ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.21-27

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Collège Descartes, Antony, France 

 

May 10, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

 

This will be a Multipoint Telebridge ARISS Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from College Descartes. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG. French is the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge station.

 

ARISS team member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, Oregon will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 11, 2021 at 12:54 pm CEST (Antony, France) (10:54 UTC, 6:54 am EDT, 5:54 am CDT, 4:54 am MDT, 3:54 am PDT).

 

The Collège Descartes is a public general school (700 students aged 10 to 15 years) located in Antony, a southern suburb of Paris, France. Collège Descartes Physics curriculum includes studies in astronomy—the solar system, space probes, the organization of matter in the universe, and observation of the sky to study the relativity of movements. The school encourages students to augment their science/physics and mathematics curricula by becoming active in the school’s astronomy, nature, and space clubs. Students participating in these clubs conduct experiments to understand the history of space conquest and communication. Student class activities also include learning Morse code, electronic module-building, and computer coding. The school has partnered with the members of Radio Club de Clamart who will support the school during the ARISS contact activities.

 

 

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

 

1. Qu’aviez-vous ressenti lors de votre première mission?

2. Qu’avez-vous ressenti lors de votre voyage à bord de la fusée SpaceX?

3. Quelles planètes voyez-vous de l’ISS à l’oeil nu?

4. Quelles sont les responsabilités d’un commandant de bord?

5. Pourquoi avoir choisi comme nom de mission « Alpha »?

6. La covid 19 a-t-elle eu un impact sur cette mission?

7. Sur quel fuseau horaire êtes-vous?

8. Y a-t-il une différence entre les sorties extravéhiculaires dans l’espace et dans l’eau?

9. Quels risques peut-il y avoir lors d’expériences scientifiques dans l’ISS?

10. Pourquoi avoir choisi d’étudier les réactions d’un blob dans l’espace?

11. Les blobs ont-ils une réaction face aux radiations bien plus puissantes dans l’espace?

12. Actuellement, faites-vous des expériences avec des animaux à bord de l’ISS?

13. Avez-vous gouté aux légumes qui poussent sur l’ISS ? Quel goût avaient-ils?

14. Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait qui vous a le plus plu dans l’ISS?

15. Est-ce que vous entendez le son différemment dans l’ISS?

16. Que pensez-vous de la pince acoustique Telemaque qui a été amenée dans l’ISS?

17. La pince Télémaque peut-elle fonctionner sur Terre?

18. Est-il vrai qu’une partie du matériel sera emballée dans une mousse comestible? L’avez-vous goutée?

19. Comment les études sur le vieillissement cérébral seront-elles utilisées?

20. A la fin de vos voyages, avez-vous le « space blues »?

21. N’avez-vous pas peur des répercussions que ce voyage va avoir sur votre corps?

22. Entre toutes vos expériences scientifiques et la diffusion de photos pour sensibiliser le grand public à la pollution, au réchauffement climatique, quel objectif vous paraît le plus important?

 

Translation

1. How did you feel during your first mission?

2. How did you feel during your trip aboard the SpaceX rocket?

3. Which planets do you see on the ISS with the naked eye?

4. What are the responsibilities of the ISS captain?

5. Why did you choose “Alpha” as the name of the mission?

6. Did covid 19 have an impact on this mission?

7. What time zone are you in?

8. Is there a difference between spacewalks in space and the rehearsals in water?

9. What risks can occur during scientific experiments in the ISS?

10. Why did you choose to study the reactions of a blob in space?

11. Do blobs have a reaction to more powerful radiations present in space?

12. Are you currently experimenting with animals onboard the ISS?

13. Have you tasted the vegetables that grow on the ISS? What taste did they have?

14. What did you like most about the ISS?

15. Do you hear sound differently in the ISS?

16. What do you think of the Telemaque acoustic clamp that was brought in the ISS?

17. Can the Telemaque clamp work on Earth?

18. Is it true that part of the experiment material will be packed in a eatable foam? Have you tasted it?

19. How will studies on brain aging be used?

20. At the end of your travels, do you have the “space blues”?

21. Aren't you afraid of the repercussions that this trip will have on your body?

22. Between all your scientific experiments and the dissemination of photos to educate the general public about pollution, global warming climate, which goal do you think is the most important?

 

ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS

 

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, and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. 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 www.ariss.org

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