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ARLS006 ARISS Opens Window for Proposals to Host Contacts with Space Station
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Space Bulletin 006  ARLS006
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  February 21, 2017
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS006
ARLS006 ARISS Opens Window for Proposals to Host Contacts with Space Station
Crew

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking
proposals from schools and formal or informal educational institutions and
organizations - individually or working in concert - to host Amateur Radio
contacts next year with ISS crew members. The window to submit a proposal is
April 15. ARISS anticipates that contacts will take place between January 1 and
June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact
dates. Proposal information and documents are on the ARRL website at,
http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact .

To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS seeks proposals from
schools and organizations that can draw large numbers of participants and
integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Each FM-voice
contact lasts about 10 minutes - the length of a typical overhead ISS pass from
horizon to horizon.

Scheduled ham radio contacts with ISS crew members allow students to interact
with an astronaut or cosmonaut through a question-and-answer format.
Participants and the audiences alike can learn firsthand from the astronaut or
cosmonaut what it's like to live and work in space and to learn about space
research on the ISS. Students will be able to observe and learn about satellite
communication, wireless technology, and radio science.

Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling
activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to
accommodate changes in contact dates and times.

To help organizations prepare proposals, ARISS offers 1-hour online information
sessions, designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS contacts and
the proposal process, as well as provide an avenue for interested organizations
to ask questions. Attending an online Information Session is not required but
is strongly encouraged.

Information Sessions for the current application window will take place on
Monday, March 6, at 7 PM EST (0000 UTC on March 7) and Thursday, March 16, at 4
PM EDT (2000 UTC). Contact ARISS via email to sign up and take part at,
ariss@ariss.org .

Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan, and Europe sponsor these educational opportunities by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication
between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the
US, ARISS is a collaborative effort between ARRL and AMSAT, in partnership with
NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS).

Contact ARISS for more information via email at, ariss@ariss.org .

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