Bedford NS ARISS contact live on CBC

CBC News is planning to broadcast live an ARISS contact between Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, aboard the ISS, and the students at the Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, on Saturday Jan 5, 2013, at 18:54 UTC. See the CBC NS Web site www.cbc.ca/ns for details.

Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA
ARISS Canada

NASA is now accepting proposals from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations -- individually or working together -- to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between May 1, 2013 and November 1, 2013. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, NASA is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length. ARISS contacts are supported by the program’s US partners -- the ARRL and AMSAT -- and their member volunteers, as well as other international space agencies and Amateur Radio partners. Proposals are due January 28, 2013.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. ARISS Contacts Held
3. AMSAT News Service on ARISS
4. U.S. Schools Announce Upcoming Contacts

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Izmir, Turkey School Hosts ARISS Contact
3. Sunita Williams Chats with Malaysian Students
4. ARISS Educator Interviewed
5. ARISS and JOTA at National Scouting Museum
6. Astronaut Training Status
7. AMSAT News Service on ARISS
8. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contact

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Successful Contacts Held
3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
4. ARISS Status on Social Media
5. ARRL Articles on ARISS
6. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
7. Stonepark Intermediate Announces Upcoming Contact
8. South Florida Science Museum Holds Essay Contest for ARISS Contact

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. German Students Delighted with ARISS Contact
3. Girls’ School Speaks with ISS Astronaut
4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contacts

ARISS contact planned with school in Germany

Friday August 31, 2012 at 11.23 UTC, which is 13.23 CEST, an ARISS contact is planned with Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Germany

This will be a direct radio contact operated by DN1PU.

Downlink signals from the International Space Station will be audible over Europe on 145.800 MHz FM.

73, Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman

ARISS are hoping to establish an amateur radio 2.4 GHz TV beacon and a CW beacon on the International Space Station.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Canada Scouts Contact Successful
3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the Virginia Air and Space Center located in Hampton, Virginia on Tuesday, June 26 at 18:22 UTC. The contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Successful ARISS Contacts Held
3. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
4. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Scouts Canada, Nova Scotia Council in Dartmouth, Canada on Saturday, June 23 at 17:10 UTC via station VK5ZAI in Australia. A “Space Program Event” will be held with Scouts of various ages in conjunction with groups earning their Science Badge Awards. The youth will learn about space, the ISS and amateur radio.