Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

School Contact Checklist

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Time of application

• Ensure planned school amateur radio station set-up is sufficient for contact (or request telebridge but ensure local hams are still working with the school)

• Complete application.

• Prepare a robust educational proposal.

• Submit plans for ways to include many youths.

• Submit statistics on student and community demographics.

• Submit media coverage proposal.

• Include school calendar covering one year.

• Submit application with educational proposal.

• Note receipt of an e-mail from ARISS that your application and accompanying papers were received.

• Note receipt of an e-mail from ARISS that your application was approved or if not, why it was not.

ARISS notifies school of time slot options and assigned ARISS school mentor

• Prepare school station for contact.

• Prepare news release.

• Contact the media.

• Invite parents, community and local officials

3-4 weeks prior to contact

        • U.S. schools provide number of teachers and students who will participate in ARISS contact to JSC Education Office.

2-3 weeks prior to contact

• Submit student names, ages and questions.

• Submit a 2 or 3 paragraph description of your school and indicate how radio contact preparations are proceeding, and how lesson plans about science, technology, space, and  wireless technology are proceeding.

• Obtain signed Student Release Forms 

• Submit Release Forms

1 week prior to contact

• School is notified of assigned time slot

• U.S. schools only: Look for teacher and student paper surveys which will be mailed to the school by NASA-Johnson Space Center (JSC) Education Office.

24 hours prior to contact

• Submit the form 24 hours ARISS School Contact Confirmation

• Remind the media.

Immediately following contact

• U.S. Schools only: All teachers and students (grades 4-12) complete the NASA paper survey forms immediately following your contact and return them to the NASA-JSC Education Office. A commemorative picture of the ISS will be sent once the NASA surveys are returned.

1-3 days after contact after contact

• All schools download, fill out and e-mail the ARISS Activity Report (evaluation form) found at this link to ARISS mailbox JSC-TFS-ARISS@mail.nasa.gov  Subject line: ARISS Activity Form (contact host) within 1-3 days after your contact. 

3 days after contact

• Submit mp3 file, initial photos, statistics, media coverage, summary.

2 weeks after contact

• Video and follow up photos, etc.

ARISS_School_Contact_Checklist.htm

13 November 2012

15:00 UTC