Upcoming Educational Contacts

As of May 16, 2022

Forum Accademico Italiano e.V., Köln, Germany, telebridge via ZS6JON (Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF)

Fri 2022-05-20 12:14:10 UTC 89 deg
Watch for livestreaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otZcANd1vXo

2nd All-Russian Festival "Russian Traveler", Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD (Sergey Korsakov)

Sat 2022-05-21 18:10 UTC

Aznakayevo (Republic of Tatarstan), Russia, direct via TBD (Sergey Korsakov)

Fri 2022-05-27 15:05 UTC

MINDSHUB APS with I.C. AVIO, Ala, Trento, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON (Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF)

Sat 2022-05-28 09:03:47 UTC 80 deg

2nd All-Russian Festival "Russian Traveler", Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD (Oleg Artemyev)

Sat 2022-05-28 14:15 UTC

Children's center in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD (Denis Matveev)

Sat 2022-05-28 15:50 UTC

Students and employees of SWGU, Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD (Oleg Artemyev)

Sun 2022-05-29 15:00 UTC

ARISS News Release No. 22-28

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Scuola Secondaria di I Grado G. Leopardi, Macherio, Monza e Brianza, Lombardia, Italy

May 10, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Secondary School of I Grade G. Leopardi, in Macherio, Monza and Brianza provence, Lombardy region, Italy. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

The G. Leopardi secondary school is part of the Comprehensive Institute, called "G. Rodari ", which was established in the 2000/2001 school year and takes its name from the Primary school located in the Bareggia hamlet. Throughout the past year, the school involved about 240 middle and elementary grade students (ages 10-14 years) in preparation for this ARISS contact. Students were engaged in various STEM courses designed to enhance their knowledge of space exploration, technologies and satellite communications. Students learned about various aspects of space exploration in a wide range of courses in the fields of; literature, history, physical education, music, and cultural studies. The school also organized various lectures, seminars and conferences for the students and the public on topics presented by experts in the fields of: astrophysics, archaeology, space medicine, electrical engineering, environmental science, music, literature, and amateur radio. Members of the Association of Amateur Radio Italy (ARI Erba) will be supporting the radio contact.

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station.

The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign K6DUE, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 12, 2022 at 10:19 am CEST (Macherio), (8:19 UTC, 4:19 am EDT, 3:19 am CDT, 2:19 am MDT, 1:19 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duoy5ArXFFw
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Hai mai pensato di intraprendere una professione diversa da quella di astronauta?
2. Per quali motivi consiglieresti i tuoi studi e la tua carriera a noi giovanissimi?
3. I tuoi successi sono noti a tutti, ma anche tu avrai avuto momenti di sconforto. Come li hai superati e che consigli daresti ai ragazzi della mia eta'?
4. Quale e' la competenza piu' utile nello spazio?
5. Quanti anni di allenamento servono per andare nello spazio?
6. Quale è il sacrificio piu' grande che hai dovuto affrontare per arrivare dove sei ora?
7. Come è cambiato il tuo rapporto con familiari e amici dall'inizio della tua carriera di astronauta?
8. Quanto dura la riabilitazione dopo l’atterraggio?
9. Le fiamme di accendini o fiammiferi puntano in alto come sulla Terra o in altre direzioni?
10. E' vero che nello spazio i sapori diventano insipidi?
11. Che sensazione si prova a stare nello spazio?
12. Perche' nello spazio il corpo subisce un invecchiamento accelerato, ma reversibile, una volta tornati sulla Terra?
13. Riuscite ad osservare i pianeti del Sistema Solare dalla ISS?
14. E' vero che sulla stazione spaziale si coltivano alcuni tipi di vegetali? Come fate?
15. Tra gli esperimenti con conduci a bordo della ISS, quali avranno effetti significativi per la vita sulla Terra?
16. Secondo te in futuro si potra' vivere anche su altri pianeti?
17. Quale e' la temperatura all’interno dei moduli spaziali? E all’esterno?
18. Quali ricerche state svolgendo con questa missione?
19. Hi mai montato di persona attrezzature esterne alla stazione? Se si, quanto e' stato difficile?
20. Quale e' il tuo incarico principale all'interno della missione Minerva?

Translation

1. Have you ever thought about taking up a profession other than that of an astronaut?
2. For what reasons would you recommend your studies and your career to us very young?
3. Everyone knows your successes, but you too will have had moments of despair. How did you overcome them and what advice would you give to kids?
4. What is the most useful skill in space?
5. How many years of training does it take to go into space?
6. What is the biggest sacrifice you have had to make to get to where you are now?
7. How has your relationship with family and friends changed since the beginning of your astronaut career?
8. How long does rehabilitation take after landing?
9. Do the flames of lighters or matches point as high as on Earth or in other directions?
10. Is it true that flavors become insipid in space?
11. How does it feel to be in space?
12. Why does the body in space undergo accelerated but reversible aging once back on Earth?
13. Can you observe the planets of the Solar System from the ISS?
14. Is it true that some types of vegetables are grown on the space station? How do you do it?
15. Among the experiments with Conduci aboard the ISS, which ones will have significant effects for life on Earth?
16. Do you think it will be possible to live on other planets in the future?
17. What is the temperature inside the space modules? And outside?
18. What research are you doing with this mission?
19. Have you ever assembled equipment outside the station yourself? If so, how difficult was it?
20. What is your main assignment within the Minerva mission?

ARISS News Release No. 22-27

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Istituto Comprensivo Tolfa, Tolfa, Lazio, Italy

April 27, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and Italian students at the Istituto Comprensivo Tolfa in Tolfa, Lazio. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Istituto Comprensivo Tolfa, an urban primary and middle school (student ages 8-14 years) in Tolfa is about 70 Km north of Rome. The school’s three-year curriculum focuses on the improvement of language skills, both in Italian and in English, and on STEM competencies. During the last three years, students have taken part in the projects: ESA (“Send your drawing into space with Cheops”); ASI (sending mission ARTEMIS-inspired drawings to the Moon); and INAF (learning about the effects of light pollution). In preparation for the ARISS event, students participated in activities drawn from ASI – ESA and NASA materials and were introduced to space-related technology and space exploration. These activities allow students to focus on what it’s like to be an astronaut, and the high-tech fields involved in space exploration and the ISS. One such activity allowed primary school students (age 8-10) to work on ISS-inspired scratch projects and middle school students took part in the Astro Pi Challenge - Mission Zero. Members of the local amateur radio organization involved the students in activities about radio science and demonstrated operation of the radio equipment that will be used in the ARISS contact.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in Tolfa, Lazio, Italy. Amateur radio operators will use the call sign IKØWGF to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 30, 2022 at 10:37:35 am CEST (Lazio, Italy) (08:37:35UTC, 4:37 am EDT, 3:37 am CDT, 2:37 am MDT, 1:37 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKlOwjvTpt8
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Da donna che tipo di difficoltà ha dovuto gestire durante il suo percorso professionale?
2. Quando parte per queste missioni, cos’è che la preoccupa di più?
3. Il buio, il vuoto e la profondità dell'universo, che sensazioni trasmettono la prima volta che si va in una missione spaziale?
4. Durante le tue missioni quali sono l'esperienza più emozionante e quella più deludente che hai vissuto?
5. Quali effetti fisici e mentali si riscontrano una volta ritornati sulla Terra?
6. Gli astronauti fanno delle esercitazioni anche per riuscire a mantenere la calma in qualsiasi situazione?
7. A cosa avete rinunciato negli anni per fare gli astronauti?
8. Nello spazio come si percepisce il passare del tempo?
9. La NASA è riuscita ad ascoltare "la voce dello spazio": cosa si intende con questa definizione?
10. A quale preparazione fisica dovete sottoporvi prima di una missione spaziale?
11. Quanto è evidente dallo spazio la sofferenza del nostro pianeta?
12. Cosa ha provato la prima volta che ha visto la Terra dallo spazio?
13. E'stato portato qualche animale sulla nelle ultime missioni spaziali?
14. Era il tuo sogno fin da bambina diventare un astronauta?
15. L’equipaggio di una navicella spaziale da quanti membri è costituito?
16. Che cos'è per te il coraggio?
17. Il vostro addestramento in astronautica vi tornerà utile per la vita quotidiana ?
18. Quale dieta seguite?

