Upcoming Educational Contacts
As of May 17, 2021
- Monaro High School, Cooma, NSW, Australia, telebridge via NA7V (Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP)
Watch for live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/monarohighschool/live/
- Lycée Jean Moulin, Les Andelys, France, multipoint telebridge via NA7V (Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG)
- Windsor School and Liceo Industrial de Valdivia High School, Valdivia, Chile, multipoint telebridge via ON4ISS (Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP)
- Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD (Oleg Novitskiy)
ARISS News Release No. 21-29
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Monaro High School, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
May 17, 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 Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. English is the language that will be used for 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 David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, Oregon will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 19, 2021 at 7:25 pm AEST (Cooma, Australia), (9:25 UTC, 5:25 am EDT, 4:25 am CDT, 3:25 am MDT and 2:25 am PDT).
Monaro High School (MHS) (about 500 students, Years 7 to 12) is part of the Snowy Monaro region, 120 kilometers south of Canberra City. In advance of the ARISS contact, MHS modified student courses in all their Key Learning Areas by incorporating content relevant to communication and space habitation. All year levels at MHS will be involved in the ARISS contact as well as their feeder primary schools (Kindergarten to Year 6) and the surrounding high schools’ students. Members of the Snowy Mountain Amateur Radio Club are working with MHS in support of this ARISS contact.
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/monarohighschool/live/
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What is the biggest thing you had to give up to go on the ISS? How did going to space make it worth it?
2. How do you stay fit in space?
3. As a young Australian woman who wants to go to the ISS later in my life, what skills should I focus on?
4. What is the best thing about microgravity, and is it difficult to go from the environment of the earth to that on the ISS?
5. Have you ever seen an unexplained occurrence or suspicious things in space?
6. From the ISS, can you see the climate of our planet changing or geo-physical hazards?
7. Why does finger delamination happen? Has it happened to you? And how painful is it?
8. What goes through your head while on the launch pad, about to launch?
9. What are the specifics of the sewage/water systems? And how different is going to the toilet on the ISS?
10. What inspired you to want to be an astronaut?
11. What is the most important aspect of your training in preparation for living in space?
12. The investigation on the functional effects of space flight on cardiovascular stem cells revealed anything promising? If yes, then what?
13. Is the Milky Way more beautiful in space than on earth?
14. Are you able to facetime people on earth?
15. How was the ISS built?
16. Have you been to the ISS and back many times? And if so, is it hard to get use to the gravity of earth and the atmospheric pressure?
17. What is the coolest thing you have done in space?
18. How do you cut your hair and shave in space without making a mess?
19. How do you plan enough food for up to 6 months while you are there?
20. What is the weirdest food you eat on the ISS?
21. Is there WIFI in space?
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Monaro High School, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
May 17, 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 Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. English is the language that will be used for 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 David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, Oregon will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 19, 2021 at 7:25 pm AEST (Cooma, Australia), (9:25 UTC, 5:25 am EDT, 4:25 am CDT, 3:25 am MDT and 2:25 am PDT).
Monaro High School (MHS) (about 500 students, Years 7 to 12) is part of the Snowy Monaro region, 120 kilometers south of Canberra City. In advance of the ARISS contact, MHS modified student courses in all their Key Learning Areas by incorporating content relevant to communication and space habitation. All year levels at MHS will be involved in the ARISS contact as well as their feeder primary schools (Kindergarten to Year 6) and the surrounding high schools’ students. Members of the Snowy Mountain Amateur Radio Club are working with MHS in support of this ARISS contact.
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/monarohighschool/live/
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What is the biggest thing you had to give up to go on the ISS? How did going to space make it worth it?
2. How do you stay fit in space?
3. As a young Australian woman who wants to go to the ISS later in my life, what skills should I focus on?
4. What is the best thing about microgravity, and is it difficult to go from the environment of the earth to that on the ISS?
5. Have you ever seen an unexplained occurrence or suspicious things in space?
6. From the ISS, can you see the climate of our planet changing or geo-physical hazards?
7. Why does finger delamination happen? Has it happened to you? And how painful is it?
8. What goes through your head while on the launch pad, about to launch?
9. What are the specifics of the sewage/water systems? And how different is going to the toilet on the ISS?
10. What inspired you to want to be an astronaut?
11. What is the most important aspect of your training in preparation for living in space?
12. The investigation on the functional effects of space flight on cardiovascular stem cells revealed anything promising? If yes, then what?
13. Is the Milky Way more beautiful in space than on earth?
14. Are you able to facetime people on earth?
15. How was the ISS built?
16. Have you been to the ISS and back many times? And if so, is it hard to get use to the gravity of earth and the atmospheric pressure?
17. What is the coolest thing you have done in space?
18. How do you cut your hair and shave in space without making a mess?
19. How do you plan enough food for up to 6 months while you are there?
20. What is the weirdest food you eat on the ISS?
21. Is there WIFI in space?
ARISS News Release No.21-27
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Collège Descartes, Antony, France
May 10, 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 ARISS Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from College Descartes. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG. French is the language that will be used for this 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.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, Oregon will serve as the 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 May 11, 2021 at 12:54 pm CEST (Antony, France) (10:54 UTC, 6:54 am EDT, 5:54 am CDT, 4:54 am MDT, 3:54 am PDT).
The Collège Descartes is a public general school (700 students aged 10 to 15 years) located in Antony, a southern suburb of Paris, France. Collège Descartes Physics curriculum includes studies in astronomy—the solar system, space probes, the organization of matter in the universe, and observation of the sky to study the relativity of movements. The school encourages students to augment their science/physics and mathematics curricula by becoming active in the school’s astronomy, nature, and space clubs. Students participating in these clubs conduct experiments to understand the history of space conquest and communication. Student class activities also include learning Morse code, electronic module-building, and computer coding. The school has partnered with the members of Radio Club de Clamart who will support the school during the ARISS contact activities.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Qu’aviez-vous ressenti lors de votre première mission?
2. Qu’avez-vous ressenti lors de votre voyage à bord de la fusée SpaceX?
3. Quelles planètes voyez-vous de l’ISS à l’oeil nu?
4. Quelles sont les responsabilités d’un commandant de bord?
5. Pourquoi avoir choisi comme nom de mission « Alpha »?
6. La covid 19 a-t-elle eu un impact sur cette mission?
7. Sur quel fuseau horaire êtes-vous?
8. Y a-t-il une différence entre les sorties extravéhiculaires dans l’espace et dans l’eau?
9. Quels risques peut-il y avoir lors d’expériences scientifiques dans l’ISS?
10. Pourquoi avoir choisi d’étudier les réactions d’un blob dans l’espace?
11. Les blobs ont-ils une réaction face aux radiations bien plus puissantes dans l’espace?
12. Actuellement, faites-vous des expériences avec des animaux à bord de l’ISS?
13. Avez-vous gouté aux légumes qui poussent sur l’ISS ? Quel goût avaient-ils?
14. Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait qui vous a le plus plu dans l’ISS?
15. Est-ce que vous entendez le son différemment dans l’ISS?
16. Que pensez-vous de la pince acoustique Telemaque qui a été amenée dans l’ISS?
17. La pince Télémaque peut-elle fonctionner sur Terre?
18. Est-il vrai qu’une partie du matériel sera emballée dans une mousse comestible? L’avez-vous goutée?
19. Comment les études sur le vieillissement cérébral seront-elles utilisées?
20. A la fin de vos voyages, avez-vous le « space blues »?
21. N’avez-vous pas peur des répercussions que ce voyage va avoir sur votre corps?
22. Entre toutes vos expériences scientifiques et la diffusion de photos pour sensibiliser le grand public à la pollution, au réchauffement climatique, quel objectif vous paraît le plus important?
Translation
1. How did you feel during your first mission?
2. How did you feel during your trip aboard the SpaceX rocket?
3. Which planets do you see on the ISS with the naked eye?
4. What are the responsibilities of the ISS captain?
5. Why did you choose “Alpha” as the name of the mission?
6. Did covid 19 have an impact on this mission?
7. What time zone are you in?
8. Is there a difference between spacewalks in space and the rehearsals in water?
9. What risks can occur during scientific experiments in the ISS?
10. Why did you choose to study the reactions of a blob in space?
11. Do blobs have a reaction to more powerful radiations present in space?
12. Are you currently experimenting with animals onboard the ISS?
13. Have you tasted the vegetables that grow on the ISS? What taste did they have?
14. What did you like most about the ISS?
15. Do you hear sound differently in the ISS?
16. What do you think of the Telemaque acoustic clamp that was brought in the ISS?
17. Can the Telemaque clamp work on Earth?
18. Is it true that part of the experiment material will be packed in a eatable foam? Have you tasted it?
19. How will studies on brain aging be used?
20. At the end of your travels, do you have the “space blues”?
21. Aren't you afraid of the repercussions that this trip will have on your body?
22. Between all your scientific experiments and the dissemination of photos to educate the general public about pollution, global warming climate, which goal do you think is the most important?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Collège Descartes, Antony, France
May 10, 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 ARISS Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from College Descartes. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG. French is the language that will be used for this 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.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, Oregon will serve as the 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 May 11, 2021 at 12:54 pm CEST (Antony, France) (10:54 UTC, 6:54 am EDT, 5:54 am CDT, 4:54 am MDT, 3:54 am PDT).
The Collège Descartes is a public general school (700 students aged 10 to 15 years) located in Antony, a southern suburb of Paris, France. Collège Descartes Physics curriculum includes studies in astronomy—the solar system, space probes, the organization of matter in the universe, and observation of the sky to study the relativity of movements. The school encourages students to augment their science/physics and mathematics curricula by becoming active in the school’s astronomy, nature, and space clubs. Students participating in these clubs conduct experiments to understand the history of space conquest and communication. Student class activities also include learning Morse code, electronic module-building, and computer coding. The school has partnered with the members of Radio Club de Clamart who will support the school during the ARISS contact activities.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Qu’aviez-vous ressenti lors de votre première mission?
2. Qu’avez-vous ressenti lors de votre voyage à bord de la fusée SpaceX?
3. Quelles planètes voyez-vous de l’ISS à l’oeil nu?
4. Quelles sont les responsabilités d’un commandant de bord?
5. Pourquoi avoir choisi comme nom de mission « Alpha »?
6. La covid 19 a-t-elle eu un impact sur cette mission?
7. Sur quel fuseau horaire êtes-vous?
8. Y a-t-il une différence entre les sorties extravéhiculaires dans l’espace et dans l’eau?
9. Quels risques peut-il y avoir lors d’expériences scientifiques dans l’ISS?
10. Pourquoi avoir choisi d’étudier les réactions d’un blob dans l’espace?
11. Les blobs ont-ils une réaction face aux radiations bien plus puissantes dans l’espace?
12. Actuellement, faites-vous des expériences avec des animaux à bord de l’ISS?
13. Avez-vous gouté aux légumes qui poussent sur l’ISS ? Quel goût avaient-ils?
14. Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait qui vous a le plus plu dans l’ISS?
15. Est-ce que vous entendez le son différemment dans l’ISS?
16. Que pensez-vous de la pince acoustique Telemaque qui a été amenée dans l’ISS?
17. La pince Télémaque peut-elle fonctionner sur Terre?
18. Est-il vrai qu’une partie du matériel sera emballée dans une mousse comestible? L’avez-vous goutée?
19. Comment les études sur le vieillissement cérébral seront-elles utilisées?
20. A la fin de vos voyages, avez-vous le « space blues »?
21. N’avez-vous pas peur des répercussions que ce voyage va avoir sur votre corps?
22. Entre toutes vos expériences scientifiques et la diffusion de photos pour sensibiliser le grand public à la pollution, au réchauffement climatique, quel objectif vous paraît le plus important?
Translation
1. How did you feel during your first mission?
2. How did you feel during your trip aboard the SpaceX rocket?
3. Which planets do you see on the ISS with the naked eye?
4. What are the responsibilities of the ISS captain?
5. Why did you choose “Alpha” as the name of the mission?
6. Did covid 19 have an impact on this mission?
7. What time zone are you in?
8. Is there a difference between spacewalks in space and the rehearsals in water?
9. What risks can occur during scientific experiments in the ISS?
10. Why did you choose to study the reactions of a blob in space?
11. Do blobs have a reaction to more powerful radiations present in space?
12. Are you currently experimenting with animals onboard the ISS?
13. Have you tasted the vegetables that grow on the ISS? What taste did they have?
14. What did you like most about the ISS?
15. Do you hear sound differently in the ISS?
16. What do you think of the Telemaque acoustic clamp that was brought in the ISS?
17. Can the Telemaque clamp work on Earth?
18. Is it true that part of the experiment material will be packed in a eatable foam? Have you tasted it?
19. How will studies on brain aging be used?
20. At the end of your travels, do you have the “space blues”?
21. Aren't you afraid of the repercussions that this trip will have on your body?
22. Between all your scientific experiments and the dissemination of photos to educate the general public about pollution, global warming climate, which goal do you think is the most important?
