ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-31

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Educators at

SPACE (Space Port Area Conference for Educators), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

 

June 18, 2023—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 educators at the Space Port Area Conference for Educators located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  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 Annual Space Port Area Conference for Educators (SPACE) aims to serve teachers from across the nation by providing professional development opportunities, and high-quality STEM instructional resources. Attending educators spend three days at The Center for Space Education developing curriculum and forming relationships. Educators are given a once in a lifetime opportunity to be immersed in the operations of Kennedy Space Center - including keynote sessions with astronauts, launch directors, and other space icons, as well as behind the scene tours of Space Port Operations.  This year’s conference is highlighted with an ARISS contact that will also help educators better understand the ARISS STEM/STEAM experience.

 

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio and participants will ask their questions of Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, amateur radio call sign KI5VTV. 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 Glenden, Queensland, Australia. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign VK4KHZ, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 21, 2023 at 10:52:25 am EDT (FL) (14:52:25 UTC, 9:52 am CDT, 8:52 am MDT, 7:52 am PDT).

 

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtube.com/live/pcguZFKKPCI

 

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As time allows, participants will ask these questions:

1. How much noise is there on the ISS compared to your work space on the ground and how do you adapt?

2. What are skills that you had to learn/practice to complete your work on the ISS?

3. Do you play any music on instruments or your personal devices while on the ISS? If so, what do you play?

4. If a student is interested in becoming an astronaut, what nutrition and exercise advice would you provide them for training on Earth versus training on the ISS?

5. What is one trait that you think is absolutely necessary to become an astronaut?

6. If you have been on an EVA or near an astronaut that has been on one, is there any detectable smell? What does space smell like?

7. What do you do to handle the monotony of long term confinement to a small controlled environment?

8. Do you have any hobbies that helped prepare you for your work aboard the ISS?

9. Are your dreams different in zero g?

10. How is your impression when you see from another perspective the earth, the geography, the ocean?

11. What would surprise us that you are unable to do in space that we take for granted here on Earth?

12. What type of activities are taking place onboard the ISS that are part of NASA's Moon to Mars efforts?

13. Commitment to the ISS has been shown through 2030 for several countries. After that, what's next? What do our students have to look forward to?

14. What does your exercise routine consist of to maintain your health and strength, while living in space?

15. What was your application to become an astronaut like? Did it take you numerous times? Did you do anything in between applications to improve your chances?

 

About ARISS:

 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN). 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

 

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                                                                              

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