ARISS News Release                                                                           No. 21-49
 
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at the Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
 
September 18, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).
 
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from Children’s National Hospital. Children will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radio call sign KE5DNI, during the ARISS radio contact. Appropriate local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge station.
 
The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for September 21, 2021 at 2:05 pm EDT (Washington, DC) (18:05 UTC, 1:05 pm CDT, 12:05 pm MDT, 11:05 am PDT).
 
Children’s National Hospital is a nationally ranked, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Washington D.C. Children’s Hospital is not a school, however the hospital works with school districts to coordinate home and hospital teachers to provide an educational program for their patients. In this regard, the hospital’s purpose is to provide stimulating educational opportunities for students who must miss school due to illness or injury. Their educational goals include implementation of a STEAM curriculum for patients that encourages designing, inventing, and creating through real-world applications. Their educational state-of-the-art facility (Seacrest Studios) was established by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in 2015, and provides kids (serving all children at any age level) an interactive space to explore radio, television, and social media, share their on-air talents and participate in programs that are broadcast directly to patient rooms. Seacrest Studios at Children’s National Hospital has been working closely with NASA and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum while continuing to provide space and STEAM related programming to their patients and patients’ families. The hospital had also partnered with members of the local ham radio club in Alexandria, Virginia.

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. What are some of the tools that you use to help you safely breathe in space?
2. What do the Northern Lights look like in space?
3. What does your body feel like in space? How do you feel normal again?
4. Can you please describe the most beautiful thing you've ever seen in space?
5. Is the food we buy on earth the same food you eat in space?
6. How do you feel emotionally and physically during the initial takeoff? What is the atmosphere like inside of the rocket?
7. Has there been any discovery that there is other life in this universe?
8. How much of Earth can you identify from space?
9. What happens if you get injured/hurt in space? Are there doctors on board?
10. How long does it take to get to the Moon and Mars from Earth?
11. How heavy is the spacesuit?
12. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
13. What species of animals have been to space?
14. Can you have your own pets in space?
15. Where do astronauts sleep while in the spaceship?
16. How do you clean your spacesuit while in space? Do you have laundry on board?
17. What specific devices do you use to stay active and workout while in space?
18. What was the coolest part about training to become an astronaut?
19. How does it feel to come back to earth and how does your body react?
20. What galaxy would you like to go to most and why?
21. How old were you when you first went to space?
22. Where does your trash go?

ARISS News Release                                                                                No.   21-47  

Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Recognizes ARISS Organization

September 3, 2021— Kathryn Lueders, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA has posted a statement recognizing Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) for its accomplishments in promoting STEM initiatives through amateur radio.
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NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) networks enable #NASA to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers – even from 350 kilometers above Earth.

In addition to connecting the science community on Earth with the groundbreaking research studies and experiments aboard the International Space Station, SCaN enables the space station to act as a unique platform for global STEM outreach and education efforts.  

For over 20 years, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, a non-profit supported by SCaN, has connected classrooms on Earth with astronauts aboard the space station, allowing students to engage directly with astronauts in real-time. Using ham radio equipment installed on the space station and a ham radio station on the ground, students are able to establish a direct radio connection with the space station and ask the crew questions about living in space and what it takes to become an astronaut.  

In preparation for their ARISS contact, the students explore a variety of #STEM studies, including space exploration, radio communication, and wireless technologies. With tens of thousands of student participants each year, the ARISS program plays an important role in inspiring the Artemis Generation and encouraging students to pursue STEM careers.   

Learn more about the ARISS program and how you can bring space into your classroom here: www.ariss.org

ARISS News Release                                                 No.   21-46    
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org


ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Carl Fuhlrott-Gymnasium, Wuppertal, Germany

August 19, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Carl Fuhlrott-Gymnasium, and Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radio call sign KE5DNI. Students will take turns asking their questions. Appropriate local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the call sign DN1CFG will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for August 23, 2021 at 9:54:53 am CEST (Wuppertal, DE), (7:54 UTC, 3:54 am EDT, 2:54 am CDT, 1:54 am MDT and 12:54 am PDT).