ARISS News Release No. 21-26
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Green Bank Elementary Middle School, Green Bank, West Virginia, USA
May 5, 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 Green Bank Elementary Middle School, WV and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language that will be used for 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 who are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.
Amateur radio operators, using the call sign N8RV, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 7, 2021 at 8:35 am EDT (Green Bank, WV), 12:35 UTC, 7:35 am CDT, 6:35 am MDT and 5:35 am PDT).
Green Bank Elementary Middle School (GBEMS) (281 students in grades k-8) is located in rural Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and will host this ARISS contact. Another 350 students in the Pocahontas County High School will also attend the ARISS contact event (in-person and remotely). GBEMS’s STEM classroom curricula are augmented with student club activities that include engineering, computer coding, and robotics. In preparation for the ARISS contact, the school’s science curriculum added courses in electronics, wave physics, and communications theory. These classroom studies and lab activities include the topics: orbital mechanics, Doppler effects, signal tracking, sky and land coordinates, and signal processing. Student courses also highlight the ISS as an example of international cooperation for a common goal and integrated this aspect into the social studies curriculum covering the course topics: distributed project participation, agreements and treaties, and organizational structure. In advance of the ARISS contact, the GBEMS Ham Club was formed for 6th through 8th graders. Members of the Eight Rivers Amateur Radio Club (ERARC) will provide equipment, technical, and operational support for the ARISS contact, and ham radio mentoring and support for the school ham club. The school has also partnered with the Green Bank Observatory (GBO), an adjacent NSF research facility, which provides educational and staff support to the school. GBO staff are also founding members of the school ham club and, along with ERARC members, conduct curriculum-supporting youth activities. These include antenna-building, radio direction-finding, and a high-altitude balloon launch and tracking. Because GBEMS is located within the West Virginia Radio Astronomy Zone, radio transmissions by the school’s ham club members must be coordinated with the GBO per FCC requirements through an agreement between the school and the National Radio Quiet Zone office.
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/GreenBankObservatory/live/ and https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87052256434?pwd=dUYxeFJVMFFvaHBWNnRMOG10TTZ5dz09.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What made you decide to become an astronaut?
2. Is the ISS heated or do you wear bulky suits because it is always cold?
3. How often do you have to replenish the Oxygen tanks from earth?
4. Have you ever lost contact with The Base? What are you supposed to do if that were to happen?
5. What can you see from the Space Station that you can’t see from Earth? Other space craft, monuments, Earth patterns, stars?
6. If you have any downtime, what do you do with it? (e.g., hobbies, past times, fun).
7. What are you allowed to bring to the ISS and what did you choose to bring?
8. How do you solve problems with each other if you get into arguments?
9. Does your food go to the top of your mouth when you eat because of microgravity? Does it feel different to eat or drink in space?
10. What do you do about trash?
11. Is it possible for an animal to be pregnant in space?
12. Has there ever been a critical failure? What protocols do you have in case there is a critical failure, and do you have to do drills or practice what to do if that happens?
13. What are the emotional challenges in space?
14. How is your sleep or work schedule different in space than it would be on Earth?
15. How do you get news from Earth? Were you worried about COVID affecting your support system on the ground?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Green Bank Elementary Middle School, Green Bank, West Virginia, USA
May 5, 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 Green Bank Elementary Middle School, WV and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language that will be used for 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 who are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.
Amateur radio operators, using the call sign N8RV, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 7, 2021 at 8:35 am EDT (Green Bank, WV), 12:35 UTC, 7:35 am CDT, 6:35 am MDT and 5:35 am PDT).
Green Bank Elementary Middle School (GBEMS) (281 students in grades k-8) is located in rural Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and will host this ARISS contact. Another 350 students in the Pocahontas County High School will also attend the ARISS contact event (in-person and remotely). GBEMS’s STEM classroom curricula are augmented with student club activities that include engineering, computer coding, and robotics. In preparation for the ARISS contact, the school’s science curriculum added courses in electronics, wave physics, and communications theory. These classroom studies and lab activities include the topics: orbital mechanics, Doppler effects, signal tracking, sky and land coordinates, and signal processing. Student courses also highlight the ISS as an example of international cooperation for a common goal and integrated this aspect into the social studies curriculum covering the course topics: distributed project participation, agreements and treaties, and organizational structure. In advance of the ARISS contact, the GBEMS Ham Club was formed for 6th through 8th graders. Members of the Eight Rivers Amateur Radio Club (ERARC) will provide equipment, technical, and operational support for the ARISS contact, and ham radio mentoring and support for the school ham club. The school has also partnered with the Green Bank Observatory (GBO), an adjacent NSF research facility, which provides educational and staff support to the school. GBO staff are also founding members of the school ham club and, along with ERARC members, conduct curriculum-supporting youth activities. These include antenna-building, radio direction-finding, and a high-altitude balloon launch and tracking. Because GBEMS is located within the West Virginia Radio Astronomy Zone, radio transmissions by the school’s ham club members must be coordinated with the GBO per FCC requirements through an agreement between the school and the National Radio Quiet Zone office.
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/GreenBankObservatory/live/ and https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87052256434?pwd=dUYxeFJVMFFvaHBWNnRMOG10TTZ5dz09.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What made you decide to become an astronaut?
2. Is the ISS heated or do you wear bulky suits because it is always cold?
3. How often do you have to replenish the Oxygen tanks from earth?
4. Have you ever lost contact with The Base? What are you supposed to do if that were to happen?
5. What can you see from the Space Station that you can’t see from Earth? Other space craft, monuments, Earth patterns, stars?
6. If you have any downtime, what do you do with it? (e.g., hobbies, past times, fun).
7. What are you allowed to bring to the ISS and what did you choose to bring?
8. How do you solve problems with each other if you get into arguments?
9. Does your food go to the top of your mouth when you eat because of microgravity? Does it feel different to eat or drink in space?
10. What do you do about trash?
11. Is it possible for an animal to be pregnant in space?
12. Has there ever been a critical failure? What protocols do you have in case there is a critical failure, and do you have to do drills or practice what to do if that happens?
13. What are the emotional challenges in space?
14. How is your sleep or work schedule different in space than it would be on Earth?
15. How do you get news from Earth? Were you worried about COVID affecting your support system on the ground?
ARISS News Release No. 21-24
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at St Margaret’s School, Melbourne, Australia
April 22, 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 Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. English is the language that will be used for 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 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 April 26, 2021 at 8:12 pm AEST (Melbourne), (10:12 UTC, 6:12 am EDT, 5:12 am CDT, 4:12 am MDT and 3:12 am PDT).
St. Margaret’s School (host school) and Berwick Grammar School serve about 900 students from Preparatory to Year 12. St Margaret’s School includes a curriculum on Space and Astronomy for students in Year 8 and 9. Year 9 students are also learning basic electric circuits. Students have also participated in NASA’s Girl’s School Alliance, which included a trip to NASA facilities. Both schools include in their STEM program class activities that are a part of their G’Day Space Program enabling participating students to visit the Kennedy Space Center (and watch a rocket launch). Their STEM program also enables students (Physics class) in Year 11 to work with Arduinos, and build electrical circuits. The School has also added recent courses on amateur radio communication and foxhunting (radio directional finding) activities.
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: www.ariotti.com.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Is the atmosphere in space hot or cold?
2. I wonder what space food tastes like?
3. What minerals and gases do you study in space?
4. How is water recycled in the ISS?
5. Are there unexpected laws of physics that do or don’t remain the same in space?
6. How many countries are involved in the International Space Station?
7. When you come back to Earth do you still feel like you are floating?
8. Do you think you can use what you have learned in space to help us with our life on Earth?
9. What thing in space stunned you the most?
10. What is your space suit made of and what features does the space suit have in it?
11. How big of an issue is space junk for the International Space Station? Is there much junk around the station and has the Station ever been damaged by space junk?
12. Do you hope to live on Mars one day?
13. Do medical operations occur on the ISS? If so, how do the astronauts prevent body fluids (such as blood) from being released due to low gravity?
14. Can you see weather from space such as rain or lightning from above the Earth?
15. How long does it take to orbit the Earth?
16. What noises do you hear in space?
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at St Margaret’s School, Melbourne, Australia
April 22, 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 Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. English is the language that will be used for 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 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 April 26, 2021 at 8:12 pm AEST (Melbourne), (10:12 UTC, 6:12 am EDT, 5:12 am CDT, 4:12 am MDT and 3:12 am PDT).
St. Margaret’s School (host school) and Berwick Grammar School serve about 900 students from Preparatory to Year 12. St Margaret’s School includes a curriculum on Space and Astronomy for students in Year 8 and 9. Year 9 students are also learning basic electric circuits. Students have also participated in NASA’s Girl’s School Alliance, which included a trip to NASA facilities. Both schools include in their STEM program class activities that are a part of their G’Day Space Program enabling participating students to visit the Kennedy Space Center (and watch a rocket launch). Their STEM program also enables students (Physics class) in Year 11 to work with Arduinos, and build electrical circuits. The School has also added recent courses on amateur radio communication and foxhunting (radio directional finding) activities.
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: www.ariotti.com.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Is the atmosphere in space hot or cold?
2. I wonder what space food tastes like?
3. What minerals and gases do you study in space?
4. How is water recycled in the ISS?
5. Are there unexpected laws of physics that do or don’t remain the same in space?
6. How many countries are involved in the International Space Station?
7. When you come back to Earth do you still feel like you are floating?
8. Do you think you can use what you have learned in space to help us with our life on Earth?
9. What thing in space stunned you the most?
10. What is your space suit made of and what features does the space suit have in it?
11. How big of an issue is space junk for the International Space Station? Is there much junk around the station and has the Station ever been damaged by space junk?
12. Do you hope to live on Mars one day?
13. Do medical operations occur on the ISS? If so, how do the astronauts prevent body fluids (such as blood) from being released due to low gravity?
14. Can you see weather from space such as rain or lightning from above the Earth?
15. How long does it take to orbit the Earth?
16. What noises do you hear in space?
ARISS News Release No. 21-23
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at St Scholastica’s College, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
April 22, 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 Astronaut Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. English is the language that will be used for 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 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.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 26, 2021 at 6:34 pm AEST (Sydney), (8:34 UTC, 4:34 am EDT, 3:34 am CDT, 2:34 am MDT and 1:34 am PDT).
St Scholastica's College (about 1000 students) is an Independent Catholic day and boarding secondary school for girls founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St. Benedict. St Scholastica's College is located in Glebe, a suburb of western Sidney, Australia. The school offers courses in the fields of science and mathematics in their STEM curriculum. Students also have participated in the ACTURA space program in the U.S. with some students visiting NASA facilities through a program with University New South Wales.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How has being in the space station changed your beliefs and or perspectives of the universe?
2. What have you found out on the ISS that can’t be found out on Earth?
3. Has COVID-19 had an impact on life in the space station?
4. How do you keep in touch with your family when you are in space?
5. Do you ever feel existential terror from being in space and seeing how endless the universe is? / How do you deal with this?
6. I imagine your work, being so far away and of such a vast scale, would impact your mental health. Considering this, are there ways you work on your mental health onboard, and has your experience changed the way you think?
7. What was the hardest of the requirements for space travel for you to meet?
8. Do you believe that in the future, younger people will be able to go into space?
9. What made or motivated you to want to become an astronaut?
10. Can you see the effect of climate change from space? And if so, what are the phenomena you have observed?
11. What would you say is the most important skill for astronauts to have and master?
12. If funding for space exploration became scarce, how would you convince the world that space exploration was worth the investment?
13. Do you believe that the tests and studies you perform will cause great change and progress in the way we live or view the world?
14. When first arriving into the space station how did you feel? And how do you feel now?
15. Is there day and night in space?
16. Is NASA training similar to Roscosmos training? If so, how? What are the similarities/differences?
17. How long did you have to train and prepare to go into space and what was the training like?
18. Have you, personally, ever had to repair a part of the ISS due to damage caused by man-made space debris? And if so, what part of the spacecraft did you repair?
