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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: LL Grace - Kansas City Tracker/Tuner Satellite Antenna
      Controller/Doppler CI-V (Joe Leikhim)
   2. Terry Sterman and AES (Jeff Griffin)
   3. XW-2C status (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
   4. Re: XW-2C status (Paul Stoetzer)
   5. Re: XW-2C status (Paul Stoetzer)
   6. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-08 05:00	UTC
      (AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
   7. Re: Terry Sterman and AES (Eric Skoog)
   8. KO4MA in NPOTA NP26 on SO-50 at 1726 UTC (Paul Stoetzer)
   9. FUNcube-1 weekend mode (Graham Shirville)
  10. Re: FUNcube-1 weekend mode (Dave Mann)
  11. AO7 (PY5LF)
  12. Re: AO7 (Paul Stoetzer)
  13. Upcoming ARISS contact with ISS R&D Conference, San Diego,	CA
      (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 17:57:42 -0400
From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Peter Laws <plaws0@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LL Grace - Kansas City Tracker/Tuner Satellite
Antenna Controller/Doppler CI-V
Message-ID: <ea27758f-3612-6dc7-ccf9-347ea1d14cbb@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

I had at one time. a new old stock motherboard to go with it. But I gave
it away. those are now a dime a dozen. You can also buy new high
performance  ISA MB's from companies supporting industrial automation.
ISA support has not been obsoleted.

I was going to install it into an IBM PS/2E (IBM 9533) "pizza box" with
LCD monitor as a compact stand alone but decided instead to go with my
AMSAT/TAPR TRAKBOX

Joe

On 7/7/2016 5:45 PM, Peter Laws wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> Now cleaning my closets out. I have this Kansas City Tracker /Tuner
>> controller for auction now $59.97 plus shipping US and international. Like
>> New, Complete and ready to use. See details
>>
>>
http://www.ebay.com/itm/162121167759?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m
1555.l2649
>
> Had one of those at W5YM when I was an undergraduate.  Worked really
> well.  Are you including an ISA slot to put it in?  :-)
>
>

--
Joe Leikhim


Leikhim and Associates

Communications Consultants

Oviedo, Florida

JLeikhim@xxxxxxx.xxx

407-982-0446

WWW.LEIKHIM.COM



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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:43:55 -0400
From: "Jeff Griffin" <kb2m@xxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Terry Sterman and AES
Message-ID: <043e01d1d8a1$0b8e6270$22ab2750$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

As you probably heard by now AES is closing their doors end of this month. I
will miss AES, not that I buy much stuff from them anymore, but in my
travels over the years I visited all 5 of their locations, and have some
fond memories of those visits. I had some time to read some of the nostalgic
information posted today and ran into this..



https://www.aesham.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/terrysterman.pdf



What's cool about this article is that in the last paragraphs satellite
communications was mentioned in 1958!  This blew me away..



73 Jeff kb2m







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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 19:04:33 -0500
From: "Glenn Miller - AA5PK" <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BBS" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2C status
Message-ID: <AEE497F2591746F9A0D531DD33ED0FCA@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original

It appears XW-2C is experiencing "issues."
The CW beacon, the transponder and the telemetry are very erratic.  The
transponder is on very briefly during breaks in the
telemetry transmissions.  The CW beacon hardly gets a single dit out.
May have battery problems.

Glenn / AA5PK



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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 20:23:52 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BBS <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2C status
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOrwRiQNeOccziFW05rdkdnqKXSaQmXN7c_8RYkX2Bj69Q@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

The XW-2 satellites are currently experiencing what I believe are
their longest period of eclipses since, eclipsing in the southern
hemisphere on each orbit. With LTDNs (local time of the descending
node) of 06:00-06:02, the satellites are in sunlight most of the time,
except in each hemisphere's winter. Note that XW-2A is no longer in a
nominally sun-synchronous orbit due to it's orbital maneuvers.