Carl-Fuhlrott-Gymnasium (CFG) (with students ages 10-19 years), provides curricula leading to the A-levels (“Abitur”), an exam which entitles their students to study any subject at any university. CFG is a certified European School and also certified as a MINT (STEM equivalent) excellence center. Their MINT/STEM curriculum includes courses in Astronomy and collaborates with Bergische Universität to provide astronomy training for students and teachers. Students’ extracurricular activities include using the school’s onsite astronomical observatory that has six telescopes (Celestron C11) and one Planewave CDK20. Amateur radio is also part of student activities with an onsite amateur radio station and planned activities that would involve studies in radio astronomy, and software defined radio. Students have participated in the launching and radio tracking of a high-altitude balloon flight and have used that experience to prepare for this ARISS contact.

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1.  How do you like being in space and what do you do all day?
2.  How do you brush your teeth up there? Can you take a shower?
3.  Do you live sustainably on the ISS?
4.  What do you do in your free time? I hope you have some at all.
5.  Do astronauts have privacy? How do you manage living with so many astronauts in a confined space?
6.  Does zero gravity and the remoteness of the station have any effects on your psyche?
7.  Are there any implicit rules among the astronauts and cosmonauts on the ISS?
8.  Did you take any personal items with you to remind you of your expedition?
9.  Where does the oxygen on the ISS come from? Is the photobioreactor experiment using algae still working and which usage could it have?
10.  How does an EVA-activity feel?
11. Have you ever experienced/seen anything that you could not explain scientifically?
12.  At our observatory, we have observed several exoplanets with the transition method. Do you also have experiments on sky observation on the ISS? Maybe even exoplanets?
13.  How optimistic are you while searching for black matter?
14.  How does zero gravity influence muscle building and muscle loss during and after your mission? Could you help influence this with muscle building drugs?
15.  Sufficient sleep forms the basis for an effective muscle build-up. Is it therefore necessary to prepare yourselves for sleeping in the Space station or do you need to get used to the conditions first
to get a restful sleep?
16.  What do you think of private companies building rockets for manned space flight instead of the national space agencies?
17.  Do you think it will be possible to live on Mars or on other planets until 2050, as Elon Musk plans to?
18.  Is CIMON-2 still with you on the ISS? What would you like a robot companion do for you?
19.  What are the advantages of cancer research in space? Are there already any benefits for patients on Earth?     

ARISS News Release                                                 No.   21-45    
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Participants in the 1st Ono Group, Hyogo Council Scout Association, Ono, Japan

August 9, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between scouts with the 1st Ono Scout Group, Ono, Japan and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, amateur radio call sign KE5HOD. The scouts will take turns asking their questions. Appropriate local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.  

Amateur radio operators, using the call sign 8J3ONO, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for August 11, 2021 at 5:05 pm JST (Ono, Japan), (8:05 UTC, 4:05 am EDT, 3:05 am CDT, 2:05 am MDT and 1:05 am PDT).

Ono Scout Group has 50 scouts (Elementary school students, junior high school students, high school students, and university students). The Ono Scout Group consists of 40 leaders, and this year marks the 40-year anniversary of its founding. This ARISS contact with the scouts is intended to help their scouts develop an interest in space and science and technology.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Do you feel any stress during your long stay on the ISS?
2. Can you see the aurora from space?
3. Did you find aliens?
4. Please tell us the most fun thing in space.
5. How do you sleep on the ISS?
6. Is there any physical change in space?
7. What do you do with the garbage on the ISS?
8. What happens if the spacesuit gets torn?
9. What happens when you use an abacus in zero gravity?
10. Why did you become an astronaut?
11. Is there any water outside space craft?
12. What devices do you have around you?
13. Do sunflowers bloom in the ISS, when day and night switch every 45 minutes?
14. What do you do when there is a problem with the ISS?     

ARISS News Release                                                 No.   21-44   
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at
Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, Kyoto, Japan

August 1, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language that will be used for this contact. Onsite access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact, and will be following Covid-19 guidelines. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the 8N3ND call sign, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for August 3, 2021 at 8:10 pm JST (Kyoto, Japan), (11:10 UTC, 7:10 am EDT, 6:10 am CDT, 5:10 am MDT and 4:10 am PDT).

Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School was established for women in 1952. The school’s programs leading up to this contact have incorporated studies of amateur radio, the ISS, living in space, space exploration, and earth sciences. Other student activities involved experiments in electronics related to space, space food, and learning about the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. To publicize the ARISS contact to other youth, students provided illustrations for an information booth during the Tachibana school festival.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/4uL-kHi1Bsw
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As time allows, students will ask these questions (Translation):

1. When did you decide to become an astronaut?
2. Was your mission impacted by COVID-19 restrictions? What measures were taken to stay safe and healthy?
3. How many pieces of luggage can you usually bring from the earth? Also, what did you bring this time?
4. How do you move from a spacecraft or rocket to the ISS?
5. What is the best thing about being in space?
6. What was the most dangerous thing you experienced?
7. What do you do if you get ill?
8. What do you want to do after you come back to earth?
9. How did you learn English?
10. How do you maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the ISS?
11. What made you want to become an astronaut?
12. What did you think when you first experienced weightlessness?
13. At what altitude are you flying?     

ARISS News Release                                                 No.   21-43    
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan

July 20, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka and Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radio call sign KE5DNI. Students will take turns asking their questions. Japanese is the language expected to be used during the contact, however students want to communicate in English, therefore they request that replies be in English when possible. Onsite access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact, and following Covid-19 guidelines. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Onsite access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact, and following Covid-19 guidelines.

Amateur radio operators, using the 8N6SW call sign will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 22, 2021 at 6:14 pm JST (Fukuoka, Japan), (09:14 UTC, 5:14 am EDT, 4:14 am CDT, 3:14 am MDT and 2:14 am PDT).

Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School is a private, six-year coeducational school and is among the oldest private schools in the Fukuoka area. In 2003 the school moved to the new campus in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka. The school events that are tied into the ARISS contact include satellite operations, space research, and ham radio’s historical function. The school’s ham radio club will be participating/supporting this contact.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://nasatosw.space/
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What is the best space food that you have ever had?
2. Do you have any personal routines that you do before you do something important?
3. Can you prove that you are actually in space and not just in some NASA base?
4. What made you want to become an astronaut?
5. What do you think when you see Japan from space?
6. What are the most amazing natural phenomena that you have ever seen from space?
7. Is there anything in the universe that cannot be seen from earth?
8. What would be the biggest challenge if people decide to move to Mars?
9. What is the most inconvenient thing about living in space?
10. You have been on several missions to space. On your first trip, what was the hardest part about coming back to earth?
11. What was the hardest part of your training and tests on earth?
12. What does the aurora borealis look like from space?
13. Many different countries and companies are trying their best to explore space, but I don't think they should compete with each other. Instead, we need to unite together, because we are all human beings; we are all on one team. Mr. Hoshide, what do you think about it?
14. As the captain of the ISS, what do you think is the most important part of your job?
15. I want to major in "space engineering" at university. So, could you please tell me what kinds of. technology you would want to be developed in the future.     

ARISS News Release                                                              No. 21-42
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at
SpaceKids Global/Girl Scouts of Citrus, Winter Park, Florida, United States

July 19, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from SpaceKids Global in Winter Park, FL, along with Girl Scouts working with Girl Scouts of Citrus. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP, during the ARISS radio contact. English is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners within the ISS footprint that encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge ground station.

The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home or while being social-distanced at their facility.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 21, 2021 at 1:47 pm EDT (Winter Park, FL) (17:47 UTC, 12:47 pm CDT, 11:47 am MDT, 10:47 am PDT).
 
SpaceKids Global partnered with Girl Scouts of Citrus Council to create the Making Space for Girls Program. This is a year-long STEAM-enrichment program for girls in grades K-12, teaches them about space exploration and communications and other various topics, with the intent of inspiring them to pursue STEAM careers. SpaceKids Global is hosting the ARISS contact in conjunction with this Program that provides virtual activities reaching over 600 students from 89 Girl Scout councils across 46 different states and countries. The curriculum aligns with the steps for Girl Scout badge requirements. During the weeks leading up to this ARISS contact, the Program included virtual activities about space technology, and amateur radio operations as well as hands-on activities revolving around electronics and technology.  The Program also invited guest speakers in the fields of space exploration and space technologies, and included virtual courses in Space Science 101 and Humans in Space. The Program also launched online (summer of 2020) the Making Space for Girls STEAM Challenge and, as a result, hundreds of girls submitted their experiments, art design, or space-themed essay to the ISS. In collaboration with Challenge partner, ProXops, selected projects and items will launch in a Faraday Box to the ISS on a SpaceX flight in the Fall of 2021.

