News Release No. 23-23
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Saudi Space Commission (SSC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 23, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Saudi Space Commission located in Riyadh, SA. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to take turns asking their questions of Astronauts Alqarni and Barnawi, amateur radio call signs 7Z1AJ and 7Z1RB, respectively. 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 relay ground station.
The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in Riyadh, SA. Amateur radio operators using call sign HZ1SAR, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 24, 2023 at 2:08:38 pm AST (Riyadh) (11:08:38 UTC, 7:08 am EDT, 6:08 am CDT, 5:08 am MDT, 4:08 am PDT).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How did it feel during lift off?
2. Is there gravity in space?
3. How many astronauts on the ISS now? And what is the maximum number?
4. How far are you from Earth?
5. How long does it take to travel to the Space Station from Earth?
6. Do you have internet in space?
7. How do you spend your time?
8. What is your food in ISS?
9. How do you shower and use the bathroom?
10. Do you see the sun from the ISS? All the time?
11. How do you sleep in space?
12. What made you become an astronaut?
13. Do you play games in your free time? What kind of games?
14. Did you see the kingdom from space? How does it look like?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Saudi Space Commission (SSC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 23, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Saudi Space Commission located in Riyadh, SA. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to take turns asking their questions of Astronauts Alqarni and Barnawi, amateur radio call signs 7Z1AJ and 7Z1RB, respectively. 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 relay ground station.
The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in Riyadh, SA. Amateur radio operators using call sign HZ1SAR, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 24, 2023 at 2:08:38 pm AST (Riyadh) (11:08:38 UTC, 7:08 am EDT, 6:08 am CDT, 5:08 am MDT, 4:08 am PDT).
_______________________________
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How did it feel during lift off?
2. Is there gravity in space?
3. How many astronauts on the ISS now? And what is the maximum number?
4. How far are you from Earth?
5. How long does it take to travel to the Space Station from Earth?
6. Do you have internet in space?
7. How do you spend your time?
8. What is your food in ISS?
9. How do you shower and use the bathroom?
10. Do you see the sun from the ISS? All the time?
11. How do you sleep in space?
12. What made you become an astronaut?
13. Do you play games in your free time? What kind of games?
14. Did you see the kingdom from space? How does it look like?
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