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Subj: ARISS Status - 21 March 2005
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-086.05
1. Successful Contact with Mt. Gambier, Australia School
On March 17, students from St. Martins Lutheran College in Mt Gambier,
Australia, experienced a successful contact with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW,
via the telebridge station, WH6PN, in Hawaii. Ten students were able to
ask twenty questions as an audience of two hundred parents, students and
the South East Radio Group packed into the school's music room. The
audio was streamed over the internet, courtesy of MCI, and also over
EchoLink, and IRLP. The event was covered by WIN TV, Bush Vision, a new
community TV station, the ABC radio network, The Border Watch newspaper,
and the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA).
The ABC South East SA story on the contact, "Students link up with the
International Space Station," can be found at:
http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/stories/s1326932.htm
A write up by Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, ARISS mentor for the contact, can
be found on the WIA website. See:
http://www.wia.org.au/news/2005/20050318-01.php
2. Upcoming School Contact
The Science Discovery Center in Denton, Texas has been approved for an
ARISS contact. It has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 29 at 16:38
UTC.
3. ARRL Article on Rains High School Contact
On March 8, students from Rains High School in Emory, Texas spoke with
the ISS via amateur radio. Approximately 60 students, teachers and
administrators attended the contact. A television station covered the
event, and the teacher who coordinated the contact was interviewed by a
local radio station. The ARRL ran an article on the event. To view
"Students' Space Questions via Ham Radio Show Strong Science Slant,"
see: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/03/15/3/?nc=1
4. ARISS International Meeting Held
The monthly ARISS International Teleconference was held on Tuesday, 15
March 2005. Agenda items covered included an update on the ARISS U.S.
school backlog and how to handle it, and the status of the Columbus
Module. SuitSat was also discussed. The next ARISS International
Teleconference will be held on April 19, 2005.
5. Energia News
Energia ran articles covering the training of the Expedition 11 crew,
Roberto Vittori's taxi flight, and the SuitSat project. Some photos of
the SuitSat mockup are included in the layout. See:
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-15.html and
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-16.html
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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