19. What is the best scientific advancement or discovery that the ISS has delivered to humanity?
20. Where does your waste (rubbish and sewerage) go?
21. Is the future of space travel likely to be in the hands of private companies like Space X or government agencies like NASA?
22. What impact do you think that the ISS has had on international cooperation?
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at St Scholastica’s College, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
April 22, 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 Astronaut Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. English is the language that will be used for 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 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.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 26, 2021 at 6:34 pm AEST (Sydney), (8:34 UTC, 4:34 am EDT, 3:34 am CDT, 2:34 am MDT and 1:34 am PDT).
St Scholastica's College (about 1000 students) is an Independent Catholic day and boarding secondary school for girls founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St. Benedict. St Scholastica's College is located in Glebe, a suburb of western Sidney, Australia. The school offers courses in the fields of science and mathematics in their STEM curriculum. Students also have participated in the ACTURA space program in the U.S. with some students visiting NASA facilities through a program with University New South Wales.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How has being in the space station changed your beliefs and or perspectives of the universe?
2. What have you found out on the ISS that can’t be found out on Earth?
3. Has COVID-19 had an impact on life in the space station?
4. How do you keep in touch with your family when you are in space?
5. Do you ever feel existential terror from being in space and seeing how endless the universe is? / How do you deal with this?
6. I imagine your work, being so far away and of such a vast scale, would impact your mental health. Considering this, are there ways you work on your mental health onboard, and has your experience changed the way you think?
7. What was the hardest of the requirements for space travel for you to meet?
8. Do you believe that in the future, younger people will be able to go into space?
9. What made or motivated you to want to become an astronaut?
10. Can you see the effect of climate change from space? And if so, what are the phenomena you have observed?
11. What would you say is the most important skill for astronauts to have and master?
12. If funding for space exploration became scarce, how would you convince the world that space exploration was worth the investment?
13. Do you believe that the tests and studies you perform will cause great change and progress in the way we live or view the world?
14. When first arriving into the space station how did you feel? And how do you feel now?
15. Is there day and night in space?
16. Is NASA training similar to Roscosmos training? If so, how? What are the similarities/differences?
17. How long did you have to train and prepare to go into space and what was the training like?
18. Have you, personally, ever had to repair a part of the ISS due to damage caused by man-made space debris? And if so, what part of the spacecraft did you repair?
19. What is the best scientific advancement or discovery that the ISS has delivered to humanity?
20. Where does your waste (rubbish and sewerage) go?
21. Is the future of space travel likely to be in the hands of private companies like Space X or government agencies like NASA?
22. What impact do you think that the ISS has had on international cooperation?
ARISS News Release No. 21-22
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Winmalee Public School, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
April 17, 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 Astronaut Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. English is the language that will be used for 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 Jan Poppeliers, in Aartselaar, Belgium using radio call sign ON4ISS, will serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 20, 2021 at 6:28 pm [AEST] (Winmalee, Australia), (8:28 UTC, 4:28 am EDT, 3:28 am CDT, 2:28 am MDT and 1:28 am PDT).
Winmalee Public School (360 students, Kindergarten-Year 6) is one of five local primary schools in the town of Winmalee within the Blue Mountains, 80 km west of Sydney, Australia. Winmalee Public School’s STEM program curriculum includes a weekly STEM Lab for Kindergarten through Year 6 taught by a specialist primary science educator. Space-based studies also include lessons about the Solar system, space travel, space missions, and the future of space exploration. In preparation for the ARISS contact class lessons have focused on the ISS; how to track its position in orbit (using applied mathematics), as well as learning about the ISS astronauts and their roles. Other student activities included ISS model-building, designing promotional posters, and sharing their knowledge of the ISS with the local high school students. Students also participated in a space trivia competition.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What is the best way to describe the feeling of microgravity?
2. How long does it take to travel to the Space Station from Earth?
3. Have you ever seen a meteor pass through Earth’s atmosphere from the ISS?
4. What experiments do you do at the International Space Station?
5. Has anything ever gone wrong or required you to take emergency action while you have been on board the International Space Station?
6. What happens if space junk hits the International Space Station?
7. What personal items would you take into space if allowed…and why?
8. How many times a year do you get supplies delivered to the ISS?
9. What is the most difficult thing about being in space?
10. What do you do for fun up there?
11. As the ISS orbits the earth, can you see weather patterns like cyclones?
12. Do you grow plants in the space station? If so, how?
13. What is your daily routine on the ISS?
14. How are crew members chosen to go out on a space walk?
15. Which animal species are currently on board the ISS and what is their purpose?
16. Does seeing Earth from a distance give you and your crew a different perspective on life?
17. What do you enjoy most about linking up with students from across the world as part of this amazing ARISS program?
18. Many of my students have talked about their dream to become astronauts. What would be your greatest advice for them?
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Winmalee Public School, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
April 17, 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 Astronaut Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. English is the language that will be used for 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 Jan Poppeliers, in Aartselaar, Belgium using radio call sign ON4ISS, will serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 20, 2021 at 6:28 pm [AEST] (Winmalee, Australia), (8:28 UTC, 4:28 am EDT, 3:28 am CDT, 2:28 am MDT and 1:28 am PDT).
Winmalee Public School (360 students, Kindergarten-Year 6) is one of five local primary schools in the town of Winmalee within the Blue Mountains, 80 km west of Sydney, Australia. Winmalee Public School’s STEM program curriculum includes a weekly STEM Lab for Kindergarten through Year 6 taught by a specialist primary science educator. Space-based studies also include lessons about the Solar system, space travel, space missions, and the future of space exploration. In preparation for the ARISS contact class lessons have focused on the ISS; how to track its position in orbit (using applied mathematics), as well as learning about the ISS astronauts and their roles. Other student activities included ISS model-building, designing promotional posters, and sharing their knowledge of the ISS with the local high school students. Students also participated in a space trivia competition.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What is the best way to describe the feeling of microgravity?
2. How long does it take to travel to the Space Station from Earth?
3. Have you ever seen a meteor pass through Earth’s atmosphere from the ISS?
4. What experiments do you do at the International Space Station?
5. Has anything ever gone wrong or required you to take emergency action while you have been on board the International Space Station?
6. What happens if space junk hits the International Space Station?
7. What personal items would you take into space if allowed…and why?
8. How many times a year do you get supplies delivered to the ISS?
9. What is the most difficult thing about being in space?
10. What do you do for fun up there?
11. As the ISS orbits the earth, can you see weather patterns like cyclones?
12. Do you grow plants in the space station? If so, how?
13. What is your daily routine on the ISS?
14. How are crew members chosen to go out on a space walk?
15. Which animal species are currently on board the ISS and what is their purpose?
16. Does seeing Earth from a distance give you and your crew a different perspective on life?
17. What do you enjoy most about linking up with students from across the world as part of this amazing ARISS program?
18. Many of my students have talked about their dream to become astronauts. What would be your greatest advice for them?
ARISS News Release No. 21-20
ARISS Contact for Students at The School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences, Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program 2021, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
April 4, 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 Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
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 April 6, 2021 at 8:57 pm ACST (Salisbury), (11:27 UTC, 7:27 am EDT, 6:27 am CDT, 5:27 am MDT and, 4:27 am PDT).
The School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences, Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program is a large (765 students) R-7 primary school located in a Mawson Lakes suburb in the City of Salisbury. The school’s Space Studies Program is jointly organized by the International Space University and the University of South Australia. It is a unique, five-week live-in experience focusing on an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary educational philosophy. In addition, the school’s STEM program (including the Advanced Technology Program) incorporates space-related studies that include their ISS-astronaut project, offering students a chance to understand how the ISS functions, how astronauts live and work in space, and student activities that investigate small satellites using the CubeSat classroom kit through HEPTA (Hands-on Education Program for Technical Advancement). HEPTA is a hands-on study with intensive practical lessons of small satellite design and engineering. The hands-on activity focuses on establishing the knowledge of systems engineering by going through the whole process of system integration.
The public is invited to watch the live stream https://tinyurl.com/6APR-isslinkup2021
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What do you do to entertain yourself in such a small space for a long time with so few people?
2. Do you have travel sickness or feel suffocated while you are in there?
3. How do you protect against radiation on the ISS?
4. Have you seen any suspicious activity (like extraterrestrial creatures)?
5. Are there any health risks when you are in outer space?
6. How long do you think that it would take to discover another universe?
7. Does space debris affect the ISS?
8. When Is space radiation more harmful to astronauts?
9. Is the possibility of a fire on the ISS more terrifying when you are on the ISS or when you are training and preparing to be on the ISS.
10. How long can the present International Space Station (ISS) be used for?
11. What are the benefits of exercising in space?
12. What is your workout routine?
13. How does it smell in there?
14. What does it feel like in microgravity, especially when brushing teeth or hair or even having a shower?
15. What inspired you to be an astronaut?
16. Can you tell us some more information about the ISS?
17. Does warp speed exist?
18. What simple tasks on Earth requires the most work in space – and what, other than floating, can be done easily in space but is difficult on Earth.
19. While in the ISS if someone gets sick, will normal earth medicine work in micro gravity?
20. Have you done any Covid-19 related research on ISS?
21. Can we see the far side of the Moon from ISS? Or will we be able to see it from the new planned station orbiting near the moon?
22. How do you get rid of the smell in the space station
23. How serious is the problem of space debris and what is being done about it?
ARISS Contact for Students at The School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences, Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program 2021, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
April 4, 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 Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
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 April 6, 2021 at 8:57 pm ACST (Salisbury), (11:27 UTC, 7:27 am EDT, 6:27 am CDT, 5:27 am MDT and, 4:27 am PDT).
The School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences, Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program is a large (765 students) R-7 primary school located in a Mawson Lakes suburb in the City of Salisbury. The school’s Space Studies Program is jointly organized by the International Space University and the University of South Australia. It is a unique, five-week live-in experience focusing on an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary educational philosophy. In addition, the school’s STEM program (including the Advanced Technology Program) incorporates space-related studies that include their ISS-astronaut project, offering students a chance to understand how the ISS functions, how astronauts live and work in space, and student activities that investigate small satellites using the CubeSat classroom kit through HEPTA (Hands-on Education Program for Technical Advancement). HEPTA is a hands-on study with intensive practical lessons of small satellite design and engineering. The hands-on activity focuses on establishing the knowledge of systems engineering by going through the whole process of system integration.
The public is invited to watch the live stream https://tinyurl.com/6APR-isslinkup2021
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What do you do to entertain yourself in such a small space for a long time with so few people?
2. Do you have travel sickness or feel suffocated while you are in there?
3. How do you protect against radiation on the ISS?
4. Have you seen any suspicious activity (like extraterrestrial creatures)?
5. Are there any health risks when you are in outer space?
6. How long do you think that it would take to discover another universe?
7. Does space debris affect the ISS?
8. When Is space radiation more harmful to astronauts?
9. Is the possibility of a fire on the ISS more terrifying when you are on the ISS or when you are training and preparing to be on the ISS.
10. How long can the present International Space Station (ISS) be used for?
11. What are the benefits of exercising in space?
12. What is your workout routine?
13. How does it smell in there?
14. What does it feel like in microgravity, especially when brushing teeth or hair or even having a shower?
15. What inspired you to be an astronaut?
16. Can you tell us some more information about the ISS?
17. Does warp speed exist?
18. What simple tasks on Earth requires the most work in space – and what, other than floating, can be done easily in space but is difficult on Earth.
19. While in the ISS if someone gets sick, will normal earth medicine work in micro gravity?
20. Have you done any Covid-19 related research on ISS?
21. Can we see the far side of the Moon from ISS? Or will we be able to see it from the new planned station orbiting near the moon?
22. How do you get rid of the smell in the space station
23. How serious is the problem of space debris and what is being done about it?
ARISS News Release No.21-19
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, California, USA
March 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 Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, CA. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB, during the ARISS radio contact. English is the language that will be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
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 March 22, 2021 at 11:27 am PDT (Morgan Hill, CA) (18:27 UTC, 2:27 pm EDT, 1:27 pm CDT, 12:27 pm MDT).
