ARISS News Release No. 21-53

ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.   21-53   

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for

Students at Mary Hare School (for the deaf), Newbury, UK

October 8, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

 This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Mary Hare School, Newbury, UK and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. Students will take turns asking their questions. Appropriate local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

 Amateur radio operators in Newbury using the GB4MHN call sign will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

 The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 12, 2021 at 12:12 pm BST (Newbury, UK), (11:12 UTC, 7:12 am EDT, 6:12 am CDT, 5:12 am MDT and 4:12 am PDT).

 Mary Hare School is an aural school for the deaf that teaches students to develop lip reading skills and to make use of technology. The school teaches students (Year 1 – 13, ages 5 – 19 years) that are studying towards A levels. About 250 students will be in the auditorium where the contact will take place and about 600 students in other parts of the school will be linked in via a web feed to observe the contact. Topics taught during the school year prior to this ARISS contact that were related to radio and space included studies in the fields of physics, chemistry and biology. Student activities during the week prior to the contact included designing and flying model rockets, making astronomical observations, and observing authentic space suits. After each student asks their question, the astronaut's reply will then be transcribed into subtitles. The technical side of the contact (radio equipment) is being handled by the ARISS UK team with members of the Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society (NADARS) providing the students with the "amateur radio experience" through events and activities. This is believed to be the first ARISS contact between a school for deaf children and an astronaut on the ISS.

 The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://live.ariss.org

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 As time allows, students will ask these questions:

 1. Do you have to learn a sign language to communicate if something goes wrong with the radios in your suit?

2. How do you tell directions in space?

3. What do the northern lights look like from space?

4. How can you shower in zero gravity?

5. What's your most favourite space technology?

6. If there was a fire, how would you evacuate?

7. Do mobile devices work in space? For example, a Smart Phone?

8. If you could take one thing from home into space, to make life more fun what would you take and why?

9. What is it like to wake up and see the earth from space?

10. How long have you been in space for?    

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 ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS

 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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                   

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ARISS News Release No. 21-54

ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.   21-54   

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students in France

at Ecole Louis Armand, Carquefou, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Carquefou, and Collège Les Sables D'Or, Thouare Sur Loire

 

October 10, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

 

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students in France at the Ecole Louis Armand, Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT), and Collège Les Sables D'Or and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG. Students will take turns asking their questions. Appropriate local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

 

Amateur radio operators in Carquefou using the F5KEQ/P call sign will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 13, 2021 at 3:39 pm CEST (Carquefou, France), (13:39 UTC, 9:39 am EDT, 8:39 am CDT, 7:39 am MDT and 6:39 am PDT).

 

Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) is a third level educational establishment, a branch of Nantes University, and offers diplomas in seven industrial specialties to about 2,000 students. The IUT maintains close links with secondary level schools who are partners for events that promote science and technology. IUT will host this ARISS contact to bring together students from Collège Les Sables D'Or (13 year-olds), and Louis Armand (9 year-olds) as well students from IUT.  About 300 students are expected to be present during the radio contact. Members of the Association des Radioamateurs de Loire Atlantique (ARALA) will be supporting the school for this radio contact. ARALA has promoted amateur radio activity in each school by offering demonstrations and presentations that introduce students to the wide range of interests in amateur radio. Some of these radio activities included: satellite demonstrations via QO-100, radio directional finding exercises, yagi-building classes, and Morse code demonstrations.

 

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/8mam6IlA7uw

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 As time allows, students will ask these questions (Translated from French):

1.  How did you feel when you found out that you would be the ISS Commander?

2. Can we alter the martian atmosphere to make it better for human life?

3. Does the saxophone sound the same as on Earth?

4. If we couldn't live on the Earth anymore, could a part of human beings live in a spaceship?

5. Are the harmful effects on the body more powerful when one returns to space several times?

6. What are the solutions to handle food and water for a long journey in space without being supplied with food regularly?

7. Where do you touch down on Earth? Why at this specific location?

8. Do space agencies plan to build eco-friendly rockets?

9. Does playing sport in space have a different effect on the human body?

10. Have you seen changes since your last space journey on the ISS Such as deforestation, urbanization or fires?

11. What's the funniest thing in space?

12. Apart from the scientific interest, what is the point of going on another planet when we don't respect ours?

13. What are the responsibilities of the Alpha Head of Mission?

14. Do you think that man will have made Mars livable before The Earth no longer is?

15. How do you set the date and time for take-off?

16. How do you feel when you are out on an extra-vehicular mission?

17. Have you found any seed varieties that you can grow without soil in the ISS? If so, do they take the same time to grow as on Earth?

