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Subj: ARISS Status 17 May 2004
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 144.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. May 23, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-144.04
1. School Contacts to Resume
ARISS school contacts will resume the last week of May. Expedition 9 crew's
first contact is a crew pick of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, and has been scheduled
with Erie Planetarium in Erie, Pennsylvania. The contact is planned for
Tuesday, May 25 at 1801 UTC, and will be performed via the telebridge
amateur radio station, VK5ZAI, in Australia.
2. BBC Article on Dr. Gregory Olsen
On May 4, the BBC ran a question and answer article on Dr. Gregory Olsen,
entitled, "Third Space Tourist." Dr. Olsen is expected to visit the ISS in
April 2005. He has expressed interest in training for his Amateur Radio
license exam so that he might participate in ARISS school contacts. See:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3682397.stm
3. ARISS Educational Outreach/School Selection Committee Meeting
The ARISS Educational Outreach/School Selection Committee met on Thursday,
May 13. Minutes from the meeting are being prepared and will be posted to
the ARISS website upon completion.
4. ARISS Presentation at Dayton Hamvention 2004
ARISS Chairman, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, gave a presentation to an audience of
two hundred fifty people entitled, "AMSAT's Future Role in Human Spaceflight
Exploration -- ARISS, the Moon and Mars" at the Dayton Hamvention 2004 on
Saturday, May 15. Hamvention is an annual Amateur Radio trade show, which
attracts a large number of Ham enthusiasts. The ARRL and AMSAT participated
in the event which was held Friday through Sunday, May 14 - 16 in Dayton,
Ohio.
5. Roy Neal, K6DUE, Commemorative Event Certificates Mailed
The bulk of the Roy Neal, K6DUE, Commemorative Event Certificates have been
mailed out. The event, which was held from November 29 through the end of
December 2003, honored Roy Neal for his hard work and dedication in getting
Amateur Radio in space. Anyone who contacted the ISS through either voice
(NA1SS) or packet (RS0ISS) during this time is eligible to receive a
certificate. See the ARRL article, entitled, "ARISS Roy Neal Commemorative
Event Certificates in the Mail" at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/05/11/2/?nc=1
6. Amateur Radio License Training
Astronaut Leroy Chiao is scheduled to train at JSC with Kenneth Ransom and
Nick Lance in early June to prepare for his Amateur Radio license exam. Once
he passes the exam and receives his callsign, he will be able to participate
in the ARISS program during his flight on board the ISS, as Expedition 10
commander. He is scheduled to fly in October, 2004.
7. ARRL Article on Columbia Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, KD5ESI
The ARRL ran a web story on the dedication of NASA's new supercomputer, the
SGI Altix 3000, to Kalpana Chawla. Chawla lost her life last year in the
Columbia STS-107 accident. The article is entitled, "NASA names new
supercomputer after lost Columbia astronaut "KC" Chawla, KD5ESI," and can be
found at: http://www.arrl.org/
[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]
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