[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL

Thu Aug 11 14:37:41 UTC 2016

The live stream has started from the telebridge for this contact at
14:48UTC today.
See it here:
http://www.ariotti.com

This will be a telebridge radio contact, operated by IK1SLD, located
in Casale Monferrato, Italy.
The downlink signal will be audible in Europe on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM.

Moreover, IKSLD will stream a live video of the ground station
operating the contact at:

www.batc.tv/iss

and

www.ariotti.com

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS past chairman

On 09/08/2016, n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL on 11 Aug. The
> event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:48 UTC. It is recommended
> that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The
> duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
> contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD The contact should be
> audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to
> listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be
> conducted in English.
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> Since 1982, Space Camp® at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville,
> Alabama has been inspiring people of all ages about space science, space
> flight, and space exploration. Among the 750,000 Space Camp graduates
> worldwide are five astronaut alumnae, including Dr. Kate Rubins, slated to
> launch on expedition 48/49 to the ISS this summer. Her presence on the space
> station provides an incredible opportunity for young people currently
> attending Space Camp to be able to talk to someone who was once in their
> shoes who went on to become an astronaut. It is also very likely that
> international students will be taking part in Space Camp during the link.
> These students will have a unique opportunity while visiting the United
> States to take part in an active exchange with the largest multi-national
> laboratory on-or off-the planet! In addition to Space Camp trainees, museum
> guests will have the opportunity to take part in the activity. As the
> original NASA visitor center, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center has been
> telling NASA's story since 1970. And with over 650,000 visitors annually,
> the Space and Rocket Center is Alabama's top tourism attraction. And
> depending on when the event falls in the summer, the USSRC may also bring in
> educators attending Space Academy for Educators, an immersive professional
> development program conducted throughout the summer months annually. In
> short, the USSRC hope to maximize both camp and museum guest participation
> to promote the scientific activities taking place on the ISS, as well as
> highlight the technology that allows such an exchange to take place.
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> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
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> 1. What was your favorite subject in school?
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> 2. What was your toughest subject in school?
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> 3. Who were your heroes growing up?
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> 4. What is something you learned at Space Camp you are using in space?
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> 5. What advice would you give a student who wants to become an astronaut?
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> 6. What advice would you give to someone at Space Camp this week?
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> 7. Were you afraid when your rocket launched?
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> 8. What was the hardest thing in astronaut training?
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> 9. How often do you talk to your family?
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> 10. Do you speak Russian with the Russian cosmonauts?
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> 11. What does it smell like on the ISS?
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> 12. What is the coolest thing that you have seen in space?
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> 13. What is your favorite food to eat in space?
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> 14. What medical research are you working on while you're on the Space
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>     Station?
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> 15. What other cool research projects are you helping with?
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> 16. As a researcher, do you think NASA's biological space research will one
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>     day lead to a cure for diseases like HIV or cancer?
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> 17. Do you work with research projects from other countries?
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> 18. What do you think is the biggest effect on an astronaut's body from
> long-
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>     term spaceflight?
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> 19. How will research on the Space Station help us get ready to go to Mars?
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> PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
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> Next planned event(s):
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>        1.  Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY, direct via
> K2ZRO
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>            The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
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>            The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
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>            Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-18 16:24:42 UTC
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>        2.  Daisen Elementary School, Saihaku-gun, Japan, direct via 8J4DISS
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>            The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
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>            The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
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>            Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-20 08:50:19 UTC
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> About ARISS:
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> 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 Center for the Advancement of Science in
> Space (CASIS) and  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.arrl.org.
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> Thank you & 73,
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> David - AA4KN
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