18. What is your favorite place on the ISS?

19. What's the first thing you want to do when you return to Earth?

20. Does food taste the same in space?

21. Some astronauts see flashes when the close their eyes. Could you explain why?

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 ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS

 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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                  

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ARISS News Release No. 21-45

ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.   21-45   

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Participants in the

1st Ono Group, Hyogo Council Scout Association, Ono, Japan

 

 

August 9, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

 

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between scouts with the 1^st Ono Scout Group, Ono, Japan and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, amateur radio call sign KE5HOD. The scouts will take turns asking their questions. Appropriate local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.  

 Amateur radio operators, using the call sign 8J3ONO, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for August 11, 2021 at 5:05 pm JST (Ono, Japan), (8:05 UTC, 4:05 am EDT, 3:05 am CDT, 2:05 am MDT and 1:05 am PDT).

 Ono Scout Group has 50 scouts (Elementary school students, junior high school students, high school students, and university students). The Ono Scout Group consists of 40 leaders, and this year marks the 40-year anniversary of its founding. This ARISS contact with the scouts is intended to help their scouts develop an interest in space and science and technology.

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Do you feel any stress during your long stay on the ISS?

2. Can you see the aurora from space?

3. Did you find aliens?

4. Please tell us the most fun thing in space.

5. How do you sleep on the ISS?

6. Is there any physical change in space?

7. What do you do with the garbage on the ISS?

8. What happens if the spacesuit gets torn?

9. What happens when you use an abacus in zero gravity?

10. Why did you become an astronaut?

11. Is there any water outside space craft?

12. What devices do you have around you?

13. Do sunflowers bloom in the ISS, when day and night switch every 45 minutes?

14. What do you do when there is a problem with the ISS?    

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 ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS

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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

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SSTV Transmissions from the International Space Station

Friday and Saturday August 6 - 7, 2021, Russian cosmonauts onboard the

International Space Station will transmit slow-scan television
(SSTV) images from the station on 145.800 MHz FM. They will use SSTV
mode PD-120.

he transmissions are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and will be sent via RS0ISS, the ham station in the Russian Zvezda (Service) module using a Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver.

The announced schedule is August 6, 10:50 – 19:10 UTC and August 7,
09:50 – 15:55 UTC. Dates and times are subject to change.

For ground  stations in the ISS footprint, the RS0ISS signal should be easy to copy on a handheld transceiver and a quarter-wave whip. Use 25-kHz channel
spacing, if available. Free ISS software is available to download.

Pass predictions are available from AMSAT via  https://www.amsat.org/track/ .

Representative images from prior ISS SSTV events are available in the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php .

ARISS CALENDAR

The ARISS Operations Team meets weekly by telephone conference and much more frequently via e-mail and telephone. Activities coordinated by the ARISS operations team will be announced in this public Google Calendar. These are the ARISS school contacts, HamTV activities (other than blank transmission) and SSTV activities.

Calendar integration features

On this page we show the ARISS contacts calendar in a Google Calendar format.
This calendar allows you to share ARISS contacts with other calendars or it allows you to integrate info about ARISS activities into your own calendar.
https://www.amsat-on.be/ariss-calendar-with-scheduled-contacts-by-the-ariss-operation-team/

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), the ISS National  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For further information, please see www.ariss.org.


73,
Gaston Bertels ON4WF




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ARISS News Release No. 21-43

ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.   21-43   

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at

Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan

 July 20, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka and Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radio call sign KE5DNI. Students will take turns asking their questions. Japanese is the language expected to be used during the contact, however students want to communicate in English, therefore they request that replies be in English when possible. Onsite access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact, and following Covid-19 guidelines. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Onsite access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact, and following Covid-19 guidelines.

Amateur radio operators, using the 8N6SW call sign will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 22, 2021 at 6:14 pm JST (Fukuoka, Japan), (09:14 UTC, 5:14 am EDT, 4:14 am CDT, 3:14 am MDT and 2:14 am PDT).

Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School is a private, six-year coeducational school and is among the oldest private schools in the Fukuoka area. In 2003 the school moved to the new campus in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka. The school events that are tied into the ARISS contact include satellite operations, space research, and ham radio's historical function. The school's ham radio club will be participating/supporting this contact.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://nasatosw.space/

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What is the best space food that you have ever had?

