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Subj: ARISS Status - 16 May 2005
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 142.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 22, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-142.01
1. Japanese School Contact Successful
Hosokawa Junior High School, in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan experienced an ARISS
contact on Monday, May 9, 2005. Twelve students were able to ask 22
questions of John Phillips, KE5DRY, before the ISS went over the horizon.
Approximately four hundred students, teachers, and parents were present.
Among the media covering the event were two newspapers, and one local cable
television station. A video of the contact will be available.
2. Albany Hills School Contact
On May 4, Albany Hills State School in Brisbane, Australia participated in a
contact with astronaut John Phillips, KE5DRY. The ARISS team received a
report from the school's coordinating teacher, Cheryl Capra, who praised the
program and those who volunteered their time and effort to make the contact
such a success. Photos of John Phillips speaking to the Albany Hills
students from space can be found on the NASA website. See:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-11/ndxpage15.html
3. Upcoming School Contact
One of John Phillips' crew picks, Village Elementary School, in Coronado,
California, has been approved for a contact. It has been scheduled for
Thursday, May 26 at 16:39 UTC via the telebridge station NN1SS.
The contact will be fed through the Echolink AMSAT (101377) and EDU_NET
(77992) servers and IRLP reflector 9010.
4. Space Day 2005 Update
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center celebrated Space Day on May 5. AMSAT
participated in the event with an activities station set up for students and
the general public, displaying and distributing ARISS material. The total
number of visitors who attended Space Day was 11,693. There were 1,576
students who participated through school groups, and through a partnership
with the Fairfax Public Schools Network, the center reached 32,971 schools
and 7.5 million students.
5. SuitSat Status
SuitSat's voice greeting will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Bauman
Moscow State Technical University. Other voice messages to be included on
SuitSat are being discussed and will need to be finalized in the near
future. It has been suggested to use five two part messages. Five languages
would be used, each delivering a standard greeting, and the second part of
each message would vary, determined by the participating ARISS partners.
Students would have the opportunity to interpret each message.
The U.S. team has suggested a plan where schools worldwide might participate
in SuitSat by submitting something on an 8.5 x 11 inch paper, which
represents the school, to the ARISS team. All papers would be scanned, put
on a DVD and deployed in the Orlan suit. The proposal has been written up
and distributed to the international delegates for their comments. Once this
plan has been finalized, it will be forwarded to the NASA Education Office
for distribution.
6. Expedition 10 Crew Debrief
Sergey Samburov had a debrief session with the Expedition 10 crew members.
He received positive remarks about the ARISS program, with some suggestions
for improvement. The U.S. team will tentatively meet with Leroy Chiao for
his debrief the last week of June.
7. Dayton Hamvention 2005
The Dayton Hamvention 2005 will be held this coming weekend, May 20-22. Both
AMSAT and ARRL will set up exhibition booths at the event. ARISS Chairman
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, will attend and give a presentation entitled, "Human
Spaceflight Update (ARISS & Future Exploration Initiatives)."
8. School Selection Committee Meeting Held
The ARISS Educational Outreach/School Selection Committee meeting was held
on Thursday, May 12. The minutes will be posted to the ARISS website in the
near future.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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