Translation

1. When you go on a mission what are the things that worry you most?
2. What did you feel the first time you witnessed the vastness of space, its darkness and emptiness?
3. On your missions what has been the most meaningful experience and the most disappointing one?
4. What are the physical and mental effects an astronaut can experience once back on Earth?
5. Do astronauts do a specific training to keep calm in any situation?
6. What did you have to give up to become an astronaut?
7. How do you perceive the passing of time on the ISS?
8. NASA could hear the "sound of Space": what is it?
9. What physical training is necessary before a mission?
10. How evident is Earth's suffering from space?
11. What did you feel the first time you saw Earth from space?
12. In recent years have any animals been sent on missions?
13. Have you always dreamt of becoming an astronaut?
14. How many people form the crew of a spaceship?
15. What is courage for you?
16. Is your astronaut training useful also in your daily life on Earth?
17. Which is your astronaut diet?

ARISS News Release No. 22-26

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Istituto Comprensivo 1 Chieti, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy

April 27, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and Italian students at the Istituto Comprensivo 1 Chieti in Chieti, Abruzzo. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Istituto Comprensivo Chieti is an urban school in Chieti with about 1,000 students ages 4-14 years. The school’s STEAM program includes lessons and projects for students at every grade level in the school. Previous school years have engaged students in robotics, and enabled students to participate in the INDIRE project (coding and robotics). Students have also participated in project ESA "Zero Mission- Astro Pi", and in 2021 met with ESA Astronaut Luca Parmitano. Members of the amateur radio team from Pescara are supporting the school for this ARISS contact, including instructing students on the equipment required to make the contact and installation of the communication equipment.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask questions of Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contact is located in Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. Amateur radio operators will use the call sign IZ6BMP to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 29, 2022 at 9:49 am CEST (Chieti) (07:49UTC, 3:49 am EDT, 2:49 am CDT, 1:49 am MDT, 12:49 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAR81pM4kM
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Come si é sentita quando é stato annunciato a lei di andare alla base spaziale?
2. Quando torni dallo spazio, in cui non c'è gravità, alla terra che sensazioni hai?
3. Che effetto ti fa vedere la terra girare?
4. Che tipo di test hai dovuto superare per entrare nella NASA?
5. Ti sei mai sentita sotto pressione?
6. Chi o che cosa ti ha ispirato e dato la forza di perseguire la carriera di astronauta?
7. Quali studi si devono fare per diventare un astronauta e in particolare tu quali hai fatto?
8. Quanto tempo ha impiegato per entrare nella ESA?
9. Quali competenze tecniche e informatiche sono necessarie e perché? Attraverso quali corsi di studio si acquisiscono?
10. Quanto dura l’addestramento per andare nello spazio?
11. E’ stato difficile abituarsi a muoversi con la mancanza di gravità nello spazio?
12. Com'è possibile la trasmissione di dati dallo spazio alla terra in tempo reale?
13. Qual'è il tempo massimo per rimanere sulla stazione spaziale?
14. È mai stato sperimentato un metodo per vedere esattamente cosa c'è dentro la luna?
15. Quanto impegno e sacrificio è necessario per diventare astronauti? Quale gioia si prova ad essere astronauti?

Translation
1. How did you feel when you were told you would go to the space station?
2. How do you feel when you come back on the Earth, when you come back to gravity?
3. How do you feel when you see the Earth rotation?
4. What kind of test did you have to pass to enter NASA?
5. Have you ever felt under pressure?
6. Who or what inspired you and gave you the strength to pursue your career as astronaut?
7. What studies do you have to do to become an astronaut and in particular which ones have you done?
8. How long did it take you to enter the ESA?
9. Which technical and I.T. skills are needed and why? How can you get them?
10. How long is the training to go to space?
11. Was it hard to learn to move in lack of gravity in space?
12. How can data be transmitted from space to Earth in real time?
13. What is the maximum time to stay on a space station?
14. Have people ever tested a way to see what's inside the moon exactly?
15. How much effort and sacrifice does it take to become an astronaut? What joy does it feel to be an astronaut?

ARISS News Release No. 22-25

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Bellefontaine High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA

April 19, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and U.S. students at the Bellefontaine High School in Bellefontaine, OH. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Bellefontaine High School (BHS), is a rural, public high school (about 900 students, ages 13-18years) about 50 miles northwest of Columbus, Ohio, in Logan County. BHS’s STEM curriculum supports the school’s various academic extracurriculars and clubs which include Envirothon, TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science), Robotics and their newly formed Bellefontaine High School Amateur Radio Club, call sign W8BCS. Members of the local amateur radio club (W8BCS), the Champaign Logan Amateur Radio Club (CLARC), are providing technological aid and promoting amateur radio to the students as a co-sponsor for radio license classes and license testing. During the school year student activities have used the ARRL curriculum resources, which allow teachers to introduce space-related technology to the classroom. Students also participated in their ‘Design Challenges’ – a program that allows students the opportunity to design various “contraptions” to achieve a task under certain constraints (as would occur in aerospace engineering) to further their understanding of space technology.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Kayla Barron, amateur radio call sign KI5LAL. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in Bellefontaine, OH. Amateur radio operators will use call sign W8BCS to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 21, 2022 at 1:13 pm EDT (Bellefontaine, OH) (17:13UTC, 12:13 pm CDT, 11:13 am MDT, 10:13 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/6t5ZQOw2j68
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. How long does it take to get used to gravity after being in space?
2. Can you throw objects, like a football, on the ISS?
3. How close are you to the moon, sun, or earth right now?
4. How do you train to keep healthy in space?
5. What is the weirdest thing you have ever encountered in space?
6. How long can you stay in space?
7. What is the protocol if depressurization occurs on the ISS?
8. Who inspired you to go to space?
9. What happens if someone breaks a bone or gets injured in another way on the ISS?
10. Aside from a clock, how do you know if it is day or night in space?
11. Do you have a tracking device in case an asteroid hits the ISS or another planet?
12. What does the earth look like from the ISS?
13. How does space affect our motor skills?
14. What are some of the side effects of spending long durations in space?
15. What is your favorite part of being in space?
16. What resources do you have available on the ISS if something breaks?
17. What is the hardest thing about going to space?
18. How long and how hard did you have to train in order to be able to go to space?

ARISS News Release No. 22-24

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Rakia - Herzliya Science Center, Herzliya, Israel

April 11, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between Axiom Mission-1 (Ax-1) astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and Israeli students at the Rakia - Herzliya Science Center located in Herzliya, Israel. Ax-1 is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

The Rakia - Herzliya Science Center (HSC) is an educational institute that promotes STEM studies for students (about 1,500) in kindergarten to high-school (K-12). It has diverse enrichment programs, in a variety of scientific and technological fields including space, robotics, physics, computer sciences, and life sciences. One of the educational programs, a joint project with Herzliya Science Center and ARISS, gives 200 Israeli high-school students the opportunity to manage all ARISS contacts between the school’s students and Astronaut Eytan Stibbe. The 'Tuval' program in which the students attend, teaches radio transmissions and satellite operations. The students, with help from professional guides, will be operating the ground station for this contact and have spent the last few months preparing to take their place as part of the Rakia mission. In 2011, Herzliya Science Center successfully participated in a direct ARISS contact as callsign 4X4HSC with Astronaut, Mike Fossum KF5AQG. The Space Laboratory of HSC operates an amateur radio satellite station (call sign 4X4HSC) that is used as part of the HSC educational activities and for tracking of LEO satellites. The HSC amateur radio satellite station is supported by local radio amateurs of the Israel Amateur Radio Club (IARC).

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask questions of Ax-1 Astronaut Eytan Stibbe, amateur radio call sign 4Z9SPC. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint of the Rakia-Herzliya ground station.