2. Do you have any personal routines that you do before you do something important?

3. Can you prove that you are actually in space and not just in some NASA base?

4. What made you want to become an astronaut?

5. What do you think when you see Japan from space?

6. What are the most amazing natural phenomena that you have ever seen from space?

7. Is there anything in the universe that cannot be seen from earth?

8. What would be the biggest challenge if people decide to move to Mars?

9. What is the most inconvenient thing about living in space?

10. You have been on several missions to space. On your first trip, what was the hardest part about coming back to earth?

11. What was the hardest part of your training and tests on earth?

12. What does the aurora borealis look like from space?

13. Many different countries and companies are trying their best to explore space, but I don't think they should compete with each other. Instead, we need to unite together, because we are all human beings; we are all on one team. Mr. Hoshide, what do you think about it?

14. As the captain of the ISS, what do you think is the most important part of your job?

15. I want to major in "space engineering" at university. So, could you please tell me what kinds of. technology you would want to be developed in the future.    

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ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS

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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

  

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ARISS contact with youngsters in Florida, USA

An ARISS educational  contact is planned for Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD with youngsters at SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, Florida, USA.

The contact is scheduled on Wednesday July 21, 2021 at approximately 17:47:21 UTC, which is 19:47:21 CEST.
The link to the ISS will be operated by the amateur radio telebridge station IK1SLD, located in northern Italy.
The contact will be conducted in English.
Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800 MHz narrow band FM.
Moreover, the telebridge groundstation IK1SLD will web stream operations on:
www.ariotti.com

School Information:
The Making Space for Girls Program platform aims to engage and inspire girls around the world to explore aerospace industry professions. This special joint program was born in 2019 of a partnership between two youth-serving not-for-profit organizations: SpaceKids Global and Girl Scouts of Citrus Council. 
SpaceKids Global, headquartered in Winter Park, FL, proudly serves their mission is to inspire students in STEAM+ Education--Science, Technology, Engineering Art, and Mathematics + the Environment, with a focus on empowering young girls. Founder and CEO, Sharon Hagle, launched her program in 2015 with a goal to inspire 1 million of youth to consider STEAM+ careers and has successfully reached thousands of youth in the U.S. and Europe.
Girl Scouts of Citrus Council serves nearly 20,000 members in a 6-county Central Florida region, to include Brevard County, home of Kennedy Space Center. The national mission of Girl Scouts is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Citrus Council is committed to the Girl Scout STEM Pledge aimed at encouraging 2.5 million girls in the U.S. to take their place as future leaders in STEM; empowering girls to take lead in developing innovations designed to improve outcomes for all.
The Making Space for Girls STEAM Challenge launched online in the summer of 2020. As a result, hundreds of girls submitted their ideas and artwork in hopes of sending their experiment, art design, or space-themed essay to the International Space Station (ISS). Due collaboration with and the generous support of STEAM Challenge partner, ProXops, the selected projects will launch in a Faraday Box to the ISS on a SpaceX flight in the Fall of 2021. The platform currently hosts monthly interactive virtual programs around space and space careers reaching over 700 girls around the world.


Students First Names and Questions (grade shown):
1. Annalise (1):  What is your favorite outer space food? Do you have lots of different things to eat?
2. Phailani (3):  In Girl Scouts, we are taught to use resources wisely. How could this concept be applied to NASA and the space industry?
3. Mackenzie (4):  What do you do for fun on the ISS?
4. Kiley (5):  What is your favorite piece of experiment/research that you have worked on in space?
5. Lauren (10):  What does it feel like in space? 
6. Annalise (1):  Do astronauts get sick when they're in space and how would they handle it if so?
7. Phailani (3):  What would happen if you brought a compass to outer space with you? 
8. Mackenzie (4):  How high can you jump on the moon?
9. Kiley (5):  What is Oobleck like in space? Would it act the same as on Earth? Would it firm up when hit or thrown or would it stay all oozy? 
10. Lauren (10):  What do you do for fun during your free time when you are on the International Space Station?
11. Annalise (1):  Do you have any live animals on the International Space Station?
12. Phailani (3):  What kinds of food have you been able to grow in space so far?
13. Mackenzie (4):  What math did you take and use on the International Space Station?
14. Kiley (5):  Would you be excited to meet an alien while you were in space and what would you want them to know about Earth?
15. Lauren (10):  Which is more fun- the ride to the ISS or the trip home? What does it feel like?
16. Annalise (1):  What's your favorite piece of research you've worked on while in space? 
17. Phailani (3):  What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie?
18. Mackenzie (4):  What are some challenges that you have to face trying to readjust back to your normal life after being in space?
19. Kiley (5):  Do you take social media photos or videos in space and how do you post them?
20. Lauren (10):  When was a time that you had failed at something in your journey in becoming an astronaut, why did you decide to keep pushing through?
21. Annalise (1):  What are some major hurdles to make it to Mars?
22. Phailani (3):  How much training and what kind?
23. Mackenzie (4):  How would you describe weightlessness?
24. Kiley (5):  Does astronaut height increase in Space and come back to normal after returning to earth?
25. Lauren (10):  What is your advice to a female that is looking to get into the space industry?

