ARISS School Contact News Release                                                            No.   2021-01   
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
    
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Shigagakuen Junior & Senior HIgh School, Higashioumi, Japan
 
January 11, 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 and students will take turns asking their questions of astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Amateur radio station 8N3SG will be the ground station for this contact. English is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.  
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 13, 2021 at 7:38 pm JST (Higashioumi), (10:38 UTC, 5:38 am EST, 4:38 am CST, 3:38 am MST and 2:38 am PST).    
 
The Shigagakuen Junior & Senior High School’s (with about 100 students) curricula include Information and Communication Technology and Robot programming, and integrates classroom studies with hands-on activities. This ARISS contact is also an important part of their science studies that promote learning through real-world activities to deepen their students’ knowledge and promote interest in space and communication technology.
 
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/cT6j-7N6zCc    
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1.  Can you see shooting stars from the ISS?
2.  What are some of the challenges of living in zero gravity?
3.  Aren't you lonely in space?
4.  How do you manage the food on board the ISS? What happens when you run out?
5.  What was the hardest part of becoming an astronaut?
6.  When and where do you sleep on the ISS?
7.  How many times and how much food do you eat each day?
8.  Is it comfortable to sleep in space?
9.  What is the difference between the night sky seen from Earth and the night sky seen in space?
10.  Is the earth really blue when seen from space?
11.  What did you think when you first went into space?
12.  When do you feel the most like you're in space on the ISS?
13.  Are space suits heavy?
14.  Do you enjoy floating around in space?
15.  What's the best space food you've eaten?
16.  Which do you enjoy more, life on earth or in space? And why is that?
 
 
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
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ARISS PR
                                                                               
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ARISS News Release                                                                                                   No. 21-01
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
                                                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
7 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
 
January 7, 2021 - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the July-December 2021 contact window. A total of 7 of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a scheduled amateur radio contact with crew on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities.
 
The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for the 7 US host organizations during the July through December 2021 time period. They are now at work completing an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS Technical Mentors, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA.
 
 
Organization                                                              Location

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt    Nashville, TN
Tarwater Elementary                                                  Chandler, AZ
Museum of Science & Technology                             Syracuse , NY
SpaceKids Global and Girl Scouts of Citrus               Winter Park, FL
Civil Air Patrol – Illinois Wing                                      St Charles, IL
Children’s National Hospital                                       Washington, DC
Savannah River Academy                                          Grovetown, GA

 
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR

ARISS News Release                                                                                             No.   20-28  
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Escuela de educación básica Oswaldo Guayasamín (Oswaldo Guayasamín School of Basic Education), Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
 
December 30, 2020—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  Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. John Sygo in Paardekraal, South Africa will use call sign ZS6JON to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The Radio Club Argentino will assist the students with the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 6, 2021 at 11:19 am GALT (Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island), (17:19 UTC, 12:19 pm EST, 11:19 am CST, 10:19 am MST and 9:19 am PST).

The contact will be live streamed and can be viewed at  https://youtu.be/3XmNxHTtR6Q
 
Staff of Oswaldo Guayasamín School of Basic Education in Puerto Ayora, have developed an educational program (Galapagos Infinito) designed to network with other students and schools on the nearby populated Islands of the Galapagos archipelago, about 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador. Galapagos Infinito aims to broaden the students’ perspectives by also connecting them with people on a local (Galapagos and across the Pacific Ocean) and international level. This is accomplished by developing partnerships between the student body/school and various organizations, citizen groups, government entities and private businesses. This ARISS contact will serve to enlighten the students on how satellites and space exploration can help us to better understand the environmental problems that exist on earth.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. What do you feel when you see our planet from space?
2. What did you want to be when you were 12 years old?
3. How do your work in space help support life in our oceans?
4. Can space exploration help us monitor our volcanos and eruptions?
5.  Did you ever see Galapagos from space or other Pacific islands and what do they look like?
6. What are the strangest things you have seen in space?
7.  How can space research help protect animals on earth?
8. How does the ISS research contribute to the knowledge and protection of our planet?
9.  What is the function of the space station and what protocols do astronauts follow when they return to earth?
10. How do you eat or drink in space if there is no gravity?
11.  How long does it take to orbit the earth and if you see the Galápagos Islands on the way?
12. How can we use satellites to prevent disasters?
13.  What do astronauts do to exercise their mind and body in a space station and what is their diet like?
14.  Can you tell us about your space suits and clothes you use?
15.  Can the information collected from your satellite benefit the marine conservation in Galapagos?
16.  Do you see volcanoes from space and did you see the Galapagos islands?
 