Oakwood School is a nonprofit, private, rural/suburban school (about 500 students, preschool – 12th grade) serving the community of Morgan Hill. The school’s STEM curriculum includes lab science in kindergarten and college prep courses for middle and high school students and extracurricular activities in STEM-related subjects (robotics and astronomy). During the past school year, in preparation for the ARISS contact, the school instituted a Year in Space Program for all grades. The class curriculum included new STEM courses that focused on space-related studies as well as enhancements to the existing STEM courses. This year-long program benefited from a number of volunteers from the space industry who provided class presentations and student activities in the fields of: radio communication (amateur radio and radio astronomy), astronomy, computer science, engineering, and robotics. High school students from the Astronomy Club will assist amateur radio operator volunteers in integration and testing of the ARISS contact’s backup radio station, and will help in setup of the ground station. In addition to incorporating amateur-related ideas into after-school STEM programs, the school’s amateur radio volunteer, who advises the school amateur radio and astronomy clubs, hosted ham radio testing for middle and elementary grade students.
View the live stream of this ARISS radio contact at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg8ni7Gq6Z0.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What is your favorite place on the ISS?
2. Are you currently conducting any experiments yourself?
3. What was your favorite part of Astronaut training?
4. What advice do you have for a 6-year-old that wants to be an astronaut?
5. What is the hardest thing you have had to do in space?
6. Is the coronavirus on the ISS and do you need to wear masks?
7. Do you and your crew mates play games in space?
8. Can you still do your favorite Earth hobbies on the ISS?
9. Are your astronaut outfits customizable (like can you make them different colors)?
10. What happens if there is a medical emergency on the ISS?
11. Who was your role model growing up and how have they helped you succeed in becoming an astronaut?
12. How do you communicate with all the astronauts that come from different countries?
13. Who is your favorite Avenger/superhero and why?
14. What is the object you miss the most that is on planet Earth?
15. What was the hardest part of the training, and did you think you were going to pass?
16. Do the constellations from the space station look different from how they do on Earth?
17. We've noticed you use a lot of towels-- what if you run out of towels?
18. Although zero-gravity sounds fun at first, does it get “old” after a while?
19. If you were given the chance, would you like to be the first person to mars?
20. How do you stay connected with your family on Earth while in space and how long do you get to talk or see them?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, California, USA
March 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 Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, CA. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB, during the ARISS radio contact. English is the language that will be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
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 March 22, 2021 at 11:27 am PDT (Morgan Hill, CA) (18:27 UTC, 2:27 pm EDT, 1:27 pm CDT, 12:27 pm MDT).
Oakwood School is a nonprofit, private, rural/suburban school (about 500 students, preschool – 12th grade) serving the community of Morgan Hill. The school’s STEM curriculum includes lab science in kindergarten and college prep courses for middle and high school students and extracurricular activities in STEM-related subjects (robotics and astronomy). During the past school year, in preparation for the ARISS contact, the school instituted a Year in Space Program for all grades. The class curriculum included new STEM courses that focused on space-related studies as well as enhancements to the existing STEM courses. This year-long program benefited from a number of volunteers from the space industry who provided class presentations and student activities in the fields of: radio communication (amateur radio and radio astronomy), astronomy, computer science, engineering, and robotics. High school students from the Astronomy Club will assist amateur radio operator volunteers in integration and testing of the ARISS contact’s backup radio station, and will help in setup of the ground station. In addition to incorporating amateur-related ideas into after-school STEM programs, the school’s amateur radio volunteer, who advises the school amateur radio and astronomy clubs, hosted ham radio testing for middle and elementary grade students.
View the live stream of this ARISS radio contact at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg8ni7Gq6Z0.
_______________________________
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What is your favorite place on the ISS?
2. Are you currently conducting any experiments yourself?
3. What was your favorite part of Astronaut training?
4. What advice do you have for a 6-year-old that wants to be an astronaut?
5. What is the hardest thing you have had to do in space?
6. Is the coronavirus on the ISS and do you need to wear masks?
7. Do you and your crew mates play games in space?
8. Can you still do your favorite Earth hobbies on the ISS?
9. Are your astronaut outfits customizable (like can you make them different colors)?
10. What happens if there is a medical emergency on the ISS?
11. Who was your role model growing up and how have they helped you succeed in becoming an astronaut?
12. How do you communicate with all the astronauts that come from different countries?
13. Who is your favorite Avenger/superhero and why?
14. What is the object you miss the most that is on planet Earth?
15. What was the hardest part of the training, and did you think you were going to pass?
16. Do the constellations from the space station look different from how they do on Earth?
17. We've noticed you use a lot of towels-- what if you run out of towels?
18. Although zero-gravity sounds fun at first, does it get “old” after a while?
19. If you were given the chance, would you like to be the first person to mars?
20. How do you stay connected with your family on Earth while in space and how long do you get to talk or see them?
ARISS News Release No. 21-18
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Goodwood Primary School in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
March 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 17, 2021 at 7:02 pm ACDT (Adelaide), (08:32 UTC, 4:32 am EDT, 3:32 am CDT, 2:32 am MDT and 1:32 am PDT).
Goodwood Primary School has a student population of 490 students in the main school (Preschool through Year 7). Teachers used the ARISS contact event as a focus in the development of a curriculum and learning activities. The key themes were: Science and Technology in space (including the use of telecommunication equipment on the ISS, such as ham radio) and Human Cohabitation in Space (with specific focus on the ISS). Another theme was Earth and Space Sciences (including modeling Earth’s solar system and studying the country’s aboriginal understanding of the night sky and its use for timekeeping through their oral cultural records, petroglyphs, paintings and stone arrangements).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
2. How do you stay fit and exercise in space because it is easier to do things up there?
3. What was one of your favourite experiences that you had going into space?
4. What are some of the tasks astronauts have to complete in space and on the International Space Station?
5. What is the biggest thing you have to conquer when in space and why is it so challenging?
6. What was the most unexpected thing you felt in your body when you travelled into space?
7. Do you think there is another planet that humans can live on besides Earth?
8. When a supply ship is dropping off supplies, how do they align and slow down the ship for docking?
9. If you could take only one thing to the space station what would it be?
10. What research are you doing up there and how does it benefit mankind?
11. How long do you get to stay in the space station each time?
12. What diets are you on and what can you eat?
13. Do you have any quotes or messages to give our generation today?
14. After returning back to Earth, how would an astronaut physically and mentally feel?
15. What does an average day in the space station look like and what do you enjoy about it?
16. What do you think you’ll miss the most about space when you leave the International Space Station?
17. Is there an exercise program you have to follow in order to help you recover when returning to Earth?
18. How exactly do air locks stop all the air from escaping?
19. What is your favourite thing to do in zero gravity on the space station?
20. What is the future of the International Space Station and are you going to build anything?
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Goodwood Primary School in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
March 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 17, 2021 at 7:02 pm ACDT (Adelaide), (08:32 UTC, 4:32 am EDT, 3:32 am CDT, 2:32 am MDT and 1:32 am PDT).
Goodwood Primary School has a student population of 490 students in the main school (Preschool through Year 7). Teachers used the ARISS contact event as a focus in the development of a curriculum and learning activities. The key themes were: Science and Technology in space (including the use of telecommunication equipment on the ISS, such as ham radio) and Human Cohabitation in Space (with specific focus on the ISS). Another theme was Earth and Space Sciences (including modeling Earth’s solar system and studying the country’s aboriginal understanding of the night sky and its use for timekeeping through their oral cultural records, petroglyphs, paintings and stone arrangements).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
2. How do you stay fit and exercise in space because it is easier to do things up there?
3. What was one of your favourite experiences that you had going into space?
4. What are some of the tasks astronauts have to complete in space and on the International Space Station?
5. What is the biggest thing you have to conquer when in space and why is it so challenging?
6. What was the most unexpected thing you felt in your body when you travelled into space?
7. Do you think there is another planet that humans can live on besides Earth?
8. When a supply ship is dropping off supplies, how do they align and slow down the ship for docking?
9. If you could take only one thing to the space station what would it be?
10. What research are you doing up there and how does it benefit mankind?
11. How long do you get to stay in the space station each time?
12. What diets are you on and what can you eat?
13. Do you have any quotes or messages to give our generation today?
14. After returning back to Earth, how would an astronaut physically and mentally feel?
15. What does an average day in the space station look like and what do you enjoy about it?
16. What do you think you’ll miss the most about space when you leave the International Space Station?
17. Is there an exercise program you have to follow in order to help you recover when returning to Earth?
18. How exactly do air locks stop all the air from escaping?
19. What is your favourite thing to do in zero gravity on the space station?
20. What is the future of the International Space Station and are you going to build anything?
ARISS News Release No. 21-16
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Avoca State School, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
March 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 students at Avoca State School, Bundaberg, Australia, and Astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
Amateur radio operators, using the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club (BARC) call sign, VK4BW and the club’s equipment, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 11, 2021 at 5:56 pm AEST (Bundaberg, Australia), (07:56 UTC, 2:56 am EST, 1:56 am CST, 12:56 am MST and March 10, 11:56 pm PST).
Avoca State School (about 300 students) is a member of the West Bundaberg Cluster of schools serving communities in nearby Avoca, Millbank, Branyan and the surrounding rural/residential areas. Prior to this ARISS contact, students’ science curriculum contained a course of study on rocket propulsion. Student activities included model rocket construction and launching of these models using a pneumatic energy source. The school has partnered with members of BARC who will be key in assisting the students with this ARISS contact. In recent years, the BARC invited young people to participate in a high-altitude balloon launch carrying an amateur radio repeater enabling contacts between hams throughout Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Have any experiments in the ISS produced evidence of other life forms in space?
2. How long is a typical mission on the ISS?
3. How long did you have to train to become an astronaut?
4. When people built the ISS, how did they send it up into space?
5. Why don’t meteors hit the space station?
6. What is your favourite thing about being an astronaut?
7. If you could make a time capsule to represent your stay on the ISS, what would you put in it?
8. Would walking on the moon be the same as space walking outside of the ISS?
9. Once you return to Earth, what process do you have to follow?
10. How do you get oxygen to breathe in the Space Station?
11. Why is the Space Station split into different sections for different nations?
12. What do you struggle with most on the Space Station?
13. What do you do for recreation in your spare time on the ISS?
14. What types of experiments are you currently running and how does zero gravity affect them?
15. What kind of food do you eat in space?
16. How many people can be in the Space Station at the one time?
17. What is your main job on the International Space Station?
18. What job would you have if you weren’t an astronaut?
19. Do astronauts play pranks on each other and what’s the best prank you’ve seen or done?
20. What is your favourite thing to look at on Earth from the International Space Station?
21. How long from take-off does it take to reach the International Space Station?
22. Do you need more sleep-in space than you do on Earth?
23. The space station is exposed to extreme heat and cold. How is the temperature regulated?
24. How have Science experiments on the space station affected life back on Earth?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Avoca State School, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
March 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 students at Avoca State School, Bundaberg, Australia, and Astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
Amateur radio operators, using the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club (BARC) call sign, VK4BW and the club’s equipment, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 11, 2021 at 5:56 pm AEST (Bundaberg, Australia), (07:56 UTC, 2:56 am EST, 1:56 am CST, 12:56 am MST and March 10, 11:56 pm PST).
Avoca State School (about 300 students) is a member of the West Bundaberg Cluster of schools serving communities in nearby Avoca, Millbank, Branyan and the surrounding rural/residential areas. Prior to this ARISS contact, students’ science curriculum contained a course of study on rocket propulsion. Student activities included model rocket construction and launching of these models using a pneumatic energy source. The school has partnered with members of BARC who will be key in assisting the students with this ARISS contact. In recent years, the BARC invited young people to participate in a high-altitude balloon launch carrying an amateur radio repeater enabling contacts between hams throughout Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Have any experiments in the ISS produced evidence of other life forms in space?