ARISS CALENDAR
The ARISS Operations Team meets weekly by telephone conference and much more frequently via e-mail and telephone. Activities coordinated by the ARISS operations team will be announced in this public Google Calendar. These are the ARISS school contacts, HamTV activities (other than blank transmission) and SSTV activities.
Calendar integration features
On this page we show the ARISS contacts calendar in a Google Calendar format.
This calendar allows you to share ARISS contacts with other calendars or it allows you to integrate info about ARISS activities into your own calendar.
https://www.amsat-on.be/ariss-calendar-with-scheduled-contacts-by-the-ariss-operation-team/


TO CHANGE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
Changing the e-mail address for ARISS-Europe News Bulletins takes two steps:
1.      Using the old e-mail address, unsubscribe from the subscriber's list with the link available at the bottom of each Bulletin.
2.      Subscribe with the new e-mail address using the procedure available at
https://www.amsat-on.be/ariss-europe-news-bulletin-mailing-list/

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), the ISS National  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For further information, please see www.ariss.org.

73,
Gaston Bertels ON4WF

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73 Carlos Nora, CT1END

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Transmissões ARISS SSTV

Um evento de televisão de varredura lenta (SSTV) está agendado de 21 a 26 de junho de 2021. 

Ele terá como foco a função do Radioamador, na nave Shuttle, na estação espacial Mir e agora na Estação Espacial Internacional.

As transmissões serão em 145.800 MHz FM usando o modo PD120 SSTV.
As imagens SSTV serão transmitidas continuamente.

As transmissões terão início por volta das 09:40 UTC de segunda-feira, 21 de junho e terminará às 18:30 UTC no sábado, 26 de junho.

O blog ARISS SSTV - localizado em http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ publicará as informações mais recentes.

Os sinais devem ser recebidos em um dispositivo portátil com uma antena chicote de quarto de onda.
Use espaçamento de canal de 25 kHz, se disponível.

As previsões de tempo de passagem estão disponíveis no site da AMSAT em, https://www.amsat.org/track/

Mais informações disponíveis em: https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/

As imagens baixadas podem se qualificar para um prêmio especial quando armazenadas em: https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/submit.php

Boa sorte!  

ARISS News Release No. 20-30

ARISS News Release                       

No.   20-30      

Dave Jordan, AA4KN                                       

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Upcoming ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for Dec. 24

December 22, 2020 — An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of ARISS on board the International Space Station. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 at 16:40 UTC and continue through December 31 ending at 18:15 UTC. Dates are subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments.

 Images will be downlinked at 145.8 MHz +/- 3 KHz for Doppler shift and the expected SSTV mode of operation is PD 120. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post images they receive at the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/ .

 After your image is posted at the gallery, you can acquire a special award by linking to https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ and follow directions for submitting a digital copy of your received image.

 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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers and NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                     

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, Oregon - USA

ARISS News Release No. 20-26
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, Oregon - USA

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from Oregon Charter Academy (ORCA), in Mill City, OR. During the ARISS radio contact, students will take turns asking their questions of astronaut Shannon Walker, whose amateur radio call sign is KD5DXB.

The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.

ARISS team member Shane Lynd, using call sign VK4KHZ from an amateur radio club station in Glenden, Queensland, Australia will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question of Shannon Walker will be teleconferenced from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 15, 2020 at 11:00 am PST (Mill City), (19:00 UTC,2:00 pm EST, 1:00 pm CST, 12:00 noon MST, 11:00 am PST).