View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/KzSRnjSjiTw .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What is your favorite outer space food? Do you have lots of different things to eat?
2. In Girl Scouts, we are taught to use resources wisely. How could this concept be applied to NASA and the space industry?
3. What do you do for fun on the ISS?
4. What is your favorite piece of experiment/research that you have worked on in space?
5. What does it feel like in space?  
6. Do astronauts get sick when they're in space and how would they handle it if so?
7. What would happen if you brought a compass to outer space with you?  
8. How high can you jump on the moon?
9. What is Oobleck like in space? Would it act the same as on Earth? Would it firm up when hit or thrown or would it stay all oozy?  
10. How would you describe weightlessness?
11. Do you have any live animals on the International Space Station?
12. What kinds of food have you been able to grow in space so far?
13. What math did you take and use on the International Space Station?
14. Would you be excited to meet an alien while you were in space and what would you want them to know about Earth?
15. Which is more fun- the ride to the ISS or the trip home? What does it feel like?
16. What training did you have to do before you went to the space station?  
17. What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie?
18. What are some challenges that you have to face trying to readjust back to your normal life after being in space?
19. Do you take social media photos or videos in space and how do you post them?
20. When was a time that you had failed at something in your journey in becoming an astronaut, why did you decide to keep pushing through?
21. What are some major hurdles to make it to Mars?
22. Does an astronaut’s height increase in space and come back to normal after returning to Earth?
23. What is your advice to a female that is looking to get into the space industry?

ARISS News Release                                                           No.   21-41  
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Youth on The Air Camp (YOTA) 2021
West Chester, OH, USA
 
July 12, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).
 
This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turns asking their questions of Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radio call sign KE5DNI. English is the language that will be used during this contact.  Both onsite and remote access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact per Covid-19 guidelines. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station.
 
ARISS team member John Sygo in Paardekraal, South Africa, call sign ZS6JON will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 14, 2021 at 11:03 am EDT (West Chester, OH), (15:03 UTC, 10:03 am CDT, 9:03 am MDT and 8:03 am PDT).
 
Youth on the Air 2021 (YOTA) is a week-long camp (July 11-16) for ham radio operators ages 15-25 from across North, Central, and South America, and is held at the Voice of America Museum in West Chester, OH. The VOA Museum and the West Chester Amateur Radio Club (WC8VOA) is partnering with this YOTA Region 2 Camp event. They will provide ham radio educational activities for camp participants and support the ARISS contact. This camp event is designed to help licensed students to take ham radio to the next level by providing them with unique experiences and technologies, and the opportunity to meet other young hams. The camp staff is a collection of experienced ham volunteers from across the Americas. Young hams that are staff and some that are volunteers from local amateur radio clubs will lead activities. These include: kit building, antenna building, transmitter hunting and direction finding, digital modes, and a high-altitude balloon launch.  Amateur satellite operation is one of the workshops provided; others included effective radio communications, local history of ham radio, and using amateur radio during emergencies. This ARISS contact is intended to inspire these young hams to learn more about communication using amateur satellites and making ARISS radio contacts.
 
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LVWge18cxFh0SnHemQ2zQ
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. Who are your greatest role models and mentors and why?
2. What is the most interesting thing you have seen from space?
3. What was the biggest challenge you faced in becoming an astronaut, and how did you overcome it?
4. How often do you or other astronauts man the ISS simplex radio?
5. What are you doing now on the space station that will help future missions to the Moon and Mars conduct their experiments safely?
6. What is the hardest aspect of space travel that training cannot prepare you for?
7. What are your specific role(s) on the ISS?
8. What is your favorite thing to do in space that can’t be done on earth?
9. What does a typical day look like?
10. What is the most rewarding part about living and working on the ISS?
11. What new space related technology are you most excited for?
12. When did you first learn about ham radio?
13. How are breaches or leaks in the station detected and what are the necessary steps to contain them?
14. How often do you launch smaller spacecraft into orbit on the space station?
15. Are there many issues for you to fix on a day-to-day basis?

ARISS News Release                                                                     No. 21-40
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students in France at
Ecole publique de Bellême in Bellême, Pôle scolaire Igé/Le Gué de la Chaine in Belforêt en Perche, and Ecole de Nocé in Perche en Nocé
 
June 24, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).
 
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from three schools in France. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG, during the ARISS radio contact. French is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 437.525 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge station.
 
The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 26, 2021 at 11:25 am CEST (Bellême, France) (9:25 am UTC, 5:25 am EDT, 4:25 am CDT, 3:25 am MDT, 2:25 am PDT).
 
Three schools in France will participate in this ARISS contact: Ecole de Nocé, Pôle scolaire Igé/Le Gué de la Chaine and Ecole publique de Bellême. These are rural schools about 90 miles west of Paris and will involve about 360 students, age 6 – 15 years old. The schools have partnered with the amateur radio club (callsign F4KLQ) in preparation for this contact. Student-members of the ham club receive training from the adult members who have knowledge in the fields of radio, aeronautical, and the space sciences. Ham radio workshops include the topics: Orne Sky Sat, the Yaourtocom 2000, SSTV, Morse code, radio communication, and radio directional finding.
 
Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch livestream at: www.ariotti.com
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. Que faites-vous comme expérience en ce moment?
2. Quand vous étiez dans l’ISS lors de votre première mission, vous êtes-vous dit que vous y retourneriez un jour?
3. Comment se passe un ravitaillement?
4. Comment vit-on loin de sa famille?
5. Comment avez-vous réagi lorsque vous avez appris que vous retourniez dans l’ISS pour la deuxième fois?
6. Quelle place y a-t-il pour l'écologie lorsque l'on part dans l'espace?
7. Qu’aimez-vous le plus dans le fait d’aller dans l’espace?
8. Votre préparation a-t-elle été différente pour cette deuxième mission?
9. Est-ce que c'est d'avoir parlé à un astronaute lorsque vous étiez petit qui vous a donné envie de devenir astronaute à votre tour?
10. Combien de temps mettez-vous à vous habituer à l’impesanteur?
11. Dans l’ISS, avez-vous déjà ressenti le besoin de redescendre sur Terre?
12. Avez-vous déjà croisé des astéroïdes et comment les éviter?
13. Accepteriez-vous de donner votre nom à notre école?
14. Lorsque vous êtes dans l’ISS, qu’est-ce qui vous manque le plus?
15. Est-ce que l'impesanteur est dangereux pour le corps si on y reste trop longtemps?
16. Avez-vous déjà été en danger pendant une de vos missions?
17. Qu’est-ce qui est le plus difficile à vivre dans l’ISS?
18. Relèverez-vous le défi de jouer aux dés lors de cette mission?
 
Translation:
 
1. What experiments are you working on currently?
2. When you were in the ISS on your first mission, did you think you would ever go back there?
3. What is refueling about? How does it work?
4. How is it to live away from your family?
5. What was your reaction when you were told you were returning to the ISS?
6. Is ecology something you take into account when you go into space?
7. What do you like the most about going in space?
8. Was the preparation different for this second mission?
9. Did talking to an astronaut when you were young inspire you to become an astronaut yourself?
10. How many times do you take to get used to the zero gravity / weightlessness?
11. In the ISS, have you ever felt the need to come back down to Earth?
12. Did you ever come across asteroids and what would you do to avoid them?
13. Would you agree to give your name to our school?
14. What do you miss most when you're in the ISS?
15. Does weightlessness impact your body in a dangerous way if you stay in this condition for too long?
16. Have you ever been in danger during a mission?
17. What's the hardest thing to live with in the ISS?
18. Will you accept the challenge of playing dice while you're on this mission?

ARISS News Release                                                       No. 21-39
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students in France at
Collège Albert Camus in La Norville and Université Paris-Saclay in Saint-Aubin
 
June 15, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).
 
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from these two schools. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG. French is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners who are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge station.
 
ARISS team member Jan Poppeliers in Aartselaar, Belgium using radio call sign ON4ISS, will serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 17, 2021 at 1:40 pm CEST (La Norville, France) (11:40 UTC, 7:40 am EDT, 6:40 am CDT, 5:40 am MDT, 4:40 am PDT).
 
