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1. ARISS School Contacts Status

Due crew schedules onboard the ISS, no Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts are planned at this time. The ARISS team expects contacts to resume once STS-122 launches in early February.

2. Astronaut Training Status

Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI, received training on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) basic radio operations and school contacts on Tuesday, January 8. Creamer is a backup crew member for the Expedition 18 mission.

Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA, and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP, will be scheduled for training on ARISS radio operations and school contacts in the near future. Wakata is scheduled to fly on Expedition 18; Noguchi is slated as his backup.

Two training sessions have also been scheduled for Russian crew members on January 16 and 24.

3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held

Minutes of the December Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) teleconference have been posted. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel20071218.htm The next ARISS teleconference will be held on January 22.

4. South Korean will Participate in ARISS Contact

South Korean spaceflight participant Ko San holds a South Korean amateur radio license. San plans to participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact while aboard the ISS. He will fly on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 17 crew members Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko slated to launch on April 8, 2008.

Source ARISS Weekly Status