2. How long is a typical mission on the ISS?
3. How long did you have to train to become an astronaut?
4. When people built the ISS, how did they send it up into space?
5. Why don’t meteors hit the space station?
6. What is your favourite thing about being an astronaut?
7. If you could make a time capsule to represent your stay on the ISS, what would you put in it?
8. Would walking on the moon be the same as space walking outside of the ISS?
9. Once you return to Earth, what process do you have to follow?
10. How do you get oxygen to breathe in the Space Station?
11. Why is the Space Station split into different sections for different nations?
12. What do you struggle with most on the Space Station?
13. What do you do for recreation in your spare time on the ISS?
14. What types of experiments are you currently running and how does zero gravity affect them?
15. What kind of food do you eat in space?
16. How many people can be in the Space Station at the one time?
17. What is your main job on the International Space Station?
18. What job would you have if you weren’t an astronaut?
19. Do astronauts play pranks on each other and what’s the best prank you’ve seen or done?
20. What is your favourite thing to look at on Earth from the International Space Station?
21. How long from take-off does it take to reach the International Space Station?
22. Do you need more sleep-in space than you do on Earth?
23. The space station is exposed to extreme heat and cold. How is the temperature regulated?
24. How have Science experiments on the space station affected life back on Earth?
ARISS News Release No. 21-15
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students Sponsored by Peace Corps Moldova and a Consortium of Educational Institutions, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
February 28, 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 and students from various schools in the Republic of Moldova. Students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 3, 2021 at 3:09 pm EET (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), (13:09 UTC, 8:09 am EST, 7:09 am CST, 6:09 am MST and 5:09 am PST).
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://m.facebook.com/PeaceCorpsMoldova/ and https://m.facebook.com/UTMoldova/
The Moldova Peace Corps (MPC) will be the host organization for the ARISS contact. Ninety students (ages 10-18 years old) from a consortium of educational institutions, rural schools, and libraries from nine Moldovan villages throughout the Republic of Moldova (Molovata, Salcuta, Bacioi, Singerei, Gura Bicului, Stefanesti, Cociulia, Cirpesti and Cobani) will participate in this contact. Peace Corps is an educational organization in Moldova, promoting economic and civic development with a particular focus on developing local resources in rural and suburban communities. Another focus of MPC is to provide youth in Moldovan villages with access to STEM opportunities and build capacity among local teachers/librarians to implement STEM activities in their curricula. In support of this contact the MPC partnered with the staff at the Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies within the Technical University of Moldova, the United States Peace Corps Volunteer Coordinator, and the participating schools/libraries. In preparation of the ARISS contact, STEM studies for all grades have incorporated class topics/activities that include: temperature extremes in space, organisms living in space, water chemistry on off-world environments, effects on human biology in space, and effects on electronics in the space environment (microsatellites).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Why did you choose this job?
2. What is the daily routine of an international space station spaceman?
3. What happens in space if someone catches a cold?
4. How is it to live and work in space?
5. How do you feel about the fact that the last mission to the moon was in 1972?
6. What type of experiments do you manage to conduct on board?
7. What can an astronaut bring with him on board and what is not allowed?
8. How do you deal with a major medical emergency on board of a space craft? Is a doctor part of the crew?
9. Are the ISS modules separated by country/agency or you all are in permanent collaboration with other groups?
10. What is the most difficult thing to get used to in lack of gravity?
11. How did you find out this was the perfect job for you?
12. What is the hardest part of being an astronaut?
13. How much time does it take to prepare for an event like this call?
14. How long does it take to recover from a trip to the International Space Station? Physically and mentally?
15. What is the main purpose of the station?
16. What is your favorite food to eat in space?
17. Do you ever call your family from space?
18. How does the Earth look from space?
19. What advice do you have for students who want to be astronauts?
20. Do you have a favorite space joke?
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students Sponsored by Peace Corps Moldova and a Consortium of Educational Institutions, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
February 28, 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 and students from various schools in the Republic of Moldova. Students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG. English is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 3, 2021 at 3:09 pm EET (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), (13:09 UTC, 8:09 am EST, 7:09 am CST, 6:09 am MST and 5:09 am PST).
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://m.facebook.com/PeaceCorpsMoldova/ and https://m.facebook.com/UTMoldova/
The Moldova Peace Corps (MPC) will be the host organization for the ARISS contact. Ninety students (ages 10-18 years old) from a consortium of educational institutions, rural schools, and libraries from nine Moldovan villages throughout the Republic of Moldova (Molovata, Salcuta, Bacioi, Singerei, Gura Bicului, Stefanesti, Cociulia, Cirpesti and Cobani) will participate in this contact. Peace Corps is an educational organization in Moldova, promoting economic and civic development with a particular focus on developing local resources in rural and suburban communities. Another focus of MPC is to provide youth in Moldovan villages with access to STEM opportunities and build capacity among local teachers/librarians to implement STEM activities in their curricula. In support of this contact the MPC partnered with the staff at the Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies within the Technical University of Moldova, the United States Peace Corps Volunteer Coordinator, and the participating schools/libraries. In preparation of the ARISS contact, STEM studies for all grades have incorporated class topics/activities that include: temperature extremes in space, organisms living in space, water chemistry on off-world environments, effects on human biology in space, and effects on electronics in the space environment (microsatellites).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Why did you choose this job?
2. What is the daily routine of an international space station spaceman?
3. What happens in space if someone catches a cold?
4. How is it to live and work in space?
5. How do you feel about the fact that the last mission to the moon was in 1972?
6. What type of experiments do you manage to conduct on board?
7. What can an astronaut bring with him on board and what is not allowed?
8. How do you deal with a major medical emergency on board of a space craft? Is a doctor part of the crew?
9. Are the ISS modules separated by country/agency or you all are in permanent collaboration with other groups?
10. What is the most difficult thing to get used to in lack of gravity?
11. How did you find out this was the perfect job for you?
12. What is the hardest part of being an astronaut?
13. How much time does it take to prepare for an event like this call?
14. How long does it take to recover from a trip to the International Space Station? Physically and mentally?
15. What is the main purpose of the station?
16. What is your favorite food to eat in space?
17. Do you ever call your family from space?
18. How does the Earth look from space?
19. What advice do you have for students who want to be astronauts?
20. Do you have a favorite space joke?
ARISS News Release No. 21-14
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Newcastle High School, Newcastle, Wyoming, USA
February 27, 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 Newcastle High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. Since the first ARISS contact on December 21, 2000, this will be the first ARISS-sponsored contact to a Wyoming school.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 1, 2021 at 9:20 am MST (Newcastle, WY) (16:20 UTC, 11:20 pm EST, 10:20 am CST, 8:20 am PST).
Newcastle High School (grades 9 – 12) is a rural, public school, and part of the Weston County Public School District, which serves students (grades K-12, ages 5-18) in communities in the county in northeastern Wyoming. Newcastle HS offers college preparatory courses, a concurrent/dual enrollment college class program as well as a vocational-technical training program. Newcastle HS’s amateur radio club includes activities that allow students to learn how to operate ham radios and build antennas with curriculum tie-in to the school’s mathematics and science classes. Student activities (involving students in grades K-12) prior to the ARISS contact were designed to increase awareness and interest in amateur radio, and STEM education, and to foster an appreciation for STEM in a student’s future career choices. The school has partnered with members of the North East Wyoming Amateur Radio Association (NE7WY) who will provide technical support during this contact.
ARISS invites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/qdQlKQK5mT4 .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How long did it take you to fully adjust to being on the ISS?
2. What effects have you experienced from zero gravity?
3. What do you folks do for fun? Boardgames? Play catch in space?
4. What is the most interesting thing you have seen on a spacewalk?
5. What happens when you fly into the South Atlantic Anomaly?
6. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned from your time in space?
7. What types of organisms do you grow or use in space?
8. I am asking a question for our 2nd grade class. How big is the International Space Station and what is inside? Are there bedrooms, gym, kitchen?
9. Is it weird not being able to experience night and day the same as you would on earth?
10. What research is currently being conducted? Is it biological?
11. Have you ever lost something on a spacewalk?
12. Since Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome can affect mission success, does the research currently being conducted on the retina of mice take priority over other experiments?
13. What is the weirdest solution to a problem that you have tried that actually worked?
14. What is the most dangerous aspect about living and working in space?
15. What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Newcastle High School, Newcastle, Wyoming, USA
February 27, 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 Newcastle High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. Since the first ARISS contact on December 21, 2000, this will be the first ARISS-sponsored contact to a Wyoming school.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 1, 2021 at 9:20 am MST (Newcastle, WY) (16:20 UTC, 11:20 pm EST, 10:20 am CST, 8:20 am PST).
Newcastle High School (grades 9 – 12) is a rural, public school, and part of the Weston County Public School District, which serves students (grades K-12, ages 5-18) in communities in the county in northeastern Wyoming. Newcastle HS offers college preparatory courses, a concurrent/dual enrollment college class program as well as a vocational-technical training program. Newcastle HS’s amateur radio club includes activities that allow students to learn how to operate ham radios and build antennas with curriculum tie-in to the school’s mathematics and science classes. Student activities (involving students in grades K-12) prior to the ARISS contact were designed to increase awareness and interest in amateur radio, and STEM education, and to foster an appreciation for STEM in a student’s future career choices. The school has partnered with members of the North East Wyoming Amateur Radio Association (NE7WY) who will provide technical support during this contact.
ARISS invites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/qdQlKQK5mT4 .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How long did it take you to fully adjust to being on the ISS?
2. What effects have you experienced from zero gravity?
3. What do you folks do for fun? Boardgames? Play catch in space?
4. What is the most interesting thing you have seen on a spacewalk?
5. What happens when you fly into the South Atlantic Anomaly?
6. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned from your time in space?
7. What types of organisms do you grow or use in space?
8. I am asking a question for our 2nd grade class. How big is the International Space Station and what is inside? Are there bedrooms, gym, kitchen?
9. Is it weird not being able to experience night and day the same as you would on earth?
10. What research is currently being conducted? Is it biological?
11. Have you ever lost something on a spacewalk?
12. Since Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome can affect mission success, does the research currently being conducted on the retina of mice take priority over other experiments?
13. What is the weirdest solution to a problem that you have tried that actually worked?
14. What is the most dangerous aspect about living and working in space?
15. What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far?
ARISS News Release No. 21-13
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
February 23, 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 students from the Estes Park Elementary School following Covid guidelines and Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Students will take turns asking their questions. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
Amateur radio operators, using the call sign N0FH in Estes Park, CO, will serve as the relay amateur radio station. English is the language expected to be used during the contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 26, 2021 at 10:09 am MST (Estes Park, CO), 17:09 UTC, 12:09 pm EST, 11:09 am CST and 9:09 am PST).
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/AnPkH2eJM-A
Estes Park Elementary School (EPES) (about 480 students, grades pre-K – 5) is a rural, public school located at the base of the Rocky Mountain National Park. In preparation for the ARISS contact, the school’s 5th grade students (about 80 students) have participated in a year-long Space Exploration unit of study. However, the opportunity to view the ARISS contact will be a district-wide and community event, including all 1,140 students in the public school district. The school partners with the Estes Park Memorial Observatory (EPMO), which is also part of the school’s campus. EPMO provides facilities for their volunteers to conduct lectures regarding the basics of astronomy and features of planets, nebula and galaxies that the students or visitors will be observing online and when they can move to the dome for hands-on viewing. EPES implemented a variety of STEM-based cross-curricular topics/activities that included Introduction to Amateur Radio. Members of the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club (N0FH) and retired Astronaut Loren Shriver have been an integral part of these activities; allowing the students to follow SpaceX Expedition 64, the ISS crew members, as well as the mission progress of the Mars Rover, Perseverance. The amateur radio club members will partner with the observatory and the elementary school to assist with the ARISS contact.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What happens when it's your birthday in Space?
2. After using VR goggles to explore the ISS here in school, we wonder if you have VR goggles up there to "visit" Earth, for example if you were homesick?
3. Why don't they let kids in space?
4. How do capsules, satellites, or cargo "attach" to the ISS so people and supplies can come aboard and leave?
5. What kind of data is the ISS collecting on the sun?
6. How has COVID-19 affected you/your trip to space?
7. Have you ever had any unexplained sightings or communication while on the ISS?
8. What are your personal goals for your time in space?
9. What made you want to go to space?
10. What is your favorite research experiment that is currently being conducted on the ISS, and what data are you hoping to obtain from it?
11. What information have you gathered from studying animals (such as ants or bees) on the ISS? Have they ever gotten out?
12. Have you made up any new game to play that only works in space?
13. How do you drive/control the ISS?
14. Can you tell us about a time that you were scared or worried while in space?
15. What happens if you get seriously sick or injured on the ISS?
16. What's the farthest away someone has gone on a spacewalk?
17. Do you have designated people to perform experiments on the ISS, or does everyone take part of that?
18. What is the most awesome sight that you have seen on Earth, or in space, from the ISS?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
February 23, 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 students from the Estes Park Elementary School following Covid guidelines and Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Students will take turns asking their questions. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
Amateur radio operators, using the call sign N0FH in Estes Park, CO, will serve as the relay amateur radio station. English is the language expected to be used during the contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 26, 2021 at 10:09 am MST (Estes Park, CO), 17:09 UTC, 12:09 pm EST, 11:09 am CST and 9:09 am PST).
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/AnPkH2eJM-A
Estes Park Elementary School (EPES) (about 480 students, grades pre-K – 5) is a rural, public school located at the base of the Rocky Mountain National Park. In preparation for the ARISS contact, the school’s 5th grade students (about 80 students) have participated in a year-long Space Exploration unit of study. However, the opportunity to view the ARISS contact will be a district-wide and community event, including all 1,140 students in the public school district. The school partners with the Estes Park Memorial Observatory (EPMO), which is also part of the school’s campus. EPMO provides facilities for their volunteers to conduct lectures regarding the basics of astronomy and features of planets, nebula and galaxies that the students or visitors will be observing online and when they can move to the dome for hands-on viewing. EPES implemented a variety of STEM-based cross-curricular topics/activities that included Introduction to Amateur Radio. Members of the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club (N0FH) and retired Astronaut Loren Shriver have been an integral part of these activities; allowing the students to follow SpaceX Expedition 64, the ISS crew members, as well as the mission progress of the Mars Rover, Perseverance. The amateur radio club members will partner with the observatory and the elementary school to assist with the ARISS contact.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What happens when it's your birthday in Space?
2. After using VR goggles to explore the ISS here in school, we wonder if you have VR goggles up there to "visit" Earth, for example if you were homesick?
3. Why don't they let kids in space?
4. How do capsules, satellites, or cargo "attach" to the ISS so people and supplies can come aboard and leave?
5. What kind of data is the ISS collecting on the sun?
6. How has COVID-19 affected you/your trip to space?
7. Have you ever had any unexplained sightings or communication while on the ISS?
8. What are your personal goals for your time in space?
9. What made you want to go to space?
10. What is your favorite research experiment that is currently being conducted on the ISS, and what data are you hoping to obtain from it?
11. What information have you gathered from studying animals (such as ants or bees) on the ISS? Have they ever gotten out?
12. Have you made up any new game to play that only works in space?
13. How do you drive/control the ISS?
14. Can you tell us about a time that you were scared or worried while in space?
15. What happens if you get seriously sick or injured on the ISS?
16. What's the farthest away someone has gone on a spacewalk?
17. Do you have designated people to perform experiments on the ISS, or does everyone take part of that?
18. What is the most awesome sight that you have seen on Earth, or in space, from the ISS?
ARISS News Release No. 21-12
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at John F. Kennedy High School, Denver, Colorado, USA
February 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and students from John F. Kennedy High School in Denver, CO, following Covid guidelines. Students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 24, 2021 at 11:41 am MST (Denver, CO), (18:41 UTC, 1:41 pm EST, 12:41 pm CST, and 10:41 am PST).
John F. Kennedy High School (about 900 students) is a public school in urban, southwest Denver. JFK HS offers Advanced Placement Courses and Concurrent Enrollment Courses that help students to earn college credit and industry certification in high school. During the 2019-20 year, the Engineering program at JFK HS was awarded a first-of-its-kind JFK Space Lab presented by Raytheon to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. The Space Lab allowed students in the school’s Engineering program to explore the ISS-above cameras, observe real-time space walks, explore amateur radio, and engineering communications. The school’s partnership with Raytheon, and using the Space Lab materials, enabled JFK HS students to engage in a STEM curriculum that included activities/topics that were applicable to space engineering, specifically to the ISS. These activities included, building a solar and hydrogen fuel cell car (and how it could be applied to the ISS); Bioengineering (growing plants in space); and solar-system modeling. STEM courses also included hands-on kit-building activities related to amateur radio and antenna-building and radio direction-finding. The school also partnered with members of the Rocky Mountain Ham Radio group and the Cherry Creek Young Amateur Radio Club who instructed/mentored students on the use of radio communications using amateur radio.
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/1RgszX0npbQ
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How do you find time to do personal hygiene when you are so busy doing research and experiments?
2. Does a carbonated beverage, once opened, on the ISS stay carbonated for the same amount of time as it does on earth?
3. We recently learned that each astronaut eagerly awaits a special package from earth, What is it that you look forward to most?
4. Are there any environmental sensors like weather, fire, soil, ocean that you monitor or track as part of your daily work?
5. What is the most physically demanding task you have to do in space?
6. What was going through your head when you first found out you were chosen for the mission to the ISS?
7. How comfortable are the new space suits. What is your favorite new feature of the space suit?
8. Do you have to monitor/ration your water while in space?
9. Have you ever had to perform a medical procedure or administer first aid to another astronaut?
10. How do you relieve stress when on the space station?
11. When you are sleeping in your bag do you feel like you are floating or do you anchor yourself down? Is this comfortable?
12. When in space, do you take special precautions regarding safety during a space walk?
13. Did your training accurately prepare you for the stresses of launch?
14. What is your preferred form of exercise on earth & is it something you can continue to do on the ISS?
15. How long did it take you to get used to the bathroom facilities and procedures on the ISS? What was the hardest part?
16. If there was one plant you could grow in the International Space Station what would it be and why?
17. Have you ever had a malfunction with your space suit? What did you do?
18. How has COVID-19 changed your space travel?
19. When will it be possible for astronauts to be able to live off of the food that they grow in space?
20. If you could create a more comfortable sleeping quarters what is the one thing you would change?
21. How much of the water on the ISS goes to the plants?
22. What was the most important thing you learned in school that has helped you as an astronaut?
23. Do the astronauts eat meals and do other non-work activities together?
24. Has there ever been a time when you collected data from a sensor that helped an emergency situation on Earth?
25. How does it feel to breathe while you are wearing your pressurized suit?
26. Are there any of your favorite foods that don’t do well in microgravity and you miss eating while you are in space?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at John F. Kennedy High School, Denver, Colorado, USA
February 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and students from John F. Kennedy High School in Denver, CO, following Covid guidelines. Students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 24, 2021 at 11:41 am MST (Denver, CO), (18:41 UTC, 1:41 pm EST, 12:41 pm CST, and 10:41 am PST).
John F. Kennedy High School (about 900 students) is a public school in urban, southwest Denver. JFK HS offers Advanced Placement Courses and Concurrent Enrollment Courses that help students to earn college credit and industry certification in high school. During the 2019-20 year, the Engineering program at JFK HS was awarded a first-of-its-kind JFK Space Lab presented by Raytheon to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. The Space Lab allowed students in the school’s Engineering program to explore the ISS-above cameras, observe real-time space walks, explore amateur radio, and engineering communications. The school’s partnership with Raytheon, and using the Space Lab materials, enabled JFK HS students to engage in a STEM curriculum that included activities/topics that were applicable to space engineering, specifically to the ISS. These activities included, building a solar and hydrogen fuel cell car (and how it could be applied to the ISS); Bioengineering (growing plants in space); and solar-system modeling. STEM courses also included hands-on kit-building activities related to amateur radio and antenna-building and radio direction-finding. The school also partnered with members of the Rocky Mountain Ham Radio group and the Cherry Creek Young Amateur Radio Club who instructed/mentored students on the use of radio communications using amateur radio.
The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/1RgszX0npbQ
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How do you find time to do personal hygiene when you are so busy doing research and experiments?
2. Does a carbonated beverage, once opened, on the ISS stay carbonated for the same amount of time as it does on earth?
3. We recently learned that each astronaut eagerly awaits a special package from earth, What is it that you look forward to most?
4. Are there any environmental sensors like weather, fire, soil, ocean that you monitor or track as part of your daily work?
5. What is the most physically demanding task you have to do in space?
6. What was going through your head when you first found out you were chosen for the mission to the ISS?
7. How comfortable are the new space suits. What is your favorite new feature of the space suit?
8. Do you have to monitor/ration your water while in space?
9. Have you ever had to perform a medical procedure or administer first aid to another astronaut?
10. How do you relieve stress when on the space station?
11. When you are sleeping in your bag do you feel like you are floating or do you anchor yourself down? Is this comfortable?
12. When in space, do you take special precautions regarding safety during a space walk?
13. Did your training accurately prepare you for the stresses of launch?
14. What is your preferred form of exercise on earth & is it something you can continue to do on the ISS?
15. How long did it take you to get used to the bathroom facilities and procedures on the ISS? What was the hardest part?
16. If there was one plant you could grow in the International Space Station what would it be and why?
17. Have you ever had a malfunction with your space suit? What did you do?
18. How has COVID-19 changed your space travel?
19. When will it be possible for astronauts to be able to live off of the food that they grow in space?
20. If you could create a more comfortable sleeping quarters what is the one thing you would change?
21. How much of the water on the ISS goes to the plants?
22. What was the most important thing you learned in school that has helped you as an astronaut?
23. Do the astronauts eat meals and do other non-work activities together?
24. Has there ever been a time when you collected data from a sensor that helped an emergency situation on Earth?
25. How does it feel to breathe while you are wearing your pressurized suit?
26. Are there any of your favorite foods that don’t do well in microgravity and you miss eating while you are in space?
ARISS News Release No. 21-11
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
February 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 Bishop Guertin High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member Fred Kemmerer, using his call sign AB1OC in New Hampshire, will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home. English is the language expected to be used during the contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 19, 2021 at 12:56 pm EST (Nashua, NH) (17:56 UTC, 11:56 am CST, 10:56 am MST, 9:56 am PST).
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at: https://youtu.be/0-Dsel4_7gM
Bishop Guertin High School (about 800 students) is a private college preparatory Catholic high school that educates students from over 40 communities in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The school’s core curriculum includes a variety of STEM topics for all grades (9-12). The school also supports STEM-related extracurricular activities as student-organized clubs (Astronomy, STEM, Robotics, 3-D Printing). In preparation for the ARISS contact, their science core classes (and the STEM clubs) also included topics/activities that helped students learn about space exploration, life in space, and the importance of the ISS-related research and radio communications. Over the past four years, Bishop Guertin students collaborated with members of Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS, holding club call N1FD) and participated in a variety of the student STEM activities. These activities included: learning about radio communication, building Morse-code kits for Morse code practice and message sending, and launching/tracking two high-altitude balloons. Students later formally presented the collected balloon data to NARS. These activities, along with mentoring from NARS members, inspired a number of the students to eventually earn their ham radio licenses. NARS will also assist the school with the ARISS contact.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What landmark on Earth looks the most amazing from space?
2. What day to day task is most challenging in space?
3. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
4. What experiments are you currently working on?
5. Can you share with us what you like best about being in space?
6. What does a typical day look like for you?
7. What is something new you learned in space?
8. What did you bring from Earth to remind you of home?
9. What part of space travel is most exciting for you?
10. Does being in zero gravity feel like floating in water?
11. What are some recent discoveries the ISS has made from the experiments conducted in space?
12. Upon returning to Earth, how do you plan to re-adjust to gravity?
13. What are your thoughts as you prepare for lift off?
14. As an experienced astronaut, what advice would you give to a new astronaut heading to the ISS?
15. How do you treat injuries or illnesses in space?
16. Do you have a favorite space food?
17. What is the most unusual thing you have seen in space?
18. What part of your training was most challenging?
19. What happens to your tears in space?
20. How do the sun and stars look different in space than on Earth?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
February 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 Bishop Guertin High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member Fred Kemmerer, using his call sign AB1OC in New Hampshire, will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home. English is the language expected to be used during the contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 19, 2021 at 12:56 pm EST (Nashua, NH) (17:56 UTC, 11:56 am CST, 10:56 am MST, 9:56 am PST).
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at: https://youtu.be/0-Dsel4_7gM
Bishop Guertin High School (about 800 students) is a private college preparatory Catholic high school that educates students from over 40 communities in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The school’s core curriculum includes a variety of STEM topics for all grades (9-12). The school also supports STEM-related extracurricular activities as student-organized clubs (Astronomy, STEM, Robotics, 3-D Printing). In preparation for the ARISS contact, their science core classes (and the STEM clubs) also included topics/activities that helped students learn about space exploration, life in space, and the importance of the ISS-related research and radio communications. Over the past four years, Bishop Guertin students collaborated with members of Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS, holding club call N1FD) and participated in a variety of the student STEM activities. These activities included: learning about radio communication, building Morse-code kits for Morse code practice and message sending, and launching/tracking two high-altitude balloons. Students later formally presented the collected balloon data to NARS. These activities, along with mentoring from NARS members, inspired a number of the students to eventually earn their ham radio licenses. NARS will also assist the school with the ARISS contact.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What landmark on Earth looks the most amazing from space?
