Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Successful Contact with Konu Milky Way Observatory
3. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
4. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contact

Topics in this report:
1. Successful Contact with South Hobart Primary School
2. New ARISS-U.S. Delegate
3. ARISS on Facebook
4. Crew Sends Birthday Wishes to ARISS Member
5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISSat-1

Boy and Girl Scouts at Space Jam 4, under the stars in a grass field at the Rantoul IL airport made a direct contact with the ISS via the BSA Crew 272 WB9SA Sat/Comm station Aug. 8th at 4:12 CST. Doug Wheelock talked with the Scouts as the ISS flew overhead. Crew members ran the call and shot video of the contact and the ISS flaring over head.

Videos (part 1 and 2) can be seen at:
http://www.spacejamboree.com/multimedia.php
or on YouTube by searching "crew 272 ISS" as well as past year's ISS contact videos.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Da Vinci Science Center Contact was a Success
3. ARRL Article on Boy Scout Jamboree
4. ISS Ham Debrief with JAXA Astronaut
5. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
6. ARISSat-1 Status
7. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
8. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contact

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. QST Covers ARISS
3. ISS Ham Debrief Scheduled

1. Upcoming School Contact

Topics in this report:
1. Successful ARISS Contact Held with Boy Scout Space Jamboree
2. ARRL Article on ARISS School, Greenville Elementary
3. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS Event

1. Successful ARISS Contact Held with Boy Scout Space Jamboree
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held with Boy and Girl Scouts in Rantoul, Illinois on Sunday, August 8. On-orbit astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC answered 14 questions prepared for him by the Scouts. The contact was part of the Space Jamboree held at the Rantoul National Aviation Center. Scouts from over eight states in the Midwest attended and earned merit badges in Space Exploration, Aviation, Robotics, Radio & Electronics and others.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Boy Scouts Celebrate Anniversary with ARISS Contact
3. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline

1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the Space Jamboree in Rantoul, Illinois on Saturday, August 7 at 15:07 UTC. The Rantoul National Aviation Center is the former Chanute Air Force Base and is the home of the Chanute Air Museum, which collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets aviation and aerospace artifacts that relate to the life and accomplishments of Octave Chanute, Chanute Field/ Chanute Air Force Base and its technical training programs, the history of military aviation and Illinois aviation. The museum reaches out to youth with Aviation Camp and this year will host the "Space Jam 4" for Boy and Girl Scouts coming from over four states in the Midwest. Merit Badges may be earned in Space Exploration, Aviation, Radio & Electronics and others.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. ARISS Contact with International Space University Students
3. ARRL Covers 2010 National Scout Jamboree
4. ARISS-Brazil Web Page Updated
5. Astronaut Training Status
6. Astronaut T. J. Creamer Participates in ISS Ham Debrief
7. ARISS International Team Meeting Held

1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia on Saturday, July 31 at 18:21 UTC. The jamboree is being planned for about 43,000 Scouts and leaders in 825 troops, plus some 5,000 staff members for support, program and headquarters services. The K2BSA Amateur Radio Demonstration Area is a hot spot of activity throughout the Jamboree. At past Jamborees, thousands of Scouts toured K2BSA. More than 300 earned their Radio Merit Badges and more than 100 new Technician licenses were earned. The club supporting this event is the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. ARISS Contact with Girl Guides of Canada
3. MAI-75 Experiment Activated
4. Astronaut Training Status - Upcoming Simulation Contacts
5. ARRL Story on Upcoming CLC Contacts
6. ISS Ham Debrief Scheduled
7. ARISS - Camp Cavett Contact in the News
8. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline

1. Upcoming School Contact
International Space University (ISU), located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France, has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, July 21 at 15:36 UTC. The university provides interdisciplinary educational programs to students and space professionals in an international, intercultural environment. Over 130 students are enrolled in the ISU Space Studies Program through which they will learn the basics of satellite communications. They will also study human spaceflight and learn about the legal aspects of space exploration and international cooperation. The ARISS contact will be the featured activity of this program.

Made contact with Col Doug Wheelock at 2202 UTC on Sunday 18 July 2010. Signal was crystal clear from ISS. Stan White N2SW