ARISS News Release                                                                                                   No.22-38

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

[email protected]

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at the

Eaton Public Library, Eaton, Colorado, USA

 

June 17, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Eaton Public Library located in Eaton, CO.  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 Eaton Public Library serves the rural community of Eaton, Colorado by providing programs, speakers and events for students and adults. These programs also include STEM projects and