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Subj: ARISS Status - 04 April 2005
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 100.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 10, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-100.04
1. Texas School Contact Successful
On March 29, third, fourth and fifth graders from the Pecan Creek
Elementary School gathered at the Science Discovery Center in Denton,
Texas. Seventeen children were able to have their questions answered by
astronaut Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW. Approximately three hundred fifty
students, teachers and parents witnessed the contact, as two television
stations and two newspapers covered the event. Echolink had 48
connections during this contact from at least 8 countries including the
U.S., Canada, Russia, Italy, India, and Romania.
The Heart O' Texas Amateur Radio Club has posted the students' questions
with the audio answers on their website. Go to: http://www.hotarc.org/
2. Upcoming School Contacts
Fort Ross Elementary School, in Cazadero, California has been scheduled
for a contact on Friday, April 15 at 18:07 UTC.
Two ARISS contacts have been scheduled with ESA Italian astronaut
Roberto Vittori, as follows:
Istituto Tecnico Industriale Liceo scientifico Tecnologico "G. Marconi"
in Civitavecchia, Italy and Ist.Tecn.Comm.Einaudi-Mattei & Ist.Statale
Istr. Sup. Malignani in Palmanova, Italy will share a contact with the
ISS, as they are linked via Skype (internet telephony). The students
from each institute will take turns asking questions. The event is
scheduled for April 18 at 08:45 UTC.
The European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), is slated for a contact
via telebridge station NN1SS on April 20 at 12:39 UTC.
3. ARRL Article on Chiao Contacts
On March 31, ARRL ran a web story on Leroy Chiao's decision to accept
the challenge of two ARISS contacts per week during his final days on
the ISS. See "Upping the ARISS ante," at: http://www.arrl.org/ or view
the April 1 ARRL Letter article at:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0401/
4. ARISS International Meeting, 2005
The next ARISS International Face to Face Meeting will be held at the
University of Surrey in Guildford, Surrey, U.K. on Monday and Tuesday,
August 1-2, 2005. It will follow the AMSAT-UK Colloquium (Friday, July
29 - Sunday, July 31.) Initial information concerning these meetings
can be found on the AMSAT-UK website. See:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/default.php
5. Dayton Hamvention 2005 Events
Rosalie White worked with AMSAT and ARRL in planning events for inactive
astronaut Tony England to take part in at Dayton on May 19-22. Tony
will meet Amateur Radio operators and visit the youth activities area.
He will speak at the AMSAT Dinner - his topic will be on Amateur Radio
satellite activities as a motivator for pre-college students' interest
in science and math.
6. Brazilian Amateur Radio Group Interested in ARISS
ARISS began correspondence with an Amateur Radio scientific group in
Brazil whose members wish to be involved in the ARISS program.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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