston Bertels - ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

29 maja 2010 - miło było usłyszeć damski głos na amatorskim paśmie. Szczególnie miło, gdy jest to głos z orbity. Na pokładzie Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej przebywa właśnie 23. stała załoga. W jej skład wchodzi sześcioro Astronautów: Oleg W. Kotow, Timothy J. Creamer, Soichi Noguchi, Aleksandr A. Skworcow, Michaił B. Kornijenko i jedna Kobieta Tracy E. Caldwell-Dyson. Bezspornym zatem pozostaje, że to Jej właśnie głos słychać było na częstotliwości 145.800 MHz w sobotnie południe. Jest to już Jej drugi lot w przestrzeń kosmiczną. Jest Ona 290. Amerykanką i 47. Kobietą w Kosmosie.

Zapis odpowiedzi, których udzieliła na pytania (lista pytań w wiadomości z 27 maja - poniżej) zadane w australijskim Wireless Institute, słyszalnych w Liszynie (JO92vl) do posłuchania w pliku: 29052010.mp3.

Sama łączność, zrealizowana została jako telebridge, w którym pośredniczyła belgijska radiostacja ON4ISS (stąd słyszalność sygnałów na terenie Europy). Zapis przedstawia odpowiedzi Astronautki od momentu pojawienia się Stacji Kosmicznej w liszyńskim "horyzoncie radiowym". Z nagrania usunięto czas, w którym z Australii, za pośrednictwem belgijskiej eadiostacji, przekazywano pytania z Ziemi na orbitę.

Jak słychać, sygnały docierały na Ziemię w doskonałej jakości. Sygnał był stabilny, a jego siła oscylowała niemal cały czas, od momentu pojawienia się w "zasięgu" liszyńskiego zestawu antenowego, znacznie powyżej s9.

27 maja 2010 - Gaston Bertels - ON4WF - ARISS Chairman precyzuje informację o sobotniej łączności. Oto treść wiadomości e-mail od Niego:

May 27, 2010

ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT PLANNED AT CENTENNARY DINNER OF WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

The Wireless Institute of Australia is the oldest Ham Radio Club in the world, and this ARISS contact will take place during their Centenary dinner in Canberra. Students from the Trinity Christian School in Canberra will ask questions to the astronaut.

Trinity Christian School is a Kindergarten to Year 12 day school for boys and girls. The school has a student enrolment of 1135 and more than 130 permanent staff are employed. The school is recognised for its excellence in student achievements across a broad range of academic, physical and social areas. The school Vision is "To provide students with a Christ-centered education in a learning community of Love, Nurture and Service".  The school principal, Mr Carl Palmer is a licensed amateur radio operator (VK2TP / VK1TP)

The radio contact will be a telebridge operated by ON4ISS. Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800 MHz FM on Saturday 29 May 2010 at 10.48 UTC, which is 12.48 CEST.

Students will ask as many of following questions as time allows:

1. Jordan: What in your opinion is the most interesting experiment that has been conducted on the International Space Station?

2. Elizabeth: Living is space with zero gravity must have some unusual effects on the body. Does this environment affect an astronaut's circulatory system such as causing changes to the normal blood pressure and pulse rate?

3. Nic: What is the evacuation procedure in the event of an emergency on the International Space Station?

4. Tamsin: I understand that Astronauts on the ISS are able to see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day. Does this affect your sleep patterns? Do you sleep a for longer time or a shorter time than you would on earth?  How long does it usually take to get over the effects of "jet-lag" when you return to Earth.

5. Brendan:  How often do you interact with the astronauts from other countries and do you work on projects and experiments together?

6. William: When you are in space, are you "above" the law?  If there was a legal issue that arose on the space station which nation's law would apply?

7. Melanie: Do you think that in the future, it will be feasible for people to spend considerable amounts of time living in space?

8. Tim: Astronaut, Neil Armstrong said that when he looked out of the window of the space ship he could cover the whole world with his finger. Rather than making him feel big, it made him feel very small.  After circling the Earth for months and months how do you do you relate to the enormity of space?

9. Zachary: Does the Space Station ever collide with other solid matter in space?

10. Matt: Have you been involved in a space walk? What is it like?  Has anyone ever been separated from the space station by a large distance?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

73

Gaston Bertels - ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

21 maja 2010 - eSeMeSy od niezłomnego Krystiana SQ2KL informują o kolejnych nadchodzących łącznościach ARISS. Pierwsza: 29 maja 2010 (sobota) o godzinie 12:43 i druga: 6 czerwca 2010 (niedziela) o 12:21. Więcej szczegółów wkrótce.

20 maja 2010 - sygnały z Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej znów doskonale słyszalne w Liszynie (JO92vl). Tym razem odsłuch zrealizowano w plenerowych warunkach. Odbiornik IC-746 z włączonym pokładowym preampem tym razem podłączono do umieszczonej tylko na wysokości 2m nad ziemią anteny 2 x 6 elementów (DK7ZB wg opisów PA3GUO), pracującej w polaryzacji prawoskrętnej (RHCP). Sygnał, mimo nisko podążającej nad horyzontem stacji, był stabilny, bez zaników i wahał się w okolicach s9 +10 do 20 dB. Zapis usłyszanych sygnałów (tylko odpowiedzi ISS - wycięto z nagrania czas, w którym z Ziemi płynęły pytania na orbitę) do pobrania w pliku MP3.

17 maja 2010 - zapowiedź kolejnej łączności ARISS. Gaston Bertels - ON4WF - ARISS Chairman zaanonsował kolejną łączność, która będzie słyszalna na terenie Europy. Będzie to telebridge, realizowany za pośrednictwem stacji ON4ISS, ze szkołą Pita Kallak w Północnym Quebec'u, w Kanadzie. Zaplanowany na czwartek 20 maja 2010 na godzinę 16:41 UTC, czyli na 18:41 naszego czasu.