 
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
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ARISS News Release                                                                                        No.   20-30      
Dave Jordan, AA4KN                                       
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for December 24
 
December 22, 2020 — An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS on board the International Space Station. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 at 16:40 UTC and continue through December 31 ending at 18:15 UTC. Dates are subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments.
 
Images will be downlinked at 145.8 MHz +/- 3 KHz for Doppler shift and the expected SSTV mode of operation is PD 120. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post images they receive at the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/ .
 
After your image is posted at the gallery, you can acquire a special award by linking to https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ and follow directions for submitting a digital copy of your received image.
 
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
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ARISS News Release                                                                                  No.   20-25    
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact Scheduled for
Students at Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland
 
December 4, 2020—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 Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland and astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Amateur radio station EI1ISS will be the ground station for this contact. About 800 people will be onsite for the event. Students will take turns asking Walker questions and English is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.  
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 7, 2020 at 2:50 pm GMT (Athlone), (14:50 UTC, 9:50 am EST, 8:50 am CST, 7:50 am MST and 6:50 am PST).    
 
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs
 
Athlone Community College has 1,200 students, ages 12 to 18, from a diverse range of backgrounds, and from both rural and urban areas. Mathematics, science and engineering subjects occupy a special place in the school curriculum for both the junior and senior levels, and students have enjoyed studying the ISS and space. In preparation for the ARISS contact, teachers have conducted lessons that involve science and physics studies.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. Did you enjoy the launch into space?
2. Tell us something about current experiments on the ISS?
3. What is your favourite area in the ISS?
4. What activities do you do in your spare time?
5. What is the most interesting thing you have seen on Earth from the space station?
6. What evidence of climate change can you see from space?
7. How many years of training does it take to become an astronaut?
8. Where does the ISS get its energy from?
9. What happens if you are in a space suit and your nose becomes really itchy?
10. When you return home what will you miss most about the ISS?
11. What was the most difficult challenge you had to overcome during training?
12. When you first saw the earth from space what was your reaction?
13. Has something useful on earth come from space experiments?
14. Are your muscles weak when you return from micro gravity?
15. If there was a manned mission to Mars would you consider going?
16. Will it ever be feasible to travel to another solar system?
17. How do you keep fit with the low gravity in space?
18. Does your sense of taste and smell change in space?
19. While on the ISS are you able to communicate with family?
20. When did you decide you wanted to become an astronaut - from a young age or did your interest develop at a later age?
   
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ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
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ARISS News Release                                                                                           No.   20-24    
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for
Students at Tecumseh Public Schools District, Tecumseh, Oklahoma, USA
 
December 2, 2020—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 Tecumseh High School, Tecumseh, OK and astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Both onsite and remote access will be provided to the student body at the time of the contact per Covid-19 guidelines. Amateur radio operators, using the Tecumseh High School Amateur Radio Club call sign K5THS, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking Walker their questions. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 4, 2020 at 12:33 pm CST (Tecumseh), (18:33 UTC, 1:33 pm EST, 11:33 am MST and 10:33 am PST).
 
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: mkleine@live.com or https://w5nor.org/k5ths/.
 
Tecumseh Public Schools District (with about 2000 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grades) is a rural school district that includes five grade-level sites and also the College, Career Readiness and STEAM Center and employs nearly 275 teachers and support staff. The District’s high school students and staff in the STEAM Center’s Electronics and Amateur Radio Class will be the lead host for this ARISS contact. Students and staff at all the District’s sites and grades will have been involved at different learning levels (utilizing various grade-appropriate STEAM class activities) in preparation for the ARISS contact. In developing the school’s amateur radio class, the school partnered with the local radio operators of the Pottawatomie County Amateur Radio Club and South Canadian Amateur Radio Club who were instrumental in providing equipment, installation, and technical expertise, and who will be on hand during the ARISS contact.  
 