DK3WN's Illum program shows that XW-2C will be experience periods of
eclipse until August 12th. Eclipse durations are 21-22 minutes per
orbit at this time and will start to decrease slowly next week (as
seen here https://twitter.com/PRStoetzer/status/751208970979803137 )

Hopefully the issues are temporary. Perhaps a command station can put
it into a safe mode to ensure that it's batteries do not get too
depleted while experiencing long eclipses.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 8:04 PM, Glenn Miller - AA5PK
<aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> It appears XW-2C is experiencing "issues."
> The CW beacon, the transponder and the telemetry are very erratic.  The
> transponder is on very briefly during breaks in the telemetry transmissions.
> The CW beacon hardly gets a single dit out.
> May have battery problems.
>
> Glenn / AA5PK
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:04:39 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BBS <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2C status
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOrg8h9b=iDJR3vbL1uLWrQoDGEkErq+kkgC9XB+pZ0w_A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Also, I would recommend not attempting to uplink to the satellite
until the telemetry beacons return to normal (in the absence of any
formal word from CAMSAT). If it is a battery charge issue, it would be
a good idea to not stress them further by putting a signal through the
satellite.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> The XW-2 satellites are currently experiencing what I believe are
> their longest period of eclipses since, eclipsing in the southern
> hemisphere on each orbit. With LTDNs (local time of the descending
> node) of 06:00-06:02, the satellites are in sunlight most of the time,
> except in each hemisphere's winter. Note that XW-2A is no longer in a
> nominally sun-synchronous orbit due to it's orbital maneuvers.
>
> DK3WN's Illum program shows that XW-2C will be experience periods of
> eclipse until August 12th. Eclipse durations are 21-22 minutes per
> orbit at this time and will start to decrease slowly next week (as
> seen here https://twitter.com/PRStoetzer/status/751208970979803137 )
>
> Hopefully the issues are temporary. Perhaps a command station can put
> it into a safe mode to ensure that it's batteries do not get too
> depleted while experiencing long eclipses.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 8:04 PM, Glenn Miller - AA5PK
> <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> It appears XW-2C is experiencing "issues."
>> The CW beacon, the transponder and the telemetry are very erratic.  The
>> transponder is on very briefly during breaks in the telemetry
transmissions.
>> The CW beacon hardly gets a single dit out.
>> May have battery problems.
>>
>> Glenn / AA5PK
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


------------------------------

Message: 6
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:20:27 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-08
05:00	UTC
Message-ID: <799aa.3a02ab89.44b0921b@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-08  05:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

The All-Russian Public Organization Radio And  Radiol?bitel?Stva "The
Russian amateur radio Union", Ufa, Russia, direct via  RZ9WWB
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled  astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Contact was successful Thu 2016-06-30  07:55 UTC (***)

ISS R&D Conference, San Diego, CA, telebridge  via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The  scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is go for: Thu 2016-07-14  16:03:33 UTC 37 deg

Frontiers of Flight Museum's ?Moon Day 2016?,  Dallas TX, telebridge via
W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to  be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is go  for: Sat 2016-07-16 15:54:09 UTC 88 deg

Ufa, Russia, direct via  TBD (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS (***)
The  scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU (***)
Contact is a go for Thu  2016-07-23 18:50 UTC  (***)


****************************************************************************
**
ARISS  is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS  thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.  Feel free to send
your  reports to aj9n@xxxxx.xxx or  aj9n@xxx.xxx.
****************************************************************************
***

All  ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise  noted.

****************************************************************************
***

Several  of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being  able to get in.  That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS  websites from this  site.

****************************************************************************
Looking  for something new to do?  How about receiving DATV from the  ISS?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for  complete
details.  Look for the buttons indicating Ham  Video.


http://www.ariss-eu.org/

If you need some  assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some  insight.  Contact Kerry at  kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100

schools:

Gaston ON4WF with 121
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with  119
Francesco IK?WGF with  116

****************************************************************************
The  webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.  Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added.  If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me  know.

Note, all times are approximate.  It is recommended that you  do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before  the listed
time.
All dates and  times listed follow International  Standard ISO 8601 date
and
time format  YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

The  complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-07-08 05:00 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Total number of  ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1067. (***)
Each school counts as 1  event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1032.  (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time  slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.