Oto pełna treść wiadomości rozesłanej przez Gastona Bertelsa:

May 17, 2010

ARISS CONTACT SCHEDULED FOR PITA KALLAK SCHOOL, QUEBEC

An ARISS contact is scheduled for Pita Kallak school in Northern Quebec, Canada.
The space talk is programmed for Thursday May 20, 2010 at 16:41 UTC, which is 18.41 CEST.

The contact will be a telebridge, operated by ON4ISS. Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800MHz.

Kuujjuaq, Nunavik's largest community, is located on the west shore of the Koksoak River, about 50 km upstream from Ungava Bay. Daily life in this community is closely tied to the mighty river. The boreal forest is present around Kuujjuaq. Patches of black spruce and larch stand in marshy valleys.

Kuujjuaq also witnesses annual migrations of the George River caribou herd. These animals pass through the region throughout August and September. Kuujjuaq was known before by another name, that of Fort Chimo. 'Chimo' is a mispronunciation of the phrase saimuk, 'Let's shake hands!' Early fur traders were often welcomed with this phrase which they eventually adopted as the name of the trading post.

The construction of a U.S. Air Force base (Crystal 1) in 1942 on the west shore of the Koksoak River, the site of today's settlement, and the
occupation of the site by the American army between 1941 and 1945 sped up the development of the community. After the end of World War II, the United States turned the base over to the Canadian government. In 1948, a Catholic mission was established, followed by a nursing station, a school and a weather station. When the HBC moved upstream closer to the airstrips in 1958, it was followed by the remaining families that still lived across the river at Fort Chimo. In 1961, a co-operative was created.

School details....

Primary School with 160 Students:
- 127 students in kindergarten and cycle 1 in Inuktitut
- 11 students in cycle 2 French sector, second language
- 22 students in cycle 2 English sector, second language

Teachers and Professionals:
- 10 teachers, Inuit sector, in kindergarten and cycles 1 and 2
- 1 teacher, French primary sector  
- 1 teacher, English primary sector
- specialists: physical education, music

Special Features and School Projects:
- Good citizen project for all students
- Terry Fox walk
- School year specials days: Colours day, Crazy hats day, Halloween,
Valentine's Day, etc...

Participants will ask as much of the following questions as time allows:

1. Sisquaq: Explain the feeling of lift off from earth?
2. Aloupa: What are the temperature changes you deal with on Space Station?
3. Tristan: What is the total crew on board or that can stay on board the Space Station?
4. Valesa: What kind of food do you eat?
5. Robert: How do you drink?
6. Paula: How do you breathe?
7. Sinasi: How do you sleep and do you move around when you sleep?
8. Sarah: Do you see any odd things?
9. Emmanuel: Do you have a special camera to take pictures?
10. Timuti: Do you get lonely in space?
11. Naomie: Do you enjoy being on the space station for a long time?
12. Anthony: Why do you move slowly?
13. Daisy: Do you ever get frightened in space?
14. Devon: Do you feel weird and is it hard to be weightless?
15. Danny: Why is it dark in space?
16. Lissa: What do you miss the most on earth?
17. Allen: Do you think there life elsewhere?
18. Jazzman: Did any astronaut ever bring pets on board Space Station?
19. Nancy: What education do you need to become an astronaut?
20. Mark: How do you wash yourself?
21. Emily: What happens when you get sick?
22. Sammy: Do you work regular days and take time off on space station?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning.

73

Gaston Bertels - ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

14 maja 2010 - sygnały SSTV nadawane przez RS0ISS z pokładu Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej doskonale słyszalne (i widzialne!) w Liszynie (JO92vl). Przy użyciu IC-746 z włączonym pokładowym przedwzmacniaczem antenowym, z wykorzystaniem zestawu dwóch sześcioelementowych anten wg YU7EF, pracujących w polaryzacji pionowej, siła sygnału osiągała s9 +30dB, z niewielkimi tylko zanikami (QSB). Oto obrazy, które udało się zdekodować przy użyciu programu MMSSTV, na laptopie (prawie) bezpośrednio podłączonym do wyjścia słuchawkowego odbiornika:

13 maja 2010 - kolejna zapowiedź aktywności SSTV. Tym razem będzie to aktywność Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej tą emisją. W swej zapowiedzi, dystrybuowanej drogą e-mailową, Gaston Bertels - ON4WF - ARISS Chairman napisał:

May 12, 2010

ARISS SSTV

The Russian ARISS team is intending to transmit SSTV from the ISS on May 13-14.

SSTV images will be transmitted while the ISS is in range of Moscow 
but may also be transmitted throughout a few orbits that pass over other parts of the world.

European stations should be in reach of the transmissions.

Transmission times should be about 1200 UTC-1700 UTC each day.

Transmission types will likely be Robot 36 on May 13 and Martin-1 on May 14

Listen on 145.800MHz.

Radio amateurs are invited to archive received SSTV images 
on the ARISS SSTV Gallery at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/

Good luck!

73!

Gaston Bertels - ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

Odbiornikiem był FT-857D, podłączony do zestawu dwóch dwunastoelementowych anten na pasmo 70 cm, pracujących w polaryzacji pionowej (obrót azymut + elewacja). Sygnały zdekodowano przy pomocy wewnętrznej karty dźwiękowej laptopa, z wykorzystaniem darmowego programu MMSST, autorstwa JE3HHT.

Jest to swego rodzaju wprawka do odbioru sygnałów SSTV nadawanych z pokładu Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej.

Tak natomiast reklamowano tę łączność we Włoszech: