ARISS News Release No.23-27
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates
May29, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboardthe International Space Station (ISS) and students at the MBRSC located in Dubai,UAE. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each yearbetween students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboardthe ISS.
The MBRSC is a Dubai government organization working on the UAEspace program, which includes various space satellite projects, the EmiratesMars Mission, the Emirates Lunar Mission, and the UAE astronaut program. TheMBRSC actively works to promote space science and research in the region witheducational programs designed to promote a culture based on discovery andexploration in future generations of all education levels. MBRSC is hosting this ARISS contact for highschool students who will be asking questions in Arabic and/or English.
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radioallowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, amateurradio call sign KI5VTV. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHzand may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that alsoencompasses the relay ground station.
The amateur radio ground station for this contactis at MBRSC, Dubai, UAE. Amateur radio operators using call sign A68MBR, willoperate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 31, 2023 at 12:42:20 pm GST (Dubai,UAE) (8:42:20 UTC, 4:42 am EDT, 3:42 am CDT,2:42 am MDT, 1:42 am PDT).
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1.How do you feel like living in zero gravity?
2.How do you communicate with family and friends from space?
3.What are the experiments you are conducting on ISS now?
4.How do you keep track of time in space?
5. What are the challenges you face while livingin space?
6.What do you miss most about life on Earth?
7.How do you stay physically fit and healthy in space?
8.What does the view of Earth look like from space?
9.How does space travel affect the human body?
10.How do you sleep in zero gravity?
11.What kinds of food do you eat in space?
12.How does your work in space benefit humanity?
13.What advice would you give to someone who wants to become an astronaut?
14.What kind of training do you receive to prepare for a spacewalk?
15.How did you feel when you first walked out of ISS?
16.What is the most difficult part of spacewalks?
17.How did you feel when you finished your spacewalk and went back inside the ISS?
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-SpaceStation Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program (SCaN). The primary goal of ARISS is topromote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before andduring these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities takepart in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org
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