ARISS News Release                                                                                                No.   21-69

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany

 

December 18, 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and students in Nuremberg, Germany who will take turns asking their questions of 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 telebridge station.

 

 

ARISS team member Jan Poppeliers in Aartselaar, Belgium using radio call

sign ON4ISS, will serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio station. The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 21, 2021 at 9:24 am CET (Nuremberg, DE), (8:24 UTC, 3:24 am EST, 2:24 am CST, 1:24 am MST and 12:24 am PST).

 

 

Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg (about 2,500 students) is a vocational school in the south of Germany. Courses include electrical engineering, electronics, information technology, and mechanics/mechatronics. Classes combine theoretical lessons and practical training in workshops and industrial settings. Student-activities include amateur radio, which allow students to operate ham radio transceivers and electronics, which includes building circuit boards. 

 

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

 

1. Wie fühlt man sich als Astronaut mit dem Gedanken das man so weit weg von der Erde ist?

2. Ist es wahr, dass Astronauten im Universum Aliens oder irgendwelche andere Lebewesen gesehen haben?

3. Kann unser Sonnensystem, bestehend aus den Planeten und der Monde ein Teil oder sogar Ursprung eines schwarzen Loches sein?

4. Bemerken Sie es auf der Raumstation, wenn die ISS von Objekten, wie Weltraumschrott getroffen wird und wie hört oder fühlt sich das an?

5. Führen Sie auch Außenreparaturen aus und wenn ja, was empfinden Sie dabei, wenn Sie am "seidenen Faden" hängen?

6. Welches Experiment führen Sie zur Zeit am liebsten aus?

7. Funktioniert das Experiment mit der Herstellung von Joghurt auf der ISS?

8. Wie anstrengend ist der Sport für Sie auf der ISS?

9. Astronauten bleiben im Durchschnitt 6 Monate auf der ISS. Wie lange könnte man auf der ISS bleiben ohne gesundheitliche Schäden zu erleiden?

10. Was ist für Sie das Schönste, wenn Sie unsere Erde von der ISS aus betrachten?

11. Was vermissen Sie am meisten auf der ISS?

12. Wie viele Menschen sind gerade auf der ISS?

13. Was ist Ihre Botschaft an die Kinder und Jugendlichen auf der Erde?

14. Wie lange dauert der Flug zur ISS?

15. Wie lange arbeiten Astronauten pro Tag?

16. Wie schläft man im All?

17. Wie wird man Astronaut?

18. Welche Sprachen muss ein Astronaut sprechen können?

19. Wie putzt man sich in einer Raumstation die Zähne?

20. Hat man im All Internet?

 

 

(Translated from German):

 

1. How does it feel to be so far away from Earth?

2. Is it true that astronauts have seen aliens or any other living beings in the universe?

3. Can our solar system, consisting of the planets and the moons, be part of or even the origin of a black hole?

4. Do you notice it on the space station when the ISS is hit by objects, like space debris, and what does it sound or feel like?

5. Do you also carry out exterior repairs and if so, how do you feel about hanging by a "thread"?

6. What is your favorite experiment at the moment?

7. Does the experiment with yoghurt production on the ISS work?

8. How hard is the sport for you on the ISS?

9. Astronauts stay on the ISS for an average of 6 months. How long could one stay on the ISS without suffering health damage?

10. What is the most beautiful thing for you when you look at our Earth from the ISS?

11. What do you miss most on the ISS?

12. How many people are on the ISS right now?

13. What is your message to the children and young people on earth?

14. How long does the flight to the ISS take?

15. How long do astronauts work per day?

16. How do you sleep in space?

17. How do you become an astronaut?

18. What languages must an astronaut be able to speak?

19. How do you brush your teeth in a space station?

20. Do you have internet in space?

 

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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Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                                                                              

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