ARISS International Teleconference
Tuesday May 17, 2005 11:30 UTC (7:30 am ET)
Participants:
Frank Bauer
Rosalie White
Sergey Samburov
Keigo Komuro
Gaston Bertels
Lou McFadin
Mark Steiner
Daniel Lamoureux
Ken Pulfer
Robin Haighton
Ken Nichols
Carol Jackson
Keith Pugh
Jim Heck
Carlos Eavis
Bill Boston
Kenneth Ransom
Interpreter: Tatyanna Preiser
Masanobu Tsuji
Miles Mann
Unable to Attend:
Larry Agabekov
Dave Larsen
Norm Fusaro (for Mark Spencer)
Scott Stevens
Erika Vick
Tadeu Fernandes
Scott Anderson
Mark Spencer
Graham Shirville
ARISS I Agenda:
Administrative Session
1. ARISS Face-to-Face Meeting, University of Surrey, July/Aug 2005, Presenters: J. Heck, C. Eavis
Discussion:
Jim Heck – The minutes from last month pretty much covered all the info, and all of it along with any updates, www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium. Sophie Hague at the University will be handling the booking details – her contact info is also on the website. If there are problems, please send an email to Jim Heck at g3wgm@amsat.org.
It is possible to stay in University accommodations beyond the ARISS meeting if so desired. This event is jointly sponsored by AMSAT-UK and the Radio Society of Great Britain. The Monday evening dinner, sponsored by the RSGB, will be a dinner cruise on the canal. Spaces will be limited, and preference will be for ARISS-I attendees over casual visitors, so please email Jim at g3wgm@amsat.org when you are sure of your plans. Jim guarantees good weather for the AMSAT colloquium and the ARISS meeting.
Carlos – Has arranged for temporary licensing for all ARISS-I delegates, regardless of reciprocal and CEPT agreements. Please email your name, total stay in the UK (including and dates beyond the meeting), and a copy of your license to carlos.eavis@rsgb.org.uk.
Robin – Friday morning, just before the AMSAT-UK meeting, there will be a meeting of all AMSAT international members from 11 AM to Noon. All ARISS-I delegates are welcome.
2. Third Party Traffic Issues, Presenters: S. Samburov, G. Bertels
Discussion:
Frank asked Sergey and Gaston to talk about this item because they are now experts, given the many international crewmembers flying on Soyuz taxi flights. When the US Space Shuttle returns to flight, there will be even more opportunities. When opportunities arise, or even potential opportunities, the parties involved should immediately begin discussions regarding third party operations as well as equipment and operations training.
Sergey – One of the most important issues is getting the proper licensing for the crewmember. Requests to the Ministry of Communication need to be made 2 months in advance. Requests can be made through Energia to make things easier.
Sergey proposes that Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, for his long-term flight, will continue the naming convention and be involved in ARISS-5 in the Energia numbering system. Thomas is currently scheduled to be launched to the ISS on STS-121. Gaston will be setting up three ESA contacts for Thomas, and has asked for up to 3 more. Thomas and the upcoming Swedish astronaut, Christer Fuglesang will be able to use the US callsign NA1SS. It is also possible for them to use the Russian callsign RS0ISS since it is shared equipment.
Gaston will be working with Sergej to re-activate the ESA license for use onboard the ISS.
Rosalie pointed out the significance of the fact that Gaston has gotten special letters or specific interpretations of educational portions of regulations that allow European non-ham students to talk with licensed US astronauts. Getting these special letters takes time, and then there is time needed for the US side to get the FCC to review the special letters or specific interpretations.
3. Sputnik's 50th year celebration event, Presenter: G. Bertels
Discussion:
Gaston has discussed previously the plan to launch 50 nanosatellites to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik. He has spoken with the head of the ESA Education Office, and has found out that the plan is now to launch 10 microsatellites (roughly 40x20x15 cm) at once on one ring. The ring would be launched by a Soyuz frigate, and all 10 would remain on the ring. The targeted launch date is now 2008. The program is being coordinated by the IAF, the International Astronautical Federation. Plans are still being finalized, but each of the ten probably would be built by different countries. Gaston is working to ensure that ham radio is onboard, along with Graham Shirville.
4. New Business (administrative only)
Discussion:
Jim Heck noted that there is some interest in having a school contact with a Chinese school during the 2008 Olympics. The general reaction was very positive.
General Session
5. SSTV Status, August Progress Manifest, Presenter: F. Bauer, S. Samburov
- Spacecam schedule
- ISS Ham dedicated laptop schedule
Discussion:
Sergey Samburov: Sergei Krikalev is certified and ready to install and operate the SSTV hardware and software as soon as it is delivered, tentatively set for the August Progress launch. The software and manuals have been prepared in Russian. Sergey Samburov will send a copy of the software to Kenneth Ransom, Lou McFadin, and Miles Mann for their review. Miles asked for copies of what NASA is sending up.
The plan for computers is to use the old A22 IBM ThinkPad temporarily and ultimately replace it with an A31 in August.
6. SuitSat Status, Presenters: S. Samburov, L. McFadin
- Voice Messages
- Educational Proposal
Discussion:
Lou McFadin: Box and harness design and fabrication are proceeding at a very rapid pace. Top level description: capability of sending five 40 second voice messages followed by 40 seconds of off-air time. The team needs the five voice messages as soon as possible so they can be stored in memory. One of the messages will be an SSTV picture containing the ARISS graphic and some greetings in text.
Frank sent out a proposal to the ARISS-I team for involving schools in the SuitSat event. Frank is looking for final comments today so he can distribute the invitation to the schools worldwide via the ARISS-I team tomorrow, Wednesday, May 18.
7. New business
Discussion:
None.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Steiner, K3MS for the ARISS Team