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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
July 27, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Borough of New Providence, NJ, Summer Playground Camp in New Providence, New
Jersey has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, July 30 at 17:24 UTC. This is a town
sponsored summer camp activity, primarily for elementary school children (K -
6). The New Providence Amateur Radio Club (NPARC) has been involved with this
type of camp for the last five years. It regularly provides an introduction to
amateur radio on the air by setting up HF and VHF stations and has the campers
communicate with hams around the world. The ARISS contact is an obvious
extension of this activity.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on
Thursday, July 30 at 16:02 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for United Space School in Seabrook, Texas on Wednesday, August 5 at
13:47 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS. The school is a once a year session
of high school students that meets annually in the NASA/Clear Lake Area.
These students come from around the world for a two week session, during which
they stay with local host families while being mentored by astronauts,
engineers, and scientists to design a mission to Mars as their team project.
Class sessions are held at the University of Houston at Clear Lake. The
contact will allow students to learn firsthand what the experience of
spaceflight is like. They may ask questions about the skills needed to be an
astronaut, the effects of weightlessness on the body, the food eaten, leisure
activities, etc. They will use this knowledge in putting together their team
project presentation, which they will present to the Houston space community
at the end of their session.
2. De Winne has ARISS Contact with Portuguese Students
On Tuesday, July 21, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact took place between students attending Escola E.B.2/3 de S.
RomÆo do Coronado in Trofa, Portugal and Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS.
De Winne answered 16 questions put to him by the students. Media coverage
included two television stations and the event was highlighted in the evening
news.
3. De Winne Participates in ARISS Contact with Ugo Guidi
On Thursday, July 23, children from Ugo Guidi in Forte dei Marmi, Lucca, Italy
participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact. Frank De Winne, ON1DWN answered twenty questions posed to him by the
students. The audio and video were available on: www.ondaforte.tv.
OndaForteTV, local media and newspapers covered the event.
4. ARISS Member Comments on Lunar Landing in EE Times
EE Times published a July 20 special edition that tells the lunar landing
story from the viewpoint of a number of engineers. Comments were included from
a number of people who felt it was a very personal event in their lives.
Comments by Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member
Steve Bible, N7HPR may be found on page 44. See:
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cmp/eetimes_apollo_20090720/index.php
5. ARRL Article on STS-127 Crew
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a web story (100,000 readers)
about the Endeavour, STS-127 crew. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/07/15/10965/?nc=1
The article was also included in the July 17 issue of the ARRL Letter
(circulation of approximately 77,000). See:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0717/
6. Demonstration of SuitSat-2 Prototype
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) system engineer Gould
Smith, WA4SXM attended the Central States VHF Society's 43rd annual conference
in Chicago on July 24 - 25. He demonstrated the prototype of the SuitSat-2
hardware, software and antennas. For more information, go to the AMSAT (Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation) Web site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-
new/index.php
7. QST Covers Garriotts at Dayton Hamvention
The July issue of the American Radio Relay League's monthly journal, QST,
carried a story about its national convention. Astronaut Owen Garriott and
Space Flight Participant Richard Garriott were special guests of ARRL and
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) at this convention in Dayton, the
largest ham radio convention in the United States. The article carried a
special section about the visiting duo and their forums, and in particular,
how Richard signed autographs for students and scouts. Accompanying the story
was a photograph of Rosalie White, K1STO, assisting Richard with his autograph
duties for a girl who was an admirer of astronauts and spaceflight.
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