Amateur radio operators in Herzliya, Israel will use call sign 4X4HSC while operating the amateur radio ground station.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 14, 2022 at 4:32 pm IDT (Herzliya) (13:32UTC, 9:32 am EDT, 8:32 am CDT, 7:32 am MDT, 6:32 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gJRBkNXyv5tbMZkmjzi4g (Rakia-Herzliya)
or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_Bvr_z-FQ (ARISS YouTube)

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

מה חשבת ואיך הרגשת כשראית את כדור הארץ מהחלל בפעם הראשונה?
האם אתה תומך במשימה של ספייס איקס למאדים? אם יכריזו על משימה למאדים האם תסכים להשתתף ולמה ?
אתה חושב שיש חיים ביקום הזה חוץ מאיתנו? מהי צורתם והאם לדעתך נגלה אי פעם אם הם קיימים?
איך זה מרגיש להיות באפס כבידה? האם סבלת ממחלה מסוימת או עייפות במהלך שהייתך בחלל? אם כן, איך אתה מסתדר? אתה מוטרד מזה שהשהות בחלל יכולה לפגוע בגוף?
אנחנו אנו מודעים להשקעה העצומה של העולם בהקמת תחנות חלל ומאמצים מאוד גדולים. מה לדעתך התמורה והתרומה של זה לאנושות? האם זה שווה את זה?
איך הזמן עובר עליך כשאתה נמצא בתחנת החלל הבינלאומית?
מה האימון הכי קשה שעברת כדי להכין אותך לטיסה חלל?
האם אתה חושב שצריך להפוך חלל למגמה בבתי ספר? (שיעורים שלומדים בהם להיות אסטרונאוטים)
האם תמיד רצית להיות אסטרונאוט? איך היה התהליך של הפיכה לאחד?
מה היית אומר לעצמך בגיל 15-16? האם דמיינת שתגיע לאן שהגעת?
כיצד אתה רוצה או מצפה שהמשימה שלך תשפיע על החברה?
האם אתה חושב שיום אחד יהיה אפשר להשתמש בתחנות כאלה כתחנות מעבר כדי להגיע למקומות אחרים ביקום, או כבית חלופי לכדור הארץ ?
אתה חושב שיש לנו כבני אדם תפקיד ביקום הזה?
אם היית יכול לקחת עוד אדם אחד (חיי או מת) את מי היית לוקח ולמה?
האם לוקח זמן להתרגל לזה שאין לך יכולת לעשות פעולות בסיסיות?
במה תתרום לך הטיסה הזו מבחינה אישית וחברתית?
באילו מכשירים אתה מתאמן בתחנת החלל?
מה מחשבות שעולות לך כשאתה מסתכל החוצה מהחלון ורואה את החלל? האם זה מפחיד? מעניין? דמיוני?
אתה חושב שתיירות חלל תתפתח בשנים הבאות?

Translation

1. What did you think and how did you feel when you first saw Earth from space?
2. Do you support SpaceX's mission to Mars? If they announce a mission to Mars, will you agree to participate and why would you be able to do it?
3. Do you think there's life in this universe besides us? What is their shape and do you think we will ever find out if they exist?
4. How does it feel to be zero gravity? Did you suffer from a particular illness or fatigue while in space? If so, how are you doing? Are you concerned that being in space can damage the body?
5. We are aware of the world's huge investment in the construction of space stations and very great efforts. What do you think the reward and contribution of this to humanity is? Is it worth it?
6. How time passes on you when you are on the International Space Station?
7. What's the hardest workout you've ever had to get you ready for space flight?
8. Do you think space should be turned into a major subject (megama) in schools? (lessons learned to be astronauts)
9. Have you always wanted to be an astronaut? How was the process of becoming one?
10. What would you say to yourself when you were 15 or 16? Did you imagine you'd get where you are?
11. How do you want or expect your mission to affect society?
12. Do you think that one day such stations could be used as transit stations to reach other places in the universe, or as an alternative home to Earth?
13. Do you think we as human beings have a role to play in this universe?
14. If you could take one more person (alive or dead) who would you take and why?
15. Does it take time to get used to not being able to do basic actions in space?
16. What will this flight do to you personally and socially?
17. What instruments do you train on at the space station?
18. What thoughts do you have when you look out the window and see the space? Is it scary? Interesting? Imaginary?
19. Do you think space tourism will evolve in the years to come?

ARISS News Release No. 22-20

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at École Secondaire St. Albert Catholic High School, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

April 8, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between Axiom Mission-1 (Ax-1) astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and Canadian students at the École Secondaire St. Albert Catholic High School in St. Albert. Ax-1 is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

École Secondaire St. Albert Catholic High School (SACHS) is a medium-sized high school in St. Albert, Alberta that offers English and French Immersion and Advanced Placement programs. In preparation for this ARISS contact, SACHS embedded topics related to space exploration and technology in all grade-levels to increase interest and curiosity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). SACHS’s school-wide events included: observatory fieldtrips, a ‘Space Evening’ that showcased student projects developed around a space theme, and guest speakers on STEM careers. SACHS also partnered with other elementary and junior high schools in the district for a space-themed science fair.

This will be a telebridge contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Ax-1 Astronaut Mark Pathy, amateur radio call sign KO4WFH. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station.

The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Casale Monferrato, Italy. The amateur radio volunteer team at the station will use the callsign IK1SLD, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 11, 2022 at 9:50 am MDT (Alberta, CAN) (15:50:31UTC, 11:50 am EDT, 10:50 am CDT, 8:50 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA55YJg_jvRtoEBPKK-p__A
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. How long did it take for you to adjust to being in space?
2. What factors did you worry about when going into space, such as space radiation?
3. How are laws enforced in space?
4. Are you able to see space trash and debris fly by as you look out the ISS?
5. What threat does a large solar flare pose to the operation of the space station and the safety of the astronauts? If this is a risk, how is it minimized?
6. How did training in zero gravity compare with how it actually feels in zero gravity? Do you experience space sickness?
7. Have you seen any significant Earth weather systems (Tornados, hurricanes, fires etc.) from the ISS? If so, how was that?
8. How long will you be away from home since the start of your training until you return?
9. How did the astronauts that were already on the ISS react when your 'private team' showed up?
10. What was your family's reaction to you accepting the mission to space?
11. What kind of training did you need to complete in order to prepare for this mission?
12. Is it difficult to fall asleep?
13. Is the sensation of orbiting the same as a drop on a roller coaster?

ARISS News Release                                                                                                 No. 22-19

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at DLR School Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

April 9, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and German students at the DLR School Lab TU Dresden in Dresden. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

The DLR School Lab TU Dresden (TUD) is part of a network of school laboratories funded by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This facility allows students to carry out research and experiments in an authentic laboratory environment, which are specifically related to ongoing projects of DLR and TUD in the fields of natural sciences and technology. TUD is hosting this ARISS contact for students (ages 12 to 18) who come from various secondary schools in the Dresden area. These students have been participating in various events and competitions as members of Argus Saxonia team under guidance of TUD. These events have included; the 2020/21 German CANSAT, German-Polish summer science camp “Völlig schwerelos” 2021, Calliope Earth Observation Space-Hack Competition (Team Saxonia Spacelab) 2021, Holiday science camp “Moon Camp Challenge” 2022 and amateur radio training courses (in coordination with ham club DLØTSD members). Members of DARC amateur radio club (DLØTSD) located at TUD and working in cooperation with TUD provide hands-on experiments and workshops for students in the satellite communication technologies field and help organize these ARISS events.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators in Dresden, Germany will use call sign DLØTSD while operating the amateur radio ground station.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 11, 2022 at 4:14 pm CEST (Dresden) (14:14UTC, 10:14 am EDT, 9:14 am CDT, 8:14 am MDT, 7:14 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LKjD2QlisM
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Was hat Sie dazu bewogen Astronaut zu werden?
2. Kommt man bei einem ISS-Tag mit dem Tag-Nacht-Rhythmus durcheinander?
3. Wird einem von der Schwerelosigkeit manchmal schwindelig?
4. Was ist das Ziel Deiner Mission im Weltraum?
5. Bekommt man auf der ISS genauso schnell Hunger wie auf der Erde?
6. Geht die Uhr im Weltall gleich?
7. Wie haben Sie es geschafft, ausgewählt und als Astronaut ausgebildet zu werden?
8. Schmecken die gleichen Nahrungsmittel anders auf der ISS als auf der Erde?
9. Wie oft und auf welche Weise nimmst du Kontakt mit deinen Liebsten auf?
10. Durften Sie persönliche Gegenstände mitnehmen und falls ja, was?
11. Hat sich der Blickwinkel auf dein Zuhause die Erde in irgendeiner Weise verändert, seit du auf der ISS bist?
12. Haben Sie sich freiwillig für den Außeneinsatz gemeldet oder wie werden die Aufgaben verteilt?
13. Wie haben Sie sich gefühlt, als sie zum ersten Mal die Erde von oben angeschaut haben?
14. Wie haben Sie letzten Monat Ihren Geburtstag auf der ISS gefeiert?
15. Welche tägliche Aufgabe machen Sie am liebsten und welche nicht so gern?
16. Was war Ihre größte Angst vor dem Start der Mission?
17. Wie geht das mit dem Schlafen genau und können Sie gut schlafen?
18. Wie genau sieht dein Weltraumtraining aus?
19. Was macht ihr bei einem plötzlichen Druckabfall auf der ISS, z.B. durch ein Leck in der Außenverkleidung?
20. Was haben Sie zum Zeitpunkt des Lift-Offs gedacht und gefühlt?

