Topics in this report
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Successful Contact with Challenger Learning Center
3. NZZ Article on Swiss Contact
4. ARISS Presentations Posted

1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL on Saturday, September 13 at 15:54 UTC. The contact will be facilitated by telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. During the event, Scouts will earn the Space Exploration Merit Badge, which includes the Mars Mission Design and the Moon Base Model construction. NASA DLN will assist with teaching these two topics. Scouts will design and launch water rockets and explore robotic technology. Segway of Chicago will assist in Robotics education. Participants will also complete many of the Radio Merit Badge requirements. The local rocket club will provide rocket launches throughout the event, two during the outdoor viewing of the movie "October Sky." The event will conclude with a hot air balloon launch. Boy Scouts (ages 11-17), Cub Scouts (ages 6 -10), and adult volunteers have been invited to the event. The Space Jamboree has attracted the attention of regional media outlets. Four television stations, radio stations, and local newspapers are planning features on this Space Jamboree.

2. Successful Contact with Challenger Learning Center
On Monday, September 1, ten students visiting the Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County in Oregon, Ohio participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The students posed ten questions to Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, in front of an audience of 80. News 24 TV was present and interviewed the students. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT server and IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) Reflector 9010.

3. NZZ Article on Swiss Contact
On Saturday, August 30, students attending Schulehaus Feld 1 in Richterswil, Switzerland participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ posted an article (in German) on the contact. See: http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/zuerich/telefonkonferenz_mit_der_raumstation_iss_1.820665.html

4. ARISS Presentations Posted
On Thursday, August 28, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member gave a talk to Rockwell Collins Amateur Radio Club in Richardson, Texas. His talk covered Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) satellites and ARISS projects. The presentation has been posted to the AMSAT Web site. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/AMSAT for RCARC.ppt

The ARISS presentation given at the Challenger Learning Center (CLC) Lead Flight Directors Conference on August 27 has also been posted. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/Challenger National Convention 2008.ppt

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