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. If you could go back to high school, what is one thing you would make sure you paid more attention to?
2. What was the scariest part when traveling through the atmosphere?
3. Are you longing for the day you’ll return to earth or already putting on your brakes so that you can stay on the ISS longer?
4. What is one skill that every astronaut should have before entering the astronaut program?
5. Have you seen any changes in your circadian rhythms, or those of any plants or animals on board the ISS?
6. How does NASA train you to deal with zero gravity?
7. How do you get dressed without your clothes floating away?
8. How does NASA prepare you for walking on earth after months of being in space?
9. Is there a sight in space that was breathtaking the first time you saw it, and what was it?
10. If there is a small space particle that penetrates the ISS, how is that handled?
11. What are some of your favorite experiments in which you are involved?
12. How much training do you need before going into space?
13. What happens if you become sick on an EVA or inside the ISS?
14. What is the most challenging plant to try to grow in space?
15. Does time change in space?
16. How do you sleep in space?
17. How do you maintain body heat in and out of the ISS?
18. If someone is injured on the ISS, how do you respond?
19. If a free-floating one-ounce drop of water were to freeze in the ISS, would it be rough or smooth in shape?
20. What are some of the personal items you brought with you to the ISS?
    
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ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
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ARISS News Release                                                                                             No.   20-23  
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Scuola Secondaria di I grado
“Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy
 
December 2, 2020—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 Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 4, 2020 at 1:25 pm CET in Pistoia (12:25 UTC, 7:25 am EST, 6:25 am CST, 5:25 am MST and 4:25 am PST).
 
Scuola Secondaria di I grado (Anna Frank School) is a public middle school (junior high school) in Pistoia, Italy. About 120 students, ages 13 – 14 years, will be present during the contact, with 20 students asking the questions. Students were guided by their STEAM studies to develop their questions for the contact, and afterwards, to better understand the astronaut’s answers; they will apply the topics in experimental analogies in their science laboratory classes. Anna Frank school has two science laboratories: one dedicated to chemistry and physics, and another dedicated to biology and anatomy.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. How do you sleep in space?
2. Is it possible to grow a plant on the ISS?
3. How long does it take to get to the Space Station?
4. When you are on the Space Station, do you ever wish to go back home?
5. How fast is the space station going?
6. What is the internal temperature of the ISS?
7. How is the feeling of moving from terrestrial gravity to space gravity?
8. Which are the actions to be performed in case of emergency?
9. What are the strangest sensations you feel when you return to Earth?
10. If you could bring a loved one on the Space Station, who will you bring with you?
11. How do you feel when you take spacewalks? Are you afraid or is it a beautiful feeling?
12. Do you have a medical kit and a physician on board the ISS?
13. What is the training astronauts like? Is it hard?
14. Is the food in space all lyophilized, or is there something in liquid state, apart from drinks?
15. What are the most difficult and which are the most exciting parts of your jobs?
16. How do you see ARISS and the amateur radio on board the ISS?
17. How many hours do you work a day and what are you experiencing and studying now?
18. Has the food a good flavor after you add water on it?
19. Have you had any technical problems? Which types are the most frequent?
20. Which is the oldest module of the ISS?
 
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS

About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                               
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ARISS News Release                                                                                          No.   20-22    
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for
Ramona Lutheran Christian School, Ramona, CA
 
October 13, 2020—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 Ramona Lutheran Christian School (RLCS) in Ramona, CA and ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, amateur radio call sign KF5KDR. The Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) ham operators using call sign N6ROR will operate the ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking Cassidy their questions.
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 14, 2020 at 9:26 am PDT (Ramona) (16:26 UTC, 12:26 pm EDT, 11:26 am CDT and 10:26 am MDT).
 
RLCS (with students in preschool through sixth grade) is located in an unincorporated mountain community approximately 40 miles northeast of San Diego. In addition to the school’s classical course curriculum, RLCS also involves students in STEM-enrichment club activities that include robotics, coding, physics, space-related sciences, and radio theory. In 2019, the Amateur Radio Relay League awarded RLCS an Icom IC-9700 radio built and designed for communications with amateur radio satellites—resulting in the first school radio station in Ramona, and one solar-powered thanks to equipment provided by ROARS. The ARISS contact will utilize this set-up. ROARS members have helped students prepare for their ARISS contact and mentored them on amateur radio operating protocol including emergency communications and Morse code practice.
 
