ARISS News Release No.24-75

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at

Instituto Privado Rivadavia, Alderetes, Tucuman, Argentina

November 1, 2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Instituto Privado Rivadavia located in Alderetes, AR. ARISS conducts 60-100 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

The school is in the interior of the Province of Tucuman in Argentina. Their science and technology program of study includes robotics and artificial intelligence.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of astronaut Sunita Williams, amateur radio call sign KD5PLB. 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 Alderetes, AR. Amateur radio operators using call sign LU5KHF, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for November 4, 2024 at 10:02 am ART (Argentina) (13:02 UTC, 8:02 am EST, 7:02 am CST, 6:02 am MST, 5:02 am PST).

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What are you doing in space?

2. Is this your first mission?

3. How many people are there with you in the spacecraft?

4. Are you scared in space?

5. What is your favourite thing to do in space?

6. What was your favourite part of the mission?

7. How do you prepare physically and mentally for a space mission?

8. Are you happy to be an astronaut?

9. Do you see aliens in space?

10. Do you have a favourite planet?

11. How do you talk to your family from space?

12. Did you meet any other astronauts in space?

13. What inspired you to become an astronaut and explore space?

14. How do you prepare for a space mission?

15. What is the most challenging part of being in space?

16. Did you have to fix any problems on the spaceship?

17. Did you bring any souvenirs from home?

18. Can you tell us about a particularly exciting experience during your time in space?

19. What kind of scientific experiments do you conduct in space, and how do they contribute to our understanding of the universe?

20. What advice would you give to students like me who are interested in pursuing a career in space exploration?

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the ISS. In the United States, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org.

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Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

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