A  complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Please  feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are  needed.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The  following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas,  Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas  Islands, and the Virgin  Islands.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

QSL  information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

ISS callsigns:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2016-07-08 05:00 UTC.
(***)

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf

Frequency   chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler   correction  as of 2005-07-29 04:00  UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing  of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30  UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check  out the Zoho reports of the ARISS  contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp.  47 on orbit
Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Aleksey  Ovchinin

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie   Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors


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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:50:02 -0400
From: Eric Skoog <eric.n.skoog@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Jeff Griffin <kb2m@xxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Terry Sterman and AES
Message-ID:
<CAFkvyeCyNUYAETHeruNYjaXYjin7r_ZkvNyaxYcU-h+=czyEMw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

WOW, I did not know this.............sad............in the 60's/70's I
lived on AES Used Gear, i.e., I regularly bought - traded in - upgraded -
traded In -----....... just about every piece of ham gear I
owned................loved their service................the passing of
another great ham dealer.

Eric Skoog (K1TVV)

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Jeff Griffin <kb2m@xxxx.xxx> wrote:

> As you probably heard by now AES is closing their doors end of this month.
> I
> will miss AES, not that I buy much stuff from them anymore, but in my
> travels over the years I visited all 5 of their locations, and have some
> fond memories of those visits. I had some time to read some of the
> nostalgic
> information posted today and ran into this..
>
>
>
> https://www.aesham.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/terrysterman.pdf
>
>
>
> What's cool about this article is that in the last paragraphs satellite
> communications was mentioned in 1958!  This blew me away..
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>


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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 12:46:46 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] KO4MA in NPOTA NP26 on SO-50 at 1726 UTC
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOpC0Nc8s5nZ8jYgDk4YcZ57o1Q1A1Yr=pi-MPMYuUvO8g@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

KO4MA was just on FO-29 from NPOTA NP26 (Great Smoky Mountains
National Park). He has not had cell service this morning, so was not
able to notify anyone, but he will also try to be on the 1726 UTC
SO-50 pass.

73,

Paul, N8HM


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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 20:05:05 +0100
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>,	<funcube@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 weekend mode
Message-ID: <0C12D532FE114C7890AA5590DEC3EC3E@xxxxxxx.xxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi All,

The FUNcube-1 transponder is now ON for the weekend

73

Graham
G3VZV

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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 14:20:45 -0500
From: Dave Mann <cwo4mann@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Graham Shirville <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, funcube@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 weekend mode
Message-ID: <229B16A5-BA67-4A77-822D-E5FF278AC3E7@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=us-ascii

Thank you for your hard work, diligence, perspicuity, and general helpfulness.

Dave
N4CVX


Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 8, 2016, at 14:05, Graham Shirville <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> The FUNcube-1 transponder is now ON for the weekend
>
> 73
>
> Graham
> G3VZV
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb



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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 17:00:10 -0300
From: PY5LF <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO7
Message-ID:
<CAAy53m63g9PLJVSoQjVC6w9sf_1TS19Eow_Utjdkv29fRV2Weg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Hi
AO7 are passing over here now with a strange noise in 3 frequencies and a
carrier in 145570.
Never heard it before ...
73


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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 16:12:00 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: PY5LF <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO7
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOoNDt9x1AEUcGiqPQSzRs3GBFu=c9HAELJ6EKrfcs0UWw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

I heard that too. I wasn't sure if it was local noise or coming
through the transponder at first.

My signal through the transponder was quite choppy as well.

73.

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 4:00 PM, PY5LF <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
> Hi
> AO7 are passing over here now with a strange noise in 3 frequencies and a
> carrier in 145570.
> Never heard it before ...
> 73
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 10:41:10 -0400
Fr. The contact will be a
telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the
west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the
145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.





This ARISS contact will be conducted with a consortium of schools attending
the ISS R&D conference as part of STEM day.  Descriptions of the schools
participating in the contact are shown below.



