[sarex] Re: Average time between applying for ARISS and getting a contact date

[AJ9N at aol.com]

Morry,
 
Plan on a waiting time of 1 to 2 years.  We have had some that waited  longer 
but the average wait is about 1.5 years.  At the present time we  have over 
45 schools on the list.  
 
We shoot for 1 school per week but actually it ends up less than that;  
closer to 0.7 average.  We are off limits for about 3 weeks after a crew  handover 
(handovers are roughly every 6 months), during the week of an EVA,  during a 
shuttle docking, and during heavy workload periods.
 
Hope this helps.  Welcome to ARISS.
 
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS mentors
 
 
In a message dated 8/6/2007 2:10:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
morry at tekinnovations.com.au writes:

Hi  all,

I'm trying to get a rough idea of how long it takes to get a  contact with 
the ISS. We have been told 400+ days, but considering the current  list and 
assuming there are no unforseen delays, it would really help to know  if we are 
looking at two, four, six years...

Regards,

Morry  Clark
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