Course preparations and learning activities prior to this ARISS contact have been a combined effort between two schools: Collège Albert Camus (Middle School) and Université Paris-Saclay; and members of the amateur radio club of Viry-Châtillon (F5KEE).
 
Collège Albert Camus (about 300 students ages 11-15) is in La Norville in a rural area, about 40 km south of Paris.  The school provides students a classical STEM French curriculum with additional courses/activities focused on space-related sciences.
 
Université Paris-Saclay, in the Orsay/Gif/Saclay area offers Bachelor, Master and Doctorate programs, including mathematics, physics, medicine, and agriculture. The University internal colleges offer programs in science and engineering, life sciences and health, social sciences and humanities. Its 275 labs shared with CEA, CNRS, ONERA (French research labs) involve 48,000 students, 9,000 teachers and teacher-researchers, and 11,000 technical and administrative staff.
Members of the amateur radio club of Viry-Châtillon offer students instruction on radio communication—activities/workshops on radio theory/practice, intro to Morse code, antenna-building, fox-hunting, radio receiver building, and amateur radio regulations. The club will support the school during the contact.
 
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04k4RGNxlgU&list=TLPQMTUwNjIwMjGIS3GJchfc6g&index=2
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. Avez-vous ressenti au second décollage les mêmes émotions qu’au premier?
2. A votre retour dans l’ISS avez-vous retrouvé vos réflexes?
3. Qu’est-ce que vous trouvez compliqué en apesanteur?
4. Quelle est l’influence de l’apesanteur sur les 5 sens?
5. Dans l’Espace rêve-t-on qu’on est en apesanteur?
6. Quelles sortes d’expériences réalisez-vous dans l’ISS?
7. Quelles responsabilités aurez-vous en tant que commandant de bord?
8. Qu’est ce qui est le plus important pour vous derrière le nom de votre mission ALPHA?
9. Faites-vous des choses différemment lors de votre 2eme mission?
10. Quand on est en sortie extra véhiculaire, est-ce qu’on pense à l’Espace autour de soi?
11. Appréciez-vous de la même manière les plats de Thierry Marx et Raphaël Haumont qui ont été préparés pour vous dans l’Espace?
12. Qu’est-ce qui vous émerveille le plus dans l’Espace?
13. Quel principal conseil pouvez-vous donner à la future sélection des astronautes?
14. Quelle influence espérez-vous avoir sur la jeunesse?
15. Vu de l’espace, qu'observez-vous de la présence de l’Homme et de ses dégâts?
16. Pensez-vous que l'on pourra trouver les moyens d'une alimentation durable lors d'un long voyage spatial, par exemple avec des micro-algues?
17. En quoi votre expérience sur l'ISS permet de préparer les prochaines missions vers Mars?
18. Quelles compétences de votre formation vous sont utiles aujourd’hui pour commander cette mission?
19. Comment gérez-vous psychologiquement la présence du vide?
 
Translation
 
1. Did you feel the same emotions on the second launch as you did on the first one?
2. When you returned to the ISS, did you get back into your old habits?
3. What do you find complicated in zero gravity?
4. What is the influence of weightlessness onto the five senses?
5. In space, do we dream that we are weightless?
6. What kind of experiments do you perform on the ISS?
7. What responsibilities will you have as the ISS captain?
8. What is the most important thing for you behind the name of the mission ALPHA?
9. Are you doing things any differently on your second mission?
10. When you're on an EVA, do you think about the space all around you?
11. Do you enjoy Thierry Marx’s and Raphaël Haumont’s dishes as much in space as you do on the ground?
12. What amazes you most about Space?
13. What advice would you give to the future selection of astronauts?
14. What influence do you hope to have on the younger generation?
15. As seen from space, what can you make of the presence of humankind and its damage?
16. Do you think we will be able to find a type of sustainable food which could be grown or cultivated during a long space trip, such as micro-algae?
17. How does your experience on the ISS help prepare for future crewed missions to Mars?
18. What skills acquired through your educational background and training are useful to you today to command this mission?
19. How do you psychologically deal with the presence of emptiness of space?