Translation
1. What was the reason of becoming an astronaut?
2. Does your day-night rhythm get confused due to the ISS schedule?
3. Do you get dizzy sometimes due to zero gravity?
4. What is the goal of your ISS mission “Cosmic Kiss”?
5. Do you get hungry as fast as you do on earth?
6. Does the time pass by as fast as on earth?
7. How did you manage to be chosen by ESA for the astronaut’s training?
8. Does food taste different in space?
9. How do you stay in contact with your loved ones?
10. Did you take any personal belongings on your journey?
11. Did you change your perspective on your home Earth since you are on board of the ISS?
12. Did you do the EVA voluntarily or who decides which astronaut is doing a specific task?
13. How did you feel when you first looked at the earth from above?
14. How did you celebrate your birthday last month?
15. Which daily task do you like most and which least?
16. What was your biggest fear before you started your ISS mission?
17. How does sleeping on ISS works in detail and do you sleep well?
18. How does your daily sports routine look like?
19. What do you do in case of a sudden decrease of the interior pressure?
20. What were your thoughts and feelings at the time of lift-off?

ARISS News Release No. 22-18

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

April 4, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and U.S. students at the Space Hardware Club in Huntsville, Alabama. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Space Hardware Club (SHC) is a student organization at the University of Alabama (UAH) in Huntsville. Within SHC, students at UAH get the chance to gain hands-on experience with designing, building, and flying numerous types of aerospace payloads. The club’s Outreach Program activities includes high- altitude ballooning, payload design, low powered ESTES rockets, and the launching of high-altitude model rockets. SHC will host this ARISS contact for the following rural/suburban public schools: Buckhorn Middle School, Mountain Gap Middle School, New Hope Elementary School, and Sparkman Middle School. SHC Outreach members have been helping about 800 students from these schools to learn more about rocketry, high-altitude ballooning, amateur radio technology, and the research being conducted on the ISS. Leading up to the ARISS radio contact, SHC outreach members helped the students with hands-on amateur radio activities such as circuit building and antenna construction.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Thomas Marshburn, amateur radio call sign KE5HOC. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators in Huntsville, Alabama using call sign K4UAH will operate the amateur radio ground station

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 7, 2022 at 12:07 pm CDT (Huntsville, AL) (17:07:39 UTC, 1:07 pm EDT, 11:07 am MDT, 10:07 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://uah-uasystem.zoom.us/j/87179587580
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. How hard was it to adjust your regular activities so you can survive with zero gravity?
2. When you heard you were going to the ISS, were you terrified? Because I know I would be.
3. What made you want to go to space? Who inspired you?
4. Is it hard to communicate with astronauts from other countries?
5. What do you think is the most interesting thing you do on the ISS?
6. How well does life (plants, bacteria, fungi) grow in space compared to Earth?
7. What do you believe is in the future of space exploration and is it promising or not?
8. Is there a type of food you are just absolutely sick of eating because you’ve had it so much?
9. What do you do for fun to pass the time when you aren’t doing experiments?
10. When you go into space do you see everything like planets, asteroids or the Milky Way?
11. What shocked you the most when you got to space?
12. What is the hardest challenge you have faced while living in space?
13. What was your training like before you got to space and your favorite/least favorite part?
14. Do you hydrofarm? If not, could you start one?
15. Do you enjoy it when people from other countries join the ISS?
16. What belongings can you bring up to space with you?

ARISS News Release No. 22-17

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Leonardo-Da-Vinci Campus Nauen, Nauen, Germany

April 4, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and German students enrolled at the Leonardo-Da-Vinci Campus in Nauen, Germany. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Leonardo-Da-Vinci Campus (Campus) offers students STEM courses in mathematics, computer science, and physics as well as astronomy classes. Students at the Campus that will be participating in this ARISS contact are in high school, ages 14-17 years. Forty students have been directly involved in question selection and in workshops, and 100 students have attended space-related science (ISS as a topic) lectures and other events. The Campus has partnered with the DLR School Lab of the German Aerospace Center in Neustrelitz (DLR School Lab) where students will be participating in the radio contact. Local amateur radio operators in the DLR School Lab are providing technical support in the way of workshops, and lectures and the radio equipment for this ARISS radio contact.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio that will allow students to ask their questions of Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators in Neustrelitz, Germany will use call sign DC1RSN to serve as the amateur radio ground station.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 6, 2022 at 1:48 pm CEST (Nauen/ Neustrelitz, DE) (11:48UTC, 7:48 am EDT, 6:48 am CDT, 5:48 am MDT, 4:48 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk3nn3CYKoM
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Wie wirkt sich die Schwerelosigkeit auf ihren Körper aus?
2. Vermissen Sie etwas, wenn Sie nicht mehr auf der ISS sind?
3. Was vermissen sie am meisten?
4. Welches einfache Experiment auf der Erde wollten Sie schon immer einmal auf der ISS tun?
5. Welches ist die wichtigste Voraussetzung um Astronaut zu werden?
6. Wie ist das, wenn man die Raumstation zum ersten Mal betritt?
7. Was war die größte Umstellung als Sie das erste Mal im Weltraum waren?
8. Was machen Astronauten bei enormen medizinischen Notfällen?
9. Wie oft sehen Sie Polarlichter?
10. Wie schläft man im Weltall?
11. Wie ist die Luft zum Atmen?
12. Wie ist das Essen im Weltall?
13. Was ist bisher das faszinierendste Ereignis, dass sie auf der ISS erlebt haben?
14. Können Sie Kontakt zu Ihrer Familie aufnehmen?
15. Was machen sie gegen Heimweh?
16. Welche Gedanken hatten Sie bei dem Start mit der Dragon-Rakete?
17. Wie treiben Sie Sport auf der ISS?
18. Verspüren Sie nach sportlicher Aktivität im Orbit Muskelkater wie auf der Erde?
19. Haben Sie einen Talisman mit auf die ISS genommen?
20. Wie geht man auf Toilette?
21. Züchten Sie ihr eigenes Gemüse auf der ISS?

Translation
1. What is the impact on your body done by zero gravity?
2. Are you going to miss something when you leave the ISS?
3. What are you missing the most?
4. Which simple experiment done on earth did you always try on board the ISS?
5. What is the most important requirement to become an astronaut?
6. How was it when you enter the space station for the first time?
7. What is the biggest adjustment for being the first time in space?
8. What do astronaut do in case of a big medical emergency?
9. How often do you see polar lights?
10. How do you sleep in space?
11. How is the air for breathing?
12. How is the food on board of the ISS?
13. What was the biggest incidence so far during your stay on the ISS?
14. Is there a way for you to get into contact with your family?
15. What do you do against homesickness?
16. What went through your mind during your launch with the Dragon-rocket?
17. How do you do sports in space?
18. Do you feel any muscle pain after sport, similar to your experience on earth?
19. Did you take a mascot with you?
20. How do you go to toilet in space?
21. Do you grow your own vegetable on board the ISS?

ARISS News Release No. 22-15

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Toyonaka High School, Toyonaka, Japan

March 18, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and Japanese students at the Toyonaka High School in Toyonaka, Japan. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on-board the ISS.

Toyonaka High School, founded in 1921, is one of Osaka’s prefectural high schools, located in Toyonaka, Osaka. The school is designated as one of the Global Leader’s High Schools, and also designated as one of the Super Science High Schools. Members (about 30 students) of the Toyonaka High School Science Club, as part of their science activities, hold scientific labs for elementary school children a few times a year. This year’s science club activity involves 20 elementary school children that are participating in this ARISS contact. Science club members helped the children think about questions to ask astronauts on board the ISS and translate the questions into English. After the contact, Toyonaka High School students will also participate in space science activities with the elementary school students. The Kansai ARISS project team is assisting the school with this contact.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio and students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Kayla Barron, amateur radio call sign KI5LAL. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ground station.

Amateur radio operators in Toyonaka, Japan will use call sign 8J3THS to serve as the amateur radio ground station.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 21, 2022 at 5:46 pm JST (JPN) (8:46:32 UTC, 4:46 am EDT, 3:46 am CDT, 2:46 am MDT, 1:46 am PDT).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What is your favorite space food?
2. How do you go to the bathroom in space?
3. How do you take a bath in space?
4. How are injuries and illness treated in space?
5. Because of COVID-19, people all over the world have to wear masks. Do you wear a mask on the ISS, too?
6. What kind of training do you do in space?
7. What happens if you throw something on the ISS?
8. Can you see lightning from the ISS?
9. How can you see stars and constellations from space?
10. What are the hardest things on the ISS?
11. What are fun things to do on the ISS?
12. What do you want to eat after coming back to the earth?
13. What were you interested in when you were 11 years old?
14. What made you want to become an astronaut?
15. What kind of effort did you make to become an astronaut?
16. What is your dream for the future as an astronaut?
17. What do you do on the ISS?
18. What is the biggest problem of weightlessness?
19. Can you distinguish a heavy object and a light object in zero gravity?
20. How can you get along with other crew members from different countries?

ARISS News Release No. 22-14

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Youth Members of Kids Star Club Sayama, Sayama, Japan

March 15, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and Japan youth members of the Kids Star Club Sayama in Sayama, Japan. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on-board the ISS.

Prior to this ARISS event, the Kids Star Club has held an amateur radio licensing seminar for the youth members, as well as lessons about radio waves, electricity, and space. Those successfully licensed youth will participate in the Q&A portion of the ARISS event. English will be the language used for this contact.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing these youth to take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ground station.

Kids Star Club youth members in Sayama, Japan will use the amateur radio ground station with call sign 8J1KSC to contact the ISS for this ARISS contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 17, 2022 at 7:21:47 pm JST (JPN) (10:21:47 UTC, 6:21 am EDT, 5:21 am CDT, 4:21 am MDT, 3:21 am PDT).
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What is the most beautiful constellation that you can see from the ISS?
2. What was your job before becoming an astronaut and how does it influence your job now?
3. Did you see a lot of space debris from the ISS?
4. What food do you like to eat while in space?
5. What is the most unusual phenomenon that can be seen from space? What kind of phenomenon is it?
6. How does a paper airplane "fly" in the space station?
7. Can analog clocks work in space?
8. Do you think humans can really live in space?
9. How did you first feel when you got into space?
10. What do you want to do first when you return to Earth?
11. What do you enjoy the most in space?
12. How do you brush your teeth in space?
13. Which is easier, life with gravity or life without gravity?
14. How is the view of the sun rise from the ISS?
15. Is there any space food that can only be eaten in space?
16. What's the hardest thing you have ever done in space and how did you overcome that?
17. How do you feel when you look at Earth from space?

ARISS News Release No. 22-12

ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Hopewell, VA, USA

February 25, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and USA students at the Carter G. Woodson Middle School located in Hopewell, Virginia. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on-board the ISS.

The Carter G. Woodson Middle School is a diverse, urban public school that serves about 1,000 students in grades sixth through eight (ages 10 to 14 years). The school is named for Carter G. Woodson, a son of former slaves, who was born in Buckingham County, Virginia in 1875. He served as an educator in numerous capacities and, in 1912, became the second African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University. An advocate of black achievement, Woodson was the founder of the association for the Study of Negro Life and History and he is considered the father of Black History Month. During the school year prior to this ARISS contact, students in sixth grade science have spent a large portion of the year discussing the interrelationships existing between Earth and other celestial bodies. The school’s STEM curriculum included courses in space exploration of the solar system, characteristics of each planet, the technology of space exploration, and potential careers involving the study and exploration of space. The school has partnered with members of the Richmond Amateur Radio Club who have provided instruction and hands-on (kit-building) activities about the inner workings of radios, radio technologies, electronics and amateur radio communications (including the communications systems used on the ISS). Students have also learned about types of communication of several artificial Earth-orbiting satellites.

This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Thomas Marshburn, amateur radio call sign KE5HOC. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station.

Amateur radio operators in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA will use call sign K6DUE to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station (telebridge station).

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 28, 2022 at 9:43 am EST (Virginia, USA), (14:43:53 UTC, 8:43 am CST, 7:43 am MST and 6:43 am PST).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/KmFtTluF3aQ
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What made you want to live in space?
2. How do you not run out of food and where does it come from?
3. Have any animals ever been on board the ISS?
4. How do you return to Earth?
5. What meals do you eat in space?
6. What is your helmet made of and how does it work?
7. How many miles does the ISS travel in a day?
8. What do you do when you are not performing experiments or working on equipment?
9. When you return back to Earth, do you experience any side effects from being in space for 6 months?
10. What scientific discoveries have you made on board the ISS?
11. What have you learned while on board the ISS?
12. What is a goal you have during your mission?
13. What kind of weather do you experience on board?
14. How do you get water?
15. What equipment do you need for a spacewalk?
16. What does the moon look like from the ISS?
17. Do you have doctors on board to help when you get sick or injured?
18. How long does it take to get used to sleeping on a wall?
19. How did it feel traveling up to the ISS?
20. How do you train to live in a low gravity environment?

ARISS News Release No. 22-11

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Sussex County Charter School for Technology, Sparta, NJ, USA

February 21, 2022—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 Sussex County Charter School for Technology, Sparta, New Jersey and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. Students will take turns asking their questions. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the call sign KD2YAQ, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 23, 2022 at 10:31 am EST (New Jersey), (15:31 UTC, 9:31 am CST, 8:31 am MST and 7:31 am PST).

Sussex Charter School for Technology (SCCST) is a STEM-focused, rural middle school in Sparta, NJ, serving 225 students. In preparation for this ARISS contact, through hands-on activities and class instruction, students worked with the local HAM radio club, high school, and university Physics departments to learn more about radio communications and solar influence on such communications. Members of the Sussex County Amateur Radio Club are supplying the direct contact equipment and will be conducting the ISS radio contact. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has partnered with the school to introduce modules on space weather, solar cycles and ionospheric phenomena into their curriculum. Faculty members of NJIT’s amateur radio club, K2MFF, are founding members of HamSCI, and will lead the NJIT-SCCST collaboration and assist in the ARISS event and follow-up activities. Sussex County Technical School is their neighboring vocational/technical high school, and will provide filming and streaming capabilities.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/dQpyK-uyzPU
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Do you have any telescopes on the ISS and, if so, how far can they see?
2. In the event of space debris, asteroids, or solar flares collisions, what are the safety protocols or systems to ensure the astronaut's/cosmonaut's safety in situations like that?
3. How do you exercise on the space station if there’s no gravity?
4. What science experiments are you working on that will have an impact on the future?
5. How do you feel about private space companies trying to make space travel open to civilians?
6. What is the best space food you’ve eaten, and do you notice any improvement in the quality of the food since the Deep Space food challenge started?
7. How often do you need to communicate with the Earth (Mission control)?
8. What would you do if the communication with Mission Control broke down and you couldn't communicate with Earth?
9. Being that you see 16 sunrises and sunsets in each day, how do you regulate your sleep schedule?
10. What steps are taken on the ISS to shield you from the pathway of the Sun's radiation?
11. How do astronauts control the robotic arm on the outside of the space station? Do you use a computer program or use a joystick like on a game controller?
12. Who put the first pieces of the International Space Station together and will any of it be reused after the mission ends?
13. How do astronauts maintain good hygiene on the ISS if there are no showers?
14. What happens if an astronaut gets a serious virus or other illness while they are on the ISS?
15. What is your least favorite chore or dangerous task that you do in space?
16. What are the legal parameters followed in regards to the fly zones? If something should go wrong, while over a country other than the U.S., what fly zone rules are followed for legal purposes?
17. How did your parents react when you arrived at the space station or when you left them?
18. Considering the limited amount of your own items you can bring along with you from Earth, can you share with us one of the items you brought?
19. What are the negative physical impacts on your body of being in space and does it go back to normal when you’re back on Earth?
20. Would you let your own young kids, nieces, or nephews go to space if young people were given an opportunity to do so?
21. If you could change one thing about space travel what would that be?

ARISS News Release No. 22-10

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students from two schools in Germany: Erasmus-Gymnasium Denzlingen, Denzlingen and Goethe-Gymnasium, Freiburg

February 20, 2022—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 two schools in Germany and Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Students will take turns asking their questions. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the call sign DN1EME, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 22, 2022 at 11:05 am CET (DE), (10:05 UTC, 5:05 am EST, 4:05 am CST, 3:05 am MST and 2:05 am PST).

Two schools, Erasmus-Gymnasium Denzlingen and Goethe-Gymnasium are jointly conducting this ARISS contact. The contact will be carried out directly from the premises of the Erasmus-Gymnasium in Denzlingen where students will be participating. Erasmus-Gymnasium Denzlingen is a public secondary school from 5th to 12th grade (about 500 students ages 10 – 18). Students in the 10th grade who have taken the elective specialty lessons in applied science and technology will be involved in this ARISS project (about 50 students). These students have prepared for this ARISS contact by taking a special unit of study - the History of Astronautics.
Goethe-Gymnasium (in Freiburg) is a typical inner city high school with approximately 650 students from, in, and beyond Freiburg. The students in their 12th grade class that are participating in the ARISS contact are also enrolled in physics courses: electromagnetic waves, mathematical tools and technical applications.
The contact will be supported by experienced amateur radio operators and members of multiple local amateur radio clubs (all part of Deutscher Amateur Radio Club DARC) who have supported the preparation of this contact by lecturing to the students and providing technical equipment. They have also provided several workshops and hands-on training sessions with the students.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: www.dd1us.de/ARISS.html and https://live.on.radio/dn1eme
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Welche Gesetze gelten auf der ISS?
2. Gibt es Feste?Gibt es Streit?Wie ist der soziale Alltag auf der ISS?
3. Glauben Sie, dass es außerirdische Lebensformen im Weltall gibt?
4. Was war für Sie das beängstigendste Erlebnis auf der ISS?
5. Was sagen Sie zu Menschen, die glauben, dass die Erde eine Scheibe ist?
6. Wie würde es sich anfühlen, wenn die ISS plötzlich Luft verlieren würde, und wie schnell könnten Sie bei einem Notfall zur Erde zurückkehren?
7. Verliert man auf der ISS das Tag-Nacht-Gefühl?
8. Wie lange brauchen sie, um sich einmal durch die ganze ISS zu bewegen?
9. Was würde passieren, wenn jemand auf der ISS versterben würde?
10. Was machen Sie, wenn die Toilette defekt ist?
11. Wie hält man sich mental gesund?
12. Sind von der ISS aus Folgen des Klimawandel zu sehen und forschen Sie auf der ISS am Thema Klimawandel?
13. Was ist Ihre Meinung zum Thema „Weltraumtourismus“?
14. Fühlt sich Schlafen anders an als auf der Erde und haben sich Ihre Träume im Weltall verändert?
15. Wie hat sich Ihr Körper im Weltall bisher verändert?
16. Wie viel Freizeit haben Sie und wie nutzen Sie diese?
17. Hat sich Ihre Weltanschauung durch Ihren Beruf verändert?
18. Was war die größte Umstellung für Sie, nachdem Sie auf der ISS angekommen waren?
19. Hatte Covid19 Auswirkungen auf Sie und Ihren Raumflug?
20. Welche Arbeiten werden bei einem Außeneinsatz verrichtet?
21. Wie kamen Sie auf die Idee, Astronaut zu werden?
22. Wie schneiden Sie sich auf der ISS die Haare?
23. Wie ist das Essen auf der ISS?
24. Was halten Sie von Marsflügen?

Translation:
1. Which laws apply on board the ISS?
2. Are there parties? Are there arguments? What is the daily social life like on the ISS?
3. Do you believe that there are alien life forms in space?
4. What has been the most terrifying experience you made on the ISS?
5. What do you tell people who believe in a flat earth?
6. What would a sudden loss of air on the ISS feel like and how long would it take you to return to earth in case of an emergency?
7. Does one loose the feeling for day and night on the ISS?
8. How long does it take you to travel through all of the ISS?
9. What would happen if someone died on the ISS?
10. What do you do if the lavatory is broken?
11. How does one stay mentally sane?
12. Are effects of climate change visible from the ISS and do you do research on the subject of climate change?
13. What is your opinion on space tourism?
14. Does sleeping feel different than on earth and how have your dreams changed in space?
15. How has your body changed in space?
16. How much spare time do you have and how do you spend it?
17. Has your worldview changed because of your job?
18. What was the hardest adjustment for you when you arrived on the ISS?
19. Did Covid19 affect you and your mission?
20. Which tasks are done during an EVA?
21. How did you come up with the idea of becoming an astronaut?
22. How do you cut hair on the ISS
23. What is the food like on the ISS?
24. What do you think about manned missions to Mars?

ARISS News Release No. 22-07

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences, Aachen, Germany

February 12, 2022—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 FH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, and Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Students will take turns asking their questions. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

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

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 14, 2022 at 12:40 pm CET (Aachen, DE), (11:40 UTC, 6:40 am EST, 5:40 am CST, 4:40 am MST and 3:40 am PST).

FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences (FHAUAS), offer a bachelor’s and master’s education in STEM subjects that include: aerospace engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, power engineering, bioengineering, and computer engineering. Their aerospace engineering program focus on areas of study that include: aircraft engineering, aircraft operations engineering, propulsion engineering, and astronautical engineering.
FHAUAS’s Space Operations Facility is a permanent institution that teaches students the fundamentals of satellite operations by operating an amateur-radio-based spaceflight operations facility. This facility offers students the opportunity to gain insight into various aspects of a ground station and mission control center with most of the equipment built and programmed by students. Students at the Space Operations Facility also perform mission operations for other radio satellite missions such as capturing/decoding satellite data of weather satellites, CubeSats and amateur radio satellites. This ARISS contact is a project that has been organized by students in the Space Operations Facility. For this ARISS event, FHAUAS has partnered with the Yuri´s Night Deutschland e.V., Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e.V. (DARC), and Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mngrV2DzZAQ
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

For translations of these questions in German, please contact Rita DeHart, Director of Public Engagement at rmdehart@ariss-usa.org.

1. Do you have to prick yourself during the physical experiments or do your colleagues do it?
2. How did it feel when the rocket was launched?
3. How did you feel the first time on the ISS in microgravity?
4. How did you feel the first time when you slept on the ISS?
5. On which former space mission would you have liked to work?
6. What three things do you miss most aboard the ISS?
7. Is there something special for Christmas or some kind of flat share evening with the crew?
8. What is the most difficult activity you have performed in microgravity?
9. How do you keep track of time on the ISS when you see a sunrise 16 times a day?
10. In what way does CIMON ease your work on the ISS?
11. What is the background noise on the ISS, in the space capsule and during a spacewalk?
12. What tips can you give to a person who wants to become an astronaut?
13. How did the post-nomination come up in 2015 and how did you feel about it?
14. Are Thomas Pesquet's slime mold blobs still on the ISS and if so, who is taking care of them?
15. What has been the biggest challenge in space so far?
16. If you had a choice, which planet would you most like to fly to?
17. Is the food on the ISS as delicious as on Earth?
18. Is there a special moment that happened to you in space?
19. What training session helped you the most regarding life on the ISS?
20. What are you most looking forward to on the ISS?

ARISS News Release No. 22-06

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Gewerbliche Schulen Donaueschingen, Donaueschingen, Germany

February 7, 2022—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 Gewerbliche Schulen Donaueschingen, in Donaueschingen, Germany and Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Students will take turns asking their questions. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the DN2FIS call sign, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 10, 2022, at 11:00:59 am CET (Donaueschingen, DE), (10:00:59 UTC, 5:00 am EST, 4:00 am CST, 3:00 am MST and 2:00 am PST).

Gewerbliche Schulen Donaueschingen provides a two-year vocational training program (about 1,200 students) in science and technology and also a Secondary school curriculum in the natural sciences and technology. In addition to the broad general education common to all vocational high schools, students receive an introduction to working in the engineering sciences of mechanical and electrical engineering. The school focuses on courses in physics, mathematics, and electrical engineering. Students may also continue into their Technical College for mechanical engineering to become a technician in technical specialists’ fields of employment. The graduating 12th-grade class took on the ARISS contact as their final graduating project and have received support from local amateur radio club (DARC A18) members, and school staff. Many of the students involved in this project are licensed hams and members of the DARC A18. In preparation for the ARISS contact, students in the 12th-grade curriculum studied specific topics in physics (motion of bodies in space), mathematics, radio wave properties (Doppler effect), and electrical engineering of radio components (frequency filtering and modulation). Amateur radio club activities also engaged students in antenna construction projects.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.kmz-sbk.de/livestream/
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

For translations of these questions in German, please contact Rita DeHart, Director of Public Engagement at rmdehart@ariss-usa.org

1. How far do you think humanity has gone into space in 100 years?
2. What is your opinion of the Fermi-Paradoxon? Do you think that extraterrestrial life exists, if so, where?
3. Can you see the other planets better from the ISS than from Earth? Do you have a better view from there in general?
4. What actions will be taken if there is a rupture or leak in one of the space capsules? How is the safety of the astronauts and crew ensured?
5. Could you please bring us a small souvenir of you or the ISS? For example, a photo or something small that we can hang or display at school.
6. Have you been able to try out your special oven and enjoy cookies?
7. Was it always your dream to become an astronaut? What drove you to do it?
8. You are permanently exposed to electronic devices that you operate. What opportunities do you have to relax, or how do you switch off?
9. Do you also organize certain festivities up there, if this is possible? Did you have a nice Christmas?
10. Do you know the idea of the so called "skyhook" and if you know it what do you think about it?
11. Now that the construction of the Chinese space station is up, would orbital mechanics allow to recreate the stunt from the movie Gravity? As an emergency option to get out.
12. What qualifications (medical knowledge) do you need to have as an astronaut? Did you find the training difficult?
13. In the event of an emergency, how quickly can you exit the ISS if necessary? What procedure do you follow?
14. If the safety line or the connection to the robot arm suddenly breaks during an outside walk, how can it be ensured that the astronaut does not disappear into space?
15. Have you ever been afraid that you would never return to Earth?
16. What solutions do you see to the problem of space debris?
17. What training program do you perform after returning to earth to counteract muscle atrophy
18. How long will it take you to get used to earthly conditions again?

ARISS News Release No. 22-05

ARISS Contact is Scheduled for Students at Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany
February 2, 2022—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 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany and Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Students will take turns asking their questions. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the call sign DL0JKG, will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 4, 2022 at 12:37 pm CET (Lebach, Germany), (11:37 UTC, 6:37 am EST, 5:37 am CST, 4:37 am MST and 3:37 am PST).

Das JKG ist nun seit fast 10-Jahren im Saarland Vorreiterschule in Sachen Informatik, IT und Digitalisierung. Neben der Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern wie dem Globalplayer „Bosch GmbH Homburg“, dem „Umweltcampus Birkenfeld“ und dem lokalen Vertreter „Krämer-IT“ konnte die Lebacher MINT-Hochburg in diversen Projekten wie der Mitarbeit bei der Entwicklung der mittlerweile bundesweit verwendeten Bildungscloud oder dem Projekt IT2School über die Landesgrenzen hinaus Anerkennung erwerben.
Nachdem das Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium 2018 zum ersten Mal als Mintfreundliche Schule Digital+ ausgezeichnet wurde, konnte sich die Schulgemeinschaft jüngst über die für Insider wenig überraschende Rezertifizierung freuen.
Nebenbei wird diese Expertise abgerundet, durch die Tatsache, dass die Schule eines von 3 Gymnasien mit einem eigenen MINT-Zweig, also mit Informatik als eigenständigem Unterrichtsfach ab Klassenstufe 8 sowie Leistungs- und Grundkursen in der gymnasialen Oberstufe und im Abitur ist.
Als logische Folgerung kann man in Lebach auch in Sachen IT-Infrastruktur stolz auf das erreichte sein. Die Schule verfügt zudem seit über 15 Jahren über eine Amateurfunkstation (DL0JKG) und führt regelmäßig MINT-Forschungsprojekte wie Stratosphärenballonstarts oder Raketenprojekte durch.
Daher freuen wir uns außerordentlich, mit unserem Landsmann Matthias Mauer live während des Überfluges des ISS sprechen zu dürfen, um so unsere Schüler für den MINT-Bereich motivieren zu können und ein unvergessliches Ereignis bei den Lernenden zu hinterlassen, von dem sie noch lange schwärmen dürften.

Translation
The Johannes Kepler (JKG) high school is one of only three high schools, in the Lebach area, with a STEM department and also provides IT and digital technologies programs. JKG partners with the global
player Bosch GmbH Homburg, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld (EBC), as well as local firms like Krämer-IT. JKG teaches IT as an independent subject starting from grade 8 through the students’ a-level exams in advanced and honors courses. Student activities include amateur radio, operating the school’s amateur radio station (DL0JKG), and launching high-altitude balloons and model rockets.

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/S15MUGSvlQI
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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Zunächst die wichtigste Frage an den ersten Saarländer im All: „Unn?“
2. Sieht man die Saarschleife oder den Bostalsee aus dem Weltall?
3. Gibt es Lyoner auf der ISS und was gibt es sonst noch zu essen?
4. Spürst du Ehrfurcht, wenn du in die Weiten des Weltalls statt zurück zur Erde blickt?
5. Was würdest du tun, wenn es gravierende Probleme mit deinem Raumschiff gibt, zum Beispiel durch Weltraumschrott oder Mikroasteroiden?
6. Was machst du, wenn du ernsthaft krank wirst, zum Beispiel bei einem Herzinfarkt oder einer Blinddarmentzündung?
7. Sind die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels vom Weltall aus zu erkennen?
8. Gibt es Projekte auf der ISS, die das Klima und den Klimawandel erforschen?
9. Hälst du es für realistisch, dass Bedingungen für menschliches Leben auf einem anderen Planeten geschaffen werden können, bevor unser Planet durch den Klimawandel für uns unbewohnbar wird?
10. Kann man aus dem All das Wolkenband der Innertropischen Konvergenzzone und dessen Verlagerung im Laufe eines Jahres erkennen?
11. Ändert der Aufenthalt auf der ISS den Glauben?
12. Wie war der Flug zur ISS und wie ist es im Weltraum?
13. Gibt es etwas, das du unbedingt in der Schwerelosigkeit machen wolltest, zum Beispiel einen Film schauen?
14. Wen oder was vermisst neben Familie und Freunden?
15. Wie hält du dich fit in der Schwerelosigkeit?
16. Habt ihr W-Lan da oben und hast du dein Smartphone mitgenommen?
17. Kannst du von deinen zwei Lieblingsprojekten auf der ISS berichten.
18. Wie lange dauert die Ausbildung zum Astronauten und was war dein Lieblingsfach in der Schule?
19. Willst du auch zum Mond fliegen?
20. Sieht man von der ISS aus Naturkatastrophen auf der Erde, z.B. Ahrtal?

Translation
1. First of all, a most important question for the first Saarlander* in space: “Unn?“
2. Can you see the Saarschleife or the Bostalsee from space?
3. Do you have ring bologna on the ISS and what else do you get to eat?
4. Are you in awe when you look into the black of space instead of back to Earth?
5. What would you do in case of an emergency on board, i.e., dangerous space debris or micro-meteorites.
6. What do you do when someone gets seriously ill, like having a heart attack or having appendicitis? Can you see the effects of climate change from space?
8. Are there projects on the ISS that research climate change?
9. Do you think it is realistic that mankind will make it to another planet before climate change renders Earth uninhabitable?
10. Can you see the clouds of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and its movement across a year?
11. Did your stay on the ISS change your beliefs?
12. How was your flight to space and what’s it like being on the ISS?
13. Is there something you really wanted to experience in weightlessness, like watching a special movie?
14. Beside friends and family, who or what do you miss the most?
15. How do you stay healthy in space?
16. Do you have Wi-Fi on board, and did you take your smartphone with you?
17. Can you tell us about your two favorite projects on board?
18. How long do you have to train to become an Astronaut and what was your favorite subject at school?
19. Do you also want to fly to the Moon?
20. Can you see natural catastrophes from space, like the flooding in West Germany last year?
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* Saarland is a state in Germany on the western border.

ARISS News Release No. 22-04

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Lewis Center for Educational Research, Apple Valley, California, U.S.A.

January 28, 2022—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 Lewis Center for Educational Research. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Marshburn, amateur radio call sign KE5HOC, during the ARISS radio 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.

Amateur Radio Operators in Silver Spring, MD will use call sign K6DUE to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 31, 2022, at 9:47 am PST (Apple Valley, CA) (17:47UTC, 12:47 pm EST, 11:47 am CST, 10:47 am MST).

The Lewis Center for Educational Research operates two STEM-focused charter schools: Academy for Academic Excellence (AAE) in Apple Valley, California, and Norton Science and Language Academy (NSLA) in San Bernardino California. AAE is a Transitional kindergarten (TK) through12th grade that also offers students participation in Air Force Junior ROTC (One of the first 10 ROTC units chosen to convert to Space Force Junior ROTC). NSLA offers Dual Immersion (English/Spanish) programs for TK-9th grade and opened a new TK-12 campus that features a World Language and STEM-focused high school.

The Lewis Center also operates the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) Radio Astronomy Program through a 25-year partnership with NASA/JPL. GAVRT students locally, nationally and globally have contributed to a number of NASA missions, including the LCROSS Mission to the moon and the Cassini Mission to Saturn. Through their Jupiter Quest campaign, NASA/JPL scientists have used GAVRT data taken of Jupiter to refine synchrotron radiation models which aided in the planning of the Juno mission orbiting Jupiter. GAVRT students are currently collecting valuable data on the Sun, Jupiter, Black Holes, and SETI.

The Lewis Center extends the classroom to the community and beyond with local science and social studies programs, which align with the State of California Common Core and Next Generation Science standards. Programs are offered in Astronomy, Aviation/Aeronautics, Beginning Engineering, California Gold Rush, and Trails West. A foundational partnership exists with Apple Valley Unified School District through the collaboration at Apple Valley Center for Innovation (AVCI), an informal education STEM center. In addition to hosting field trips, STEM nights and teacher trainings, AVCI also is home to the Luz Observatory which is operated by the Lewis Center’s High Desert Astronomical Society and open to the public.
Local amateur radio operators also provided the students with ham radio demonstrations and classroom presentations/activities prior to the ARISS contact.

View the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact on facebook live at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/7430066970340476/

and simulcast on Youtube at:

https://youtu.be/zvkNhysV-YI

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As time allows, students will ask the following questions:

1. How do you celebrate holidays in space?
2. What dangers do you face on the International Space Station?
¿Qué peligros enfrentan en la estación espacial nacional?
3. Does breathing feel different when you are on the space station, or does it feel about the same as breathing on earth?
4. If Earth food has expiration dates, how does food in space stay in good condition for several months?
5. What is the scariest thing that happened when you were in the spacecraft launching or landing or on the International Space Station?
6. If there's a power outage on Earth, how will that affect you?
7. How does it feel to be able to find new discoveries to help humanity? What are some of the most recent discoveries?
8. What precautions would be taken if a crew mate got sick?
9. What is one piece of training that has been the most useful to you?
10. Mike Hopkins is currently the only Space Force Astronaut and he switched from USAF to USSF while aboard the ISS. Will there be more Space Force Astronauts and how many?
11. Milan (AAE 6th grade): How does living in space with artificial light, recycled air, and close quarters affect one’s mental health?
12. Do the stars look different from space than they do from Earth? Are they brighter? Are they clearer? Are there more of them?
¿Se ven diferentes las estrellas en el espacio que en latierra? Hay muchas estrellas?
13. Does each person on the ISS have a specific role? What is your role and what is your day like on the International Space Station completing your role?
14. What do you do if the person guiding you from Earth loses connection?
15. What meal will you get first when you come back to Earth?
16. How did it affect you when you saw the Earth from a different perspective while you were on the International Space Station?
17. What has been the most surprising experience or feeling since you've launched?
18. What happens if a machine starts breaking down on the International Space Station?
19. What is your favorite thing to do during your spare time on the International Space Station?
20. How might being part of Space Force Junior ROTC help me toward a NASA/Space Force career?

ARISS News Release No. 22-01

ARISS Contact Scheduled for Participants at Scouts Victoria (Radio and Electronics Team), Mt Waverley, Victoria, Australia

January 3, 2022—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. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station.

ARISS team member Fred Kemmerer, using his call sign AB1OC in New Hampshire, will serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio station.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 4, 2022 at 10:27 pm AEDT (Mt Waverley, AU), (11:27 UTC, 6:27 am EST, 5:27 am CST, 4:27 am MST and 3:27 am PST).

The Victorian Scout Jamboree is a week-long event that has enabled over 4000 scouts, venturers, rovers and leaders to travel to Elmore in Central Victoria for 10 days of excitement and fun. The scout organizers’ goal is to provide an adventurous, fun, challenging and inclusive program for youth, teaching them life skills and leadership. During the event, the Radio and Electronics Team will be providing radio and electronics related support and activities for scouts of all ages and abilities, which include STEM-related activities while also promoting amateur radio training (radio participation and license qualification).

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What 3 things do you miss from Earth? My Mum worked on a ship and missed; sleeping with the window open, the smell of cut grass and the sound of rain on the roof.
2. What do you have to do to become an astronaut?
3. What would happen if someone were seriously ill on the ISS, and what would you do?
4. How do you prepare and eat your meals while up in the space station?
5. What is it like to float around in no gravity without friction?
6. How does it feel going from zero gravity in space back to earth's gravity? Does it hurt??
7. What is the scariest thing to happen to you whilst you have been in space?
8. How do you shower and go to the toilet in space?
9. After being in the space station for so many months, how does it feel to experience planet Earth and nature again with all your senses, especially smell?
10. How do the seasons affect the veggie production system on the ISS? How often do you get to eat fresh food?
11. Did you always want to be an astronaut and how did you make it happen?
12. Why do people go into space and how long is an average mission?
13. If you only had the chance to go to into space 1 time but only live till 30 or not going into space at all/not being able to see the stars or the milky way and live to over 70, which would you choose?
14. Can you share some of the science that was worked on in space that we can now see on earth?
15. Is there sound or much noise in space?
16. Multiple nations have had space stations each bestowed with a specific name - Russia had Mir, NASA had Skylab and China Tiangong-1. As a truly international effort and the largest man-made object in space, does the ISS have a nickname or is there a name that the astronauts use for the individual components?
17. What energy supply do you use to power the station. If nuclear, what type of reactor do you use? If solar, how many solar panels do you use, and what are their power density?

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