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Subj: ARISS Status - 15 Nov 2004
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 21, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-326.06
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Three schools will participate in a joint contact with the ISS. Students
from two elementary schools, San Giovanni Bosco and Gianni Rodari, and
Ponteo Sarnelli Middle School in Sud Italy, will have the opportunity to
speak with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, on November 19, 2004 at 14:36 UTC.
Westhampton Beach Elementary School in Westhampton Beach, New York has
also been scheduled for a contact with the ISS. It will take place on
Wednesday, November 24 at 18:18 UTC.
2. ARISS International Meeting Minutes
The minutes from the ARISS International Meeting are now available on
the ARISS website. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arissmin.htm
and select minutes from the Arlington, Virginia meeting.
3. New Astronauts Licensed
On November 12, astronauts (and one astronaut spouse) from the latest
candidate class took and passed their amateur radio exams. Naoko
Yamazaki, and her husband, Taichi Yamazaki, Dorothy M.
Metcalf-Lindenburger, Richard R. Arnold II, Satoshi Furukawa, Jose M.
Hernandez, and Joseph M. Acaba are among the newest members of the ham
community. Congratulations to all!
4. QST Article on ARISS Meeting
The December issue of ARRL˘€Ös QST magazine contained an article about the
ARISS International Meeting held in Arlington, Virginia in October.
Photographs accompanied the story including one of ARISS members Sergey
Samburov, RV3DR and Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, as they made contact with
Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, onboard the ISS. QST magazine is distributed to
160,000 ARRL members.
5. ARISS Educational Outreach Committee Meeting Held
ARISS delegate Rosalie White, K1STO, held the bimonthly Educational
Outreach and School Selection Committee Teleconference on Thursday,
November 11. Minutes will soon be posted to the ARISS website.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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