ARISS invites the public to view the ARISS radio contact at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7t7tYq7WQo&feature=youtu.be.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. How has Expedition 63 changed your outlook on life?
2. What is your favorite thing to look at in space?
3. What is most difficult when you are recovering from returning to Earth?
4. What does it feel like when you are on a spacewalk?
5. What was the strangest thing that's happened to you while you were in space?
6. What is your favorite activity when you have free time on the ISS?
7. How likely do you think it is that I will visit outer space in my lifetime, even if I never become an astronaut?
8. What does it feel like to sleep on the ISS?
9. What mission were you most scared of?
10. What are your favorite experiences of Expedition 63?
11. What has been your favorite experiment on the ISS?
12. About how many repairs are made each week aboard the ISS?
13. What is your favorite game to play in space?
14. What are your 3 favorite foods to eat while on the ISS?
15. What language has been the most challenging to communicate aboard the ISS?
16. What food are you most looking forward to eating when you get home?
17. What fear have you had regarding space?
18. What surprises you the most about how the ISS is today than when you were part of the assembly mission?
19. Which holidays have you enjoyed celebrating on the ISS?
20. What's your favorite number of people aboard the ISS at one time?
21. Who was your favorite astronaut that you have met from another country?
22. What way(s) could we utilize space to help manage our problems with waste disposal on Earth?
23. Do you hope to go back to space or the moon in a commercial space suit via a commercial vehicle?
24. How do you use ham radio on the ISS and after you return to Earth?
 
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
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ARISS News Release                                                                                No.   20-19   
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with McConnell Middle School, Loganville, GA
 
October 06, 2020—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 McConnell Middle School in Loganville, Georgia. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, amateur radio call sign KF5KDR, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 437.525 MHz.  
 
ARISS team member Jan Poppeliers, using call sign ON4ISS (from an AMSAT amateur radio club station in Aartselaar, Belgium), will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question of Cassidy on the ARISS radio will be teleconferenced in from home or social-distanced at school. Youth and faculty and the public can watch the livestreamed action from home.  
 
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 7, 2020 at 10:18 am EDT (Georgia) (14:18 UTC, 9:18 am CDT, 8:18 am MDT, 07:18 am PDT).
 
McConnell Middle School (about 2,300 students ages 11 to 15) is a Gwinnett County public school near Atlanta. The district’s career-planning curriculum group integrated lessons into established science, math and language arts classes before the contact in order to increase student interest and awareness related to space science, expand student experience with research methodologies, and inspire them to pursue studies and careers in science-related fields. The school’s McConnell Radio Club, in its 6th year, is mentored by members of the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society who provide radio classes and equipment for student use, and guided the ARISS project, a part of the faculty’s efforts toward becoming a STEM-certified school.
 
ARISS invites the public to view the livestream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at:
https://youtu.be/pHOM15BLRSo .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
 
1. Are there special activities designed for you to help relieve the stress of living and working in space?
2. Describe what surprised you about earth when you got to the ISS.
3. Do you see evidence of the recent West Coast wildfires or other environmental situations?
4. As a middle school student what can we do to prepare ourselves for the job you do today as an astronaut?
5. In the movie The Martian, Mark was trained as a botanist. What is your area of interest and what experiments are you doing in your field?
6. How long is your mission and how do you expect it might impact your body?
7. What was the hardest part of training prior to going to space?
8. How often do you need to do repairs on the outside of the ISS?
9. Describe your medical training that would help if an astronaut becomes ill or seriously injured while on the space station.
10. Standard air pressure on earth is 1 atmosphere. What air pressure do they try to maintain on the ISS?
11. What qualifications do you have that enable you to be assigned to more than one mission or similar?
12. Have you ever tried growing carrots or root vegetables in space?
13. Are there any times where any shipments of food or drinks are running late, or have space flight troubles, and you run out of food or water for the time?
14. How does food taste when you don't get to smell it?
15. How is the ISS designed in case of a collision with space junk or a meteoroid?
16. What is the procedure if spills, liquid or solid, occur during experiments?
17. How do you maintain clean hygiene while in space?
18. What is your normal schedule on the ISS?
 
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
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Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
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ARISS News Release                                                                                  No.   20-21      
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for early October
 
October 02, 2020 — An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for early October. The event is scheduled to begin on October 4 at 14:00 UTC for setup and operation and will continue until October 8 ending at 19:15 UTC. Dates and times are subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments
 
Images will be downlinked at 145.8 MHz +/- 3 KHz for Doppler shift and the expected SSTV mode of operation is PD 120. The main theme of this collection of images will be Satellites. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post and view images on the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/ .
 
After your image is posted at the gallery, you can acquire a special award by linking to https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ and follow directions for submitting a digital copy of your received image.
 
 
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
 
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
                                                                              
Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio on the ISS and @ARISS_status.