[K3CAL] ARISS

[N3AE]

All, 

If anyone is interested in satellite communications and the International Space Station, you might want to participate in the web meeting described below (March 10 at 7PM). It would be good to have a CARA member or two at least familiar with the ARISS program and application process. 

Contact ARISS ( ariss at arrl.org ) to sign up for the web meeting. 

Shawn 
N3AE 

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ARISS Celebrates its 1000th Educational Amateur Radio Contact with Video 


Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ( ARISS ), the first-ever ISS payload activated by the crew, is gearing up for its 1000th educational ham radio contact in March. A video jointly produced by ARRL, NASA, and AMSAT, titled, " Celebrating the 1000th Contact ," has been posted on YouTube. 

A jointly produced ARRL-NASA-AMSAT video, "Celebrating the 1000th Contact," has been posted on YouTube. 

ARISS celebrated 15 years of a permanent ham radio presence in space last December. In 2000, several pupils and a teacher got to chat on 2 meters with the first ISS Commander, William "Shep" Shepherd, KD5GSL. Since that first ARISS school contact, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the station have talked with students in 44 states in the US and in 51 other countries. 

ARISS anticipates the 1000th educational radio contact will occur during March. 

On an application basis, ARISS organizes scheduled Amateur Radio contacts between ISS crew members and students at a school or less-formal education venue. Experienced Amateur Radio volunteers work with ARISS and individual schools to handle the technical aspects. Through these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and Amateur Radio. 

ARISS touches tens of thousands of students per year. One ARISS goal is to inspire an interest among young people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects and in STEM careers. Another is to provide an educational opportunity for students, teachers, and the public to learn about space exploration and satellites, as well as about wireless technology and radio science through Amateur Radio. 

ARISS Online Information Session 

The ARISS program coordinator will offer an online information session on March 10 at 7 PM ET for schools and organizations interested in hosting an Amateur Radio contact with a member of the International Space Station crew. The hour-long session is aimed at providing additional details regarding US ARISS contacts and the proposal process. There will be an opportunity to ask questions. Advance registration is required . Contact ARISS to sign up. Prospective ARISS contact sponsors are not required to attend an online information session, but they are strongly encouraged to do so. 
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