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Subj: ARISS Status - 27 Sept 2004
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 277.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 3, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-277.06
1. Investigator Centre Contact Successful
The Investigator Science and Technology Centre in Adelaide, Australia, a
non-profit center that provides educational programs to schools,
welcomed Kilburn Primary School to participate in a contact with the
ISS. Kilburn has an enrollment of approximately 130 students. About 20%
of the students are Aboriginal and 25% are from non-English speaking
backgrounds. The school focuses on Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and a
Supportive School Environment, and many of the students have significant
learning needs. On September 23, Kilburns fifth and sixth graders had
the opportunity to speak with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, via the telebridge
station, WH6PN, in Hawaii. Students posed thirteen questions to Fincke,
as an audience of sixty people looked on. The event was covered by the
media, which included ABC radio (Australias national radio system),
University Radio, a local FM station, and a newspaper. An article will
also be published in the State Educational Journal for teachers.
Mike Fincke used the Kenwood radio to speak to the children of Kilburn.
This was the first time the Phase 2 hardware was used for school
operations, and because this contact was successful, the ARISS team
plans to use the Kenwood radio for the remaining contacts of Expedition
9. After the contact, the radio was placed in repeater mode, and will
remain in this mode until the next school contact scheduled for
September 30.
2. Upcoming School Contacts
The Primary School of Montaud in Montaud, France has been scheduled for
a contact with Mike Fincke. It is planned for September 30 at 1158 UTC.
Two Poland high schools and a university will share an ARISS contact.
All three schools are located in the Pomorskie Province. Gdynia Maritime
University and Gdynskie Liceum Autorskie STO (High School) both located
in Gdynia and Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych Nr 5 (High School) in
Gdansk are scheduled to speak to the ISS on Wednesday, October 6 at
11:55 UTC.
2. Marina Air Fair Contact
Mike has expressed interest in a contact with the Marina Air Fair in
Marina, California. This event will take place on Saturday, October 16.
3. ARRL Article on the Aoyama School and ESA ESOC Contacts
The ARRL ran a web story on two recent ARISS contacts. Links to the
audio of both the Aoyama Gakuin Elementary School and “Long Night of
the Stars” ESA ESOC contacts may be found on their website. See:
“Astronaut Thrills Audiences in Japan, Germany via Amateur Radio,” at
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/09/23/2/?nc=1
4. ESA ESOC “Long Night of the Stars”
On September 18, an open house known as “Long Night of the Stars,” was
held at the control center of ESA ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. The
highlight of the evening was the contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on
board the International Space Station. There was wide media coverage
including newspapers, magazines, news agencies, the Hessen TV station,
and several radio stations. Over 120,000 people listened in on the
contact.
ESA ran an article on the event entitled, “Sell-out crowd wowed by
ESOC's Long Night of the Stars,” and can be found at:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESOC/SEMIP61XDYD_0.html
The ARISS-Europe website also posted a story on the gala with a link to
the audio of the contact. See: “ASTRONAUT MIKE FINCKE PARTICIPATES TO
THE “LONG NIGHT OF THE STARS,” at http://www.ariss-eu.org/2004_09_20.htm
5. ARISS International Meeting
The monthly ARISS International Teleconference was held on Tuesday,
September 21. The main item discussed was the agenda for the face to
face meeting scheduled for next month. The AMSAT/ARISS meetings will be
held on October 8 – 13 in Arlington, VA. To view the agenda, see:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/agenda2004.php
6. ARRL Posts ARISS News on LM_Net
The LM_NET list is a school Library Media listserv for school library
media specialists and people involved in the school library media
field. The ARRL PR Committee now posts news items to this listserv
whenever an ARISS radio contact is scheduled in the USA during school
hours.
[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]
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