A public virtual charter school, ORCA (with about 4,800 students ages 5 to18) provides online programs via video teleconferencing, and virtual classroom courses (Zoom). ORCA opened in 2005, can reach students statewide (including remote areas), and employs over 200 teachers and staff.
ORCA is in the second year of a partnership with the James P. Loftus Mobile Museum to provide monthly assemblies on a variety of STEM topics (astronomy, space science and engineering related) via the Remote and Distant Interactive Online Sessions (RADIOS) program. These RADIOS are interactive assemblies that highlight educational programming provided in real time by NASA and live-streamed from Space Center Houston. Additionally, student activities related to this ARISS contact have been used to supplement existing STEM course study materials.

The upcoming ARISS contact will provide students with a significant, relevant and timely showcase event that is being utilized to increase student's awareness of and interest in STEM-related careers. ORCA provides high school students with special opportunities through a program all about career and technical education.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How do you sleep?
2. Do compasses work in space?
3. Can you listen to the radio on the spaceship that is the same on earth?
4. How many satellites are in space?
5. Do you see storms in outer space and what do they look like?
6. What do you have to do for training to go on the ISS, and what is your favorite activity you had to do during training?
7. Are you currently growing any plants on the ISS?
8. Does it take a while to get used to this new way of living, and is adjusting to being back on earth equally hard?
9. How is your Circadian Rhythm affected while in space?
10. What is your favorite thing to research?
11. Are you allowed to have pets in space and if so what kinds?
12. Did you ever accidentally activate/deactivate something by bumping into it?
13. Do you watch TV in space?
14. How do you use electronics phones, computers, and tablets, and touchscreens?
15. How do you communicate with people on Earth?
16. How do satellite communications work?
17. How long does it take to get to the international space station?
18. What was the most dangerous situation you ever faced in space?
19. What happens if your technology goes out? What is the back up?
20. How long is the delay for a video call like this compared to something like texting or normally calling someone on a phone?
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS 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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program.
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR

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ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) está agendado.

O evento ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) está agendado na Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS) para o final de dezembro. 

Este será um evento SSTV especial para comemorar o 20º aniversário da ARISS. 

O evento está programado para começar no dia 24 de dezembro e prosseguir até 31 de dezembro de 2020. 

As datas estão sujeitas a alterações devido a ajustes operacionais do ISS.

Mais informações em breve.

 

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ARISS: Schools in Turkey

Turkish State Meteorological Service

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey

Kuyubaşi Şehit Oğuzhan Duyar Secondary School, Keçiören, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC

Contact is go for: Wed 2020-12-09 08:30:41 UTC 72 deg

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ARISS: Kursk, Russia

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via RКØJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC 

 

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ARISS: Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

 

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ARISS: Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy

Scuola Secondaria di I grado "Anna Frank", Pistoia, Italy, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html  

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

 

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ARISS Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov

Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC 

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ARISS News Release No. 20-23

ARISS News Release No. 20-23
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Scuola Secondaria di I grado

"Anna Frank", Pistoia, Italy

December 2, 2020—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule
confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special
amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses
on the International Space Station (ISS).
This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turns asking their questions of
Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call
sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. English is the language that will
be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 4, 2020 at 1:25 pm CET in Pistoia (12:25 UTC, 7:25
am EST, 6:25 am CST, 5:25 am MST and 4:25 am PST).
Scuola Secondaria di I grado (Anna Frank School) is a public middle school (junior high school) in Pistoia,
Italy. About 120 students, ages 13 – 14 years, will be present during the contact, with 20 students asking
the questions. Students were guided by their STEAM studies to develop their questions for the contact,
and afterwards, to better understand the astronaut's answers; they will apply the topics in experimental
analogies in their science laboratory classes. Anna Frank school has two science laboratories: one
dedicated to chemistry and physics, and another dedicated to biology and anatomy.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How do you sleep in space?
2. Is it possible to grow a plant on the ISS?
3. How long does it take to get to the Space Station?
4. When you are on the Space Station, do you ever wish to go back home?
5. How fast is the space station going?
6. What is the internal temperature of the ISS?
7. How is the feeling of moving from terrestrial gravity to space gravity?
8. Which are the actions to be performed in case of emergency?
9. What are the strangest sensations you feel when you return to Earth?
10. If you could bring a loved one on the Space Station, who will you bring with you?
11. How do you feel when you take spacewalks? Are you afraid or is it a beautiful feeling?
12. Do you have a medical kit and a physician on board the ISS?
13. What is the training astronauts like? Is it hard?
14. Is the food in space all lyophilized, or is there something in liquid state, apart from drinks?
15. What are the most difficult and which are the most exciting parts of your jobs?
16. How do you see ARISS and the amateur radio on board the ISS?
17. How many hours do you work a day and what are you experiencing and studying now?
18. Has the food a good flavor after you add water on it?
19. Have you had any technical problems? Which types are the most frequent?
20. Which is the oldest module of the ISS?
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS
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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space
Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of
science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via
amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio
contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and
amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR

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Atividade de SSTV desde a ISS

Um evento SSTV do Instituto de Aviação de Moscou (MAI-75) está programado para começar na terça-feira, 1 de dezembro de 2020, começando às 12:30 UTC, terminando às 18:25 UTC e novamente na quarta-feira, 2 de dezembro de 2020, começando às 11:50 UTC e terminando às 18:25 UTC. 

Receba os sinais de SSTV sendo downlink em 145.800 MHz +/- Doppler shift. Espera-se que o modo de transmissão seja o PD 120. 

Esses horários permitirão uma passagem pelo Leste dos EUA próximo ao final dos horários programados. 

As imagens recebidas de qualidade razoável podem ser publicadas na ARISS SSTV Gallery em https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/. 

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ARISS News Release No. 20-22

ARISS News Release No. 20-22
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for
Ramona Lutheran Christian School, Ramona, CA

October 13, 2020—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule
confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special
amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses
on the International Space Station (ISS).
This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Ramona Lutheran Christian School
(RLCS) in Ramona, CA and ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, amateur radio call sign KF5KDR. The
Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) ham operators using call sign N6ROR will operate
the ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking Cassidy their questions.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 14, 2020 at 9:26 am PDT (Ramona) (16:26 UTC,
12:26 pm EDT, 11:26 am CDT and 10:26 am MDT).

RLCS (with students in preschool through sixth grade) is located in an unincorporated mountain
community approximately 40 miles northeast of San Diego. In addition to the school's classical course
curriculum, RLCS also involves students in STEM-enrichment club activities that include robotics, coding,
physics, space-related sciences, and radio theory. In 2019, the Amateur Radio Relay League awarded
RLCS an Icom IC-9700 radio built and designed for communications with amateur radio
satellites—resulting in the first school radio station in Ramona, and one solar-powered thanks to
equipment provided by ROARS. The ARISS contact will utilize this set-up. ROARS members have helped
students prepare for their ARISS contact and mentored them on amateur radio operating protocol
including emergency communications and Morse code practice.

ARISS invites the public to view a livestream of the pre-action (join 20 minutes beforehand) and the
upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/jDTydjM60_k .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How has Expedition 63 changed your outlook on life?
2. What is your favorite thing to look at in space?
3. What is most difficult when you are recovering from returning to Earth?
4. What does it feel like when you are on a spacewalk?
5. What was the strangest thing that's happened to you while you were in space?
6. What is your favorite activity when you have free time on the ISS?
7. How likely do you think it is that I will visit outer space in my lifetime, even if I never become an astronaut?
8. What does it feel like to sleep on the ISS?
9. What mission were you most scared of?
10. What are your favorite experiences of Expedition 63?
11. What has been your favorite experiment on the ISS?
12. About how many repairs are made each week aboard the ISS?
13. What is your favorite game to play in space?
14. What are your 3 favorite foods to eat while on the ISS?
15. What language has been the most challenging to communicate aboard the ISS?
16. What food are you most looking forward to eating when you get home?
17. What fear have you had regarding space?
18. What surprises you the most about how the ISS is today than when you were part of the assembly mission?
19. Which holidays have you enjoyed celebrating on the ISS?
20. What's your favorite number of people aboard the ISS at one time?
21. Who was your favorite astronaut that you have met from another country?
22. What way(s) could we utilize space to help manage our problems with waste disposal on Earth?
23. Do you hope to go back to space or the moon in a commercial space suit via a commercial vehicle?
24. How do you use ham radio on the ISS and after you return to Earth?

ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS

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), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA's Space
Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of
science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via
amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio
contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and
amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR