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Subj: ARISS Status - 21 Feb 2005
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 058.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-058.05
1. Maine Contact Successful
On Monday, February 14, Rockland District High School in Rockland, Maine
experienced a successful contact with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW. Eleven
students managed thirteen questions before losing contact with the ISS,
as an audience of 400 students and visitors watched. Two television
stations and one newspaper covered the event.
2. ARRL Article on Illinois Contact
Fairview Elementary School experienced a contact with the ISS on
February 10.
The ARRL ran a story, with the contact audio, covering the event
entitled, ´Earth Rarely Out of Sight or Mind for ISS Crew.¡
See:http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/02/15/3/?nc=1
3. SuitSat Meeting Held
A technical interchange meeting was held in Houston, Monday through
Thursday, February 14 - 17, to discuss SuitSat design. Russian
delegate Sergey Samburov was able to tie in to the meeting via one
teleconference, and the SuitSat team met briefly with SuitSat Deputy
Manager Alexander Poleschuk. The U.S. team visited the Russian Orlan
spacesuit and a draft protocol was written. SSTV testing was also
performed on both the Ericsson and Kenwood systems.
4. NASA Explorer Schools Applications Reviewed
ARISS members Frank Bauer and Rosalie White reviewed applications from
NASA Explorer Schools (NES). Frank, Rosalie and Erika Vick, of NASA
Headquarters, selected one school, the Flory Academy of Sciences and
Technology in California, for a telebridge opening on the ARISS school
schedule the week of March 21.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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