2. What day to day task is most challenging in space?
3. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
4. What experiments are you currently working on?
5. Can you share with us what you like best about being in space?
6. What does a typical day look like for you?
7. What is something new you learned in space?
8. What did you bring from Earth to remind you of home?
9. What part of space travel is most exciting for you?
10. Does being in zero gravity feel like floating in water?
11. What are some recent discoveries the ISS has made from the experiments conducted in space?
12. Upon returning to Earth, how do you plan to re-adjust to gravity?
13. What are your thoughts as you prepare for lift off?
14. As an experienced astronaut, what advice would you give to a new astronaut heading to the ISS?
15. How do you treat injuries or illnesses in space?
16. Do you have a favorite space food?
17. What is the most unusual thing you have seen in space?
18. What part of your training was most challenging?
19. What happens to your tears in space?
20. How do the sun and stars look different in space than on Earth?
ARISS News Release No. 21-10
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Red Hill Lutheran School, Tustin, California USA
February 8, 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 an ARISS radio telebridge contact between the ISS and students from Red Hill Lutheran School in Tustin, CA. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be at school following Covid-prevention guidelines.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 10, 2021 at 10:26 am PST (Tustin, CA) (18:26 UTC, 11:26 am MST, 12:26 pm CST, 1:26 pm EST).
Red Hill Lutheran School is a school with 345 students, grades K-8, with all of the students participating in the school’s STEAM program. During the year prior to this ARISS contact the school integrated their STEM classes with Space-related content. The classes were developed to stimulate student interest in the wonders of Space, teach new academic content, and inspire an interest in STEM careers. Faculty also provided hands-on learning activities designed to motivate students and inspire their curiosity in space exploration. Some of these included: building a space station; activities on aeronautics and space flight; and, taking part in the Space Seeds program. Lessons on amateur radio operation and satellites are also provided by ARISS volunteers and those school staff who are licensed amateur radio operators.
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/rhfWvzOtnQM .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What kind of science do you do in space?
2. If animals could go to the space station with you which animal would you bring and why?
3. What was the hardest thing you had to do while training to be an astronaut?
4. How does your body feel when you are floating in space?
5. What is your favorite room in the ISS?
6. Who is one person that you are grateful for and why?
7. Why did the crew select baby Yoda to float around the spacecraft at launch?
8. If there happened to be a fire on the ISS, would the fire float? If so, would a fire extinguisher work to set out the fire?
9. What are your goals for space exploration?
10. What is going through your mind when taking off?
11. When back on earth, what do you miss most about space and how long does it take to re-adapt?
12. Does space feel like a second home to you?
13. What's your favorite food in space?
14. What do you do for fun in space?
15. What was the best experience you had in space?
16. How do you know when it is time to wake up and when it is time to go to sleep?
17. If you went back in time to talk to your younger self to prepare for something in space, what would it be?
18. While training for missions are there any sports that helped you prepare?
19. When you were young, did you dream of flying a space shuttle?
20. What was your first thought when you looked back at Earth from the ISS?
21. What inspired you to pursue being an astronaut and what steps did you take?
22. Do you get disoriented on the space station?
23. What has been your most dangerous mission in space?
24. When you go to space, are there things you value more on earth?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Red Hill Lutheran School, Tustin, California USA
February 8, 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 an ARISS radio telebridge contact between the ISS and students from Red Hill Lutheran School in Tustin, CA. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be at school following Covid-prevention guidelines.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 10, 2021 at 10:26 am PST (Tustin, CA) (18:26 UTC, 11:26 am MST, 12:26 pm CST, 1:26 pm EST).
Red Hill Lutheran School is a school with 345 students, grades K-8, with all of the students participating in the school’s STEAM program. During the year prior to this ARISS contact the school integrated their STEM classes with Space-related content. The classes were developed to stimulate student interest in the wonders of Space, teach new academic content, and inspire an interest in STEM careers. Faculty also provided hands-on learning activities designed to motivate students and inspire their curiosity in space exploration. Some of these included: building a space station; activities on aeronautics and space flight; and, taking part in the Space Seeds program. Lessons on amateur radio operation and satellites are also provided by ARISS volunteers and those school staff who are licensed amateur radio operators.
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/rhfWvzOtnQM .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What kind of science do you do in space?
2. If animals could go to the space station with you which animal would you bring and why?
3. What was the hardest thing you had to do while training to be an astronaut?
4. How does your body feel when you are floating in space?
5. What is your favorite room in the ISS?
6. Who is one person that you are grateful for and why?
7. Why did the crew select baby Yoda to float around the spacecraft at launch?
8. If there happened to be a fire on the ISS, would the fire float? If so, would a fire extinguisher work to set out the fire?
9. What are your goals for space exploration?
10. What is going through your mind when taking off?
11. When back on earth, what do you miss most about space and how long does it take to re-adapt?
12. Does space feel like a second home to you?
13. What's your favorite food in space?
14. What do you do for fun in space?
15. What was the best experience you had in space?
16. How do you know when it is time to wake up and when it is time to go to sleep?
17. If you went back in time to talk to your younger self to prepare for something in space, what would it be?
18. While training for missions are there any sports that helped you prepare?
19. When you were young, did you dream of flying a space shuttle?
20. What was your first thought when you looked back at Earth from the ISS?
21. What inspired you to pursue being an astronaut and what steps did you take?
22. Do you get disoriented on the space station?
23. What has been your most dangerous mission in space?
24. When you go to space, are there things you value more on earth?
ARISS News Release No. 21-09
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, Virginia, USA
February 8, 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 in the Loudoun County Public School system (Sterling Middle School in Ashburn, VA as lead). Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
The ARISS team using call sign ON4ISS in Aartselaar, Belgium will serve at 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 February 9, 2021 at 9:44 am EST (Ashburn, VA) (14:44 UTC, 8:44 am CST, 7:44 am MST, 6:44 am PST).
Three public schools in the Loudoun County Public School system will be participating in the ARISS contact: Sterling Middle School (host school) (1,098 students, grades 6-8), Guilford Elementary School (580 students, grades PreK-5), and Sterling Elementary School (475 students, grades PreK-5). Their STEM curricula include classes in Coding, Robotics, Science, and Math. Specifically, 6th grade students learn about Astronomy and have been eagerly following various developments at NASA, including the Artemis Mission. The 6th grade class had participated in a successful, medium-altitude balloon launch sponsored by one of the school’s STEM partners, the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The students learned how to track the balloon’s amateur radio payload up the East Coast to Newfoundland. The other STEM partners include, the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group and Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club. Members of these ham radio groups provide presentations to students about radio communication, antennas, satellite tracking, and radio theory of operation. Sterling Middle School allows students to participate in project-based learning (PBL), and prior to the ARISS contact, all students have participated in cross-curricular STEM PBL with a common driving question, “How can humans safely live on Mars?”
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at: https://youtu.be/qVhBweqjCo4
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What kind of training do you have to complete to become an astronaut?
2. How do astronauts stay healthy in space?
3. What made you want to become an astronaut?
4. What is your daily routine like?
5. Do the sun, stars, sunrises and sunsets look different from the ISS compared to Earth?
6. How does your “ship” get you back down to Earth?
7. What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you in space?
8. How do you feel emotionally and physically while in the rocket on your way to the ISS and on your way back?
9. What was your reaction when you found out you were chosen to go to the ISS?
10. When you return to Earth, how long does it take for you to be able to walk again? Do you experience any other side effects of being in zero gravity for extended time?
11. How do you eat and drink in space without spilling and damaging your equipment?
12. What do you like to do for fun in space?
13. Are you able to bring your phones and other personal items with you to the ISS?
14. When you come back to Earth, what will be your first meal?
15. What do astronauts do if you fall sick in space?
16. How does it feel to be inside the ISS all the time? Does the environment (temperature, humidity) inside the ISS fluctuate?
17. If you weren’t an astronaut, what job would you have?
18. How does it feel to experience 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day?
19. How do you train to be in low gravity places?
20. What do you eat while in space? What is your favorite food?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, Virginia, USA
February 8, 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 in the Loudoun County Public School system (Sterling Middle School in Ashburn, VA as lead). Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
The ARISS team using call sign ON4ISS in Aartselaar, Belgium will serve at 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 February 9, 2021 at 9:44 am EST (Ashburn, VA) (14:44 UTC, 8:44 am CST, 7:44 am MST, 6:44 am PST).
Three public schools in the Loudoun County Public School system will be participating in the ARISS contact: Sterling Middle School (host school) (1,098 students, grades 6-8), Guilford Elementary School (580 students, grades PreK-5), and Sterling Elementary School (475 students, grades PreK-5). Their STEM curricula include classes in Coding, Robotics, Science, and Math. Specifically, 6th grade students learn about Astronomy and have been eagerly following various developments at NASA, including the Artemis Mission. The 6th grade class had participated in a successful, medium-altitude balloon launch sponsored by one of the school’s STEM partners, the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The students learned how to track the balloon’s amateur radio payload up the East Coast to Newfoundland. The other STEM partners include, the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group and Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club. Members of these ham radio groups provide presentations to students about radio communication, antennas, satellite tracking, and radio theory of operation. Sterling Middle School allows students to participate in project-based learning (PBL), and prior to the ARISS contact, all students have participated in cross-curricular STEM PBL with a common driving question, “How can humans safely live on Mars?”
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at: https://youtu.be/qVhBweqjCo4
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What kind of training do you have to complete to become an astronaut?
2. How do astronauts stay healthy in space?
3. What made you want to become an astronaut?
4. What is your daily routine like?
5. Do the sun, stars, sunrises and sunsets look different from the ISS compared to Earth?
6. How does your “ship” get you back down to Earth?
7. What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you in space?
8. How do you feel emotionally and physically while in the rocket on your way to the ISS and on your way back?
9. What was your reaction when you found out you were chosen to go to the ISS?
10. When you return to Earth, how long does it take for you to be able to walk again? Do you experience any other side effects of being in zero gravity for extended time?
11. How do you eat and drink in space without spilling and damaging your equipment?
12. What do you like to do for fun in space?
13. Are you able to bring your phones and other personal items with you to the ISS?
14. When you come back to Earth, what will be your first meal?
15. What do astronauts do if you fall sick in space?
16. How does it feel to be inside the ISS all the time? Does the environment (temperature, humidity) inside the ISS fluctuate?
17. If you weren’t an astronaut, what job would you have?
18. How does it feel to experience 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day?
19. How do you train to be in low gravity places?
20. What do you eat while in space? What is your favorite food?
ARISS News Release No. 21-08
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at The Ottawa Carleton Virtual Online School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
February 4, 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 Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member Fred Kemmerer, using his call sign AB1OC in New Hampshire, will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home. English is the language expected to be used during the contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 5, 2021 at 12:41 pm EST (Ottawa, Canada) (17:41 UTC, 11:41 am CST, 10:41 am MST, 9:41 am PST).
The Ottawa Carleton Virtual Online School provides approximately 300 minutes of daily, instructor-led, online classes for students in Ottawa. Each class provides 20 to 25 students learning opportunities through synchronous and asynchronous learning by using either Virtual Learning Environment or Google Classroom learning management systems. Seventeen classes will participate in this ARISS contact.
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ery1JYmk72o .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How does it fell to see the sun, Earth, moon and stars from space?
2. Do you think extraterrestrial beings exist?
3. Has anything scared you in space and if so how did you deal with it?
4. How long does it take to come back to earth from the International Space Station?
5. What is the coolest thing you have seen while in space?
6. How can you tell if it’s day or night?
7. What is a dangerous threat that could happen on the ISS, and what could you do to solve it?
8. What is the most frightening thing you have ever seen in space?
9. What experiments are you doing now on the ISS?
10. What is the biggest challenge in space?
11. How long did you have to train to become an astronaut?
12. What are the steps involved in leaving the rocket and entering Space Station?
13. Are there any cold or hot planets that have been discovered and not revealed to the world?
14. How long can you breathe in a space suit outside the space station?
15. What happens if there is a fire on the International Space Station?
16. Is COVID 19 a concern for astronauts?
17. What is it like to come back to Earth after being in Space for months at a time?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at The Ottawa Carleton Virtual Online School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
February 4, 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 Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
ARISS team member Fred Kemmerer, using his call sign AB1OC in New Hampshire, will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home. English is the language expected to be used during the contact.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 5, 2021 at 12:41 pm EST (Ottawa, Canada) (17:41 UTC, 11:41 am CST, 10:41 am MST, 9:41 am PST).