School:  Lake Elementary School, Oceanside, CA

Lake Elementary School opened in 1989 in southeastern Oceanside. A top
priority continues to be the use of technology by students and staff to
prepare children for 21st Century College and Career readiness.



School: Community Montessori Charter School, Escondido , CA

CMCS currently serves approximately 375 students in grades K-8. Students
attend one of five resource centers located throughout San Diego county, and
are on a Montessori home study program.



School: Vista Magnet Middle School, Vista, CA

Students will be literate, reflective and critical thinkers in all areas of
interaction who transfer knowledge and embrace diversity within a global
society.



School: Monte Vista Elementary School, Vista, CA

Our vision at Monte Vista Elementary is to ignite a love of learning and a
sense of curiosity in all students. We will promote academic achievement
through high expectations and develop problem solvers who are
technologically proficient.



School: Lilac School, Valley Center, CA

The Lilac Learning Community shares a commitment to exploring, developing
and differentiating deliberate, effective strategies and practices for
learning in a dynamic environment of collaboration, inquiry and diversity.



School: STAR Prep Academy, Los Angeles, CA

The STAR PREP ACADEMY is an extraordinary private middle & high school for
students who seek an individualized approach to learning, based on their
desired areas of specialization.



School: Westminster Christian School, Miami, FL

Founded in 1961, Westminster is an independent, college-preparatory,
coeducational Christian school serving 1,241 students from preschool through
12th grade.







Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:



1.  What do astronauts dream about in space?

2.  When you first landed on the ISS was it what you expected?

3.  What is the most interesting thing that you have seen up in space that

    you wouldn't find here on Earth?

4.  How do you feel in zero gravity?

5.  What personal item did you bring with you when you left for the space

    station?

6.  I've heard the view of Earth is amazing; can you describe some of the

    things you've seen?

7.  I like astronaut ice cream.  Do you actually eat food like that or do you

    have regular food?

8.  When you get back what's the first food you would like to eat?

9.  What do the other planets look like from the ISS?"

10.  Some people feel small and insignificant when thinking about the

     vastness of space. How does it make you feel?

11.  What is the protocol in case of a medical emergency?

12.  What do you miss most on Earth (besides your family)?

13.  What is your favorite way to exercise on the International Space

     Station?

14.  What is the maximum capacity of people on the space station at any given

     time?

15.  If mechanical problems happen aboard the International Space Station

     (ISS) what is your plan to fix it, or if so, abandon the Station.

16.  Since you are in space for a long time, do you have any hobbies to pass

     the day?

17.  Have any of the experimental insects on board ever escaped, and if so,

     how did you retrieve them?

18.  Is there ever conflict between the astronauts since you're all in one

     place together?

19.  Do you have Wifi? Internet? Netflix?

20.  How different would it feel to be on the moon?

21.  What is the most important part of the station in your opinion?

22.  Is there anything you wish you would have known before you went to

     space?

23.  I see astronauts wearing space suits only half the time.  Why do you

     only wear them some of the time in space?

24.  Do you ever take animals to space with you?

25.  Do you ever get scared or miss your home?

26.  What made you want to become an astronaut?

27.  Does a "day" feel shorter without the visual reassurance of daylight and

     its absence?

28.  What was your favorite science project that you have worked on during

     your time on the ISS?

29.  Do you believe that there is life on another planet other than Earth?

30.  Do all astronauts sleep at the same time or do you sleep on rotation?

31.  What are the odds of mechanical or electrical problems happening to your

     equipment aboard the ISS?

32.  Were you allowed to take any personal items on the spacecraft?






PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:



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Next planned event(s):



   1.  Frontiers of Flight Museum's "Moon Day 2016",  Dallas TX, telebridge

       via W6SRJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

       The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ

       Contact is go for: Sat 2016-07-16 15:54:09 UTC 88 deg







ABOUT ARISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by
organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard
the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the
help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with
large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these
radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about
space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see
www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.a
 rrl.org.



Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN




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