Topics in this report"
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. AMSAT News on ARISS Events

1. Upcoming School Contacts
The ARISS team continues to work on the school contact schedule. The next contacts to be held are dependent on the launch date of STS-134.

2. Recent ARISS Contacts
On Monday, May 9 students from St. Michael School in Schererville, Indiana and astronaut Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH on the ISS took part in an ARISS contact.

Topics in this report"
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. AMSAT – Upcoming Activities at Dayton Hamvention
4. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. Ericsson Radio Installed in Columbus Module
4. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS
5. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contacts
The ARISS team is working on the school contact schedule. The next contacts to be held are dependent on the launch date of STS-134.

2. Recent ARISS Contacts

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
4. ARISS in ARRL QST
5. AMSAT Update on ARISSat-1

1. Upcoming School Contacts
The Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli, Italy has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, April 28 at 07:04 UTC via telebridge station LU1CGB in Argentina. This contact has been integrated into the aerospace engineering curriculum for cadets and will draw interest from the scientific community.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. ARRL Article on ARISS Telebridge Station
4. AMSAT Update on ARISSat-1
5. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS
6. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contacts

RadioSkaf's Alexander, RA3WOK, just wrote me that they do, indeed, suspect battery failure of the ARISSat-1.

Investigation and plans for deployment continue.

"According to preliminary information the problem is a failure of the battery ... "

"In the near future, batteries will be on Earth. It cannot be kept on the ISS."

"The situation will improve in June and July, when scheduled launching of ARISSat-1."

Clint, K6LCS
http://www.work-sat.com

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. ARISSat-1 to be Activated April 11 for Gagarin Anniversary

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Even though they aren’t scheduled to go to the International Space Station (ISS) until 2013, two astronauts -- Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano -- are now licensed amateurs. Cassidy, who received the call sign KF5KDR, is scheduled to head to the ISS in March 2013 as part of Expedition 35. Parmitano, who is KF5KDP, goes up three months later in May, as part of Expedition 36.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. ARRL Covers Ham Astronauts
4. AMSAT Posts News on ARISSat, Hamvention
5. NASA Article on ARISS Telebridge Station

1. Upcoming School Contact

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. AMSAT Posts ARISS News
4. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contacts