The Ottawa Carleton Virtual Online School provides approximately 300 minutes of daily, instructor-led, online classes for students in Ottawa. Each class provides 20 to 25 students learning opportunities through synchronous and asynchronous learning by using either Virtual Learning Environment or Google Classroom learning management systems. Seventeen classes will participate in this ARISS contact.
View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ery1JYmk72o .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How does it fell to see the sun, Earth, moon and stars from space?
2. Do you think extraterrestrial beings exist?
3. Has anything scared you in space and if so how did you deal with it?
4. How long does it take to come back to earth from the International Space Station?
5. What is the coolest thing you have seen while in space?
6. How can you tell if it’s day or night?
7. What is a dangerous threat that could happen on the ISS, and what could you do to solve it?
8. What is the most frightening thing you have ever seen in space?
9. What experiments are you doing now on the ISS?
10. What is the biggest challenge in space?
11. How long did you have to train to become an astronaut?
12. What are the steps involved in leaving the rocket and entering Space Station?
13. Are there any cold or hot planets that have been discovered and not revealed to the world?
14. How long can you breathe in a space suit outside the space station?
15. What happens if there is a fire on the International Space Station?
16. Is COVID 19 a concern for astronauts?
17. What is it like to come back to Earth after being in Space for months at a time?
ARISS News Release No. 21-05
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Newcastle High School, Newcastle, Wyoming, USA
January 26, 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 Newcastle High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. Since the first ARISS contact on December 21, 2000, this will be the first ARISS-sponsored contact to a Wyoming school.
The ARISS team in Aartselaar, Belgium will use call sign ON4ISS to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. Each student asking a question will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 28, 2021 at 10:46 am MST (Newcastle, WY) (17:46 UTC, 12:46 pm EST, 11:46 am CST, 9:46 am PST).
Newcastle High School (grades 9 – 12) is a rural, public school, and part of the Weston County Public School District, which serves students (grades K-12, ages 5-18) in communities in the county in northeastern Wyoming. Newcastle HS offers college preparatory courses, a concurrent/dual enrollment college class program as well as a vocational-technical training program. Newcastle HS’s amateur radio club includes activities that allow students to learn how to operate ham radios and build antennas with curriculum tie-in to the school’s mathematics and science classes. Student activities (involving students in grades K-12) prior to the ARISS contact were designed to increase awareness and interest in amateur radio, and STEM education, and to foster an appreciation for STEM in a student’s future career choices. The school has partnered with members of the North East Wyoming Amateur Radio Association (NE7WY) who will provide technical support during this contact.
ARISS invites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/J2EYvX27Ujo .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How long did it take you to fully adjust to being on the ISS?
2. What effects have you experienced from zero gravity?
3. What do you folks do for fun? Boardgames? Play catch in space?
4. What is the most interesting thing you have seen on a spacewalk?
5. What happens when you fly into the South Atlantic Anomaly?
6. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned from your time in space?
7. What types of organisms do you grow or use in space?
8. I am asking a question for our 2nd grade class. How big is the International Space Station and what is inside? Are there bedrooms, gym, kitchen?
9. Is it weird not being able to experience night and day the same as you would on earth?
10. What research is currently being conducted? Is it biological?
11. Have you ever lost something on a spacewalk?
12. Since Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome can affect mission success, does the research currently being conducted on the retina of mice take priority over other experiments?
13. What is the weirdest solution to a problem that you have tried that actually worked?
14. What is the most dangerous aspect about living and working in space?
15. What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Newcastle High School, Newcastle, Wyoming, USA
January 26, 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 Newcastle High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. Since the first ARISS contact on December 21, 2000, this will be the first ARISS-sponsored contact to a Wyoming school.
The ARISS team in Aartselaar, Belgium will use call sign ON4ISS to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. Each student asking a question will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 28, 2021 at 10:46 am MST (Newcastle, WY) (17:46 UTC, 12:46 pm EST, 11:46 am CST, 9:46 am PST).
Newcastle High School (grades 9 – 12) is a rural, public school, and part of the Weston County Public School District, which serves students (grades K-12, ages 5-18) in communities in the county in northeastern Wyoming. Newcastle HS offers college preparatory courses, a concurrent/dual enrollment college class program as well as a vocational-technical training program. Newcastle HS’s amateur radio club includes activities that allow students to learn how to operate ham radios and build antennas with curriculum tie-in to the school’s mathematics and science classes. Student activities (involving students in grades K-12) prior to the ARISS contact were designed to increase awareness and interest in amateur radio, and STEM education, and to foster an appreciation for STEM in a student’s future career choices. The school has partnered with members of the North East Wyoming Amateur Radio Association (NE7WY) who will provide technical support during this contact.
ARISS invites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/J2EYvX27Ujo .
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How long did it take you to fully adjust to being on the ISS?
2. What effects have you experienced from zero gravity?
3. What do you folks do for fun? Boardgames? Play catch in space?
4. What is the most interesting thing you have seen on a spacewalk?
5. What happens when you fly into the South Atlantic Anomaly?
6. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned from your time in space?
7. What types of organisms do you grow or use in space?
8. I am asking a question for our 2nd grade class. How big is the International Space Station and what is inside? Are there bedrooms, gym, kitchen?
9. Is it weird not being able to experience night and day the same as you would on earth?
10. What research is currently being conducted? Is it biological?
11. Have you ever lost something on a spacewalk?
12. Since Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome can affect mission success, does the research currently being conducted on the retina of mice take priority over other experiments?
13. What is the weirdest solution to a problem that you have tried that actually worked?
14. What is the most dangerous aspect about living and working in space?
15. What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far?
ARISS News Release No. 21-03
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, Maine, USA
January 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 Maine Regional School Unit #21 (MRSU21). Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
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 will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 21, 2021 at 1:27 pm EST (Kennebunk, ME) (18:27 UTC, 12:27 pm CST, 11:27 am MST, 10:27 am PST).
ARISS invites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at: https://youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs.
The MRSU21 includes three elementary schools (with about 512 students, ages 8 – 11) on the southern coast of Maine. These are the Sea Road School in Kennebunk (hosting the ARISS contact), Mildred L. Day School in Arundel and Kennebunkport Consolidated School in Kennebunkport. During the year prior to this contact, MRSU21 implemented cross-curriculum courses (for grades 3-5) that highlighted space-related subjects developed under various STEM field of studies. Students also explored aspects of space travel through various courses and activities in the subject categories of Art, Music, Physical Education (astronaut training), Food and Nutrition (space food favorites), and Library studies. All students in the district, starting at pre-Kindergarten, are immersed in STEM class and methodology. This ARISS contact project came into being due to a collaboration with Sea Road School’s STEM team and members of the local Amateur Radio club (New England Radio Discussion Society) who offered to do a free course in electronics and radio fundamentals, radio demonstrations, and electronics project-building.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How do you communicate with your family at home?
2. What do you miss the most from home?
3. How did you feel when you looked back and saw earth for the first time?
4. What are your favorite scientific experiments on the ISS right now?
5. Do magnets behave the same way in space as they do on Earth?
6. What is the most dangerous part of being in space?
7. What does it smell like in the space station?
8. How do you stay in shape on the ISS?
9. What happens if someone gets hurt in space?
10. How long and hard did you train to be an astronaut?
11. What are the side effects of being in space?
12. How do you conquer your fear in space?
13. What does a day in an astronaut's life look like?
14. Have you seen any super rare and awesome things in space?
15. Do stars look closer when you're in space?
16. What's your favorite part of being an astronaut?
17. Does the food you eat taste different than it does on earth?
18. Do you think we are the only intelligent life forms in the universe?
19. What classes in school helped you the most as an astronaut?
20. What surprised you most about being in space or on the ISS?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, Maine, USA
January 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 Maine Regional School Unit #21 (MRSU21). Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
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 will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 21, 2021 at 1:27 pm EST (Kennebunk, ME) (18:27 UTC, 12:27 pm CST, 11:27 am MST, 10:27 am PST).
ARISS invites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at: https://youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs.
The MRSU21 includes three elementary schools (with about 512 students, ages 8 – 11) on the southern coast of Maine. These are the Sea Road School in Kennebunk (hosting the ARISS contact), Mildred L. Day School in Arundel and Kennebunkport Consolidated School in Kennebunkport. During the year prior to this contact, MRSU21 implemented cross-curriculum courses (for grades 3-5) that highlighted space-related subjects developed under various STEM field of studies. Students also explored aspects of space travel through various courses and activities in the subject categories of Art, Music, Physical Education (astronaut training), Food and Nutrition (space food favorites), and Library studies. All students in the district, starting at pre-Kindergarten, are immersed in STEM class and methodology. This ARISS contact project came into being due to a collaboration with Sea Road School’s STEM team and members of the local Amateur Radio club (New England Radio Discussion Society) who offered to do a free course in electronics and radio fundamentals, radio demonstrations, and electronics project-building.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. How do you communicate with your family at home?
2. What do you miss the most from home?
3. How did you feel when you looked back and saw earth for the first time?
4. What are your favorite scientific experiments on the ISS right now?
5. Do magnets behave the same way in space as they do on Earth?
6. What is the most dangerous part of being in space?
7. What does it smell like in the space station?
8. How do you stay in shape on the ISS?
9. What happens if someone gets hurt in space?
10. How long and hard did you train to be an astronaut?
11. What are the side effects of being in space?
12. How do you conquer your fear in space?
13. What does a day in an astronaut's life look like?
14. Have you seen any super rare and awesome things in space?
15. Do stars look closer when you're in space?
16. What's your favorite part of being an astronaut?
17. Does the food you eat taste different than it does on earth?
18. Do you think we are the only intelligent life forms in the universe?
19. What classes in school helped you the most as an astronaut?
20. What surprised you most about being in space or on the ISS?
ARISS News Release No. 21-02
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan
January 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 direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Hisagi Junior High School and astronaut Shannon Walker 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 callsign 8N1ZH will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 20, 2021 at 5:17 pm JST (Zushi), (08:17 UTC, 3:17 am EST, 2:17 am CST, 1:17 am MST and 12:17 am PST).
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/94C9pVIvO6I .
Hisagi Junior High School is a public school (about 480 students, grades 7 – 9) in the central part of Japan, about 50 km southwest of Tokyo. This ARISS contact will be a hands-on activity that will allow the students to learn more about the ISS and its purpose, and other space-travel related topics such as orbital mechanics. Students asking questions during this contact will be licensed amateur radio operators.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What kind of infection countermeasures are you taking against the COVID-19?
2. What was your driving force for the challenges?
3. I think it takes a lot of effort to become an astronaut, but is there any way to continue the effort?
4. What is the most beautiful view you have ever seen in space?
5. What can we do only in space?
6. What was scary in space?
7. What is the inconvenience of the Space Station?
8. What kind of space food do you like the best?
9. What do you want to do when you return to Earth?
10. What was the hardest part of training to become an astronaut?
11. What can only be seen from space?
12. What is the hardest work in space?
ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan
January 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 direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Hisagi Junior High School and astronaut Shannon Walker 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 callsign 8N1ZH will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is the language to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 20, 2021 at 5:17 pm JST (Zushi), (08:17 UTC, 3:17 am EST, 2:17 am CST, 1:17 am MST and 12:17 am PST).
The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/94C9pVIvO6I .
Hisagi Junior High School is a public school (about 480 students, grades 7 – 9) in the central part of Japan, about 50 km southwest of Tokyo. This ARISS contact will be a hands-on activity that will allow the students to learn more about the ISS and its purpose, and other space-travel related topics such as orbital mechanics. Students asking questions during this contact will be licensed amateur radio operators.
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:
1. What kind of infection countermeasures are you taking against the COVID-19?
2. What was your driving force for the challenges?
3. I think it takes a lot of effort to become an astronaut, but is there any way to continue the effort?
4. What is the most beautiful view you have ever seen in space?
5. What can we do only in space?
6. What was scary in space?
7. What is the inconvenience of the Space Station?
8. What kind of space food do you like the best?
9. What do you want to do when you return to Earth?
10. What was the hardest part of training to become an astronaut?
11. What can only be seen from space?
12. What is the hardest work in space?
ARISS School Contact News Release No. 2021-01
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?
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 News Release No. 20-28
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?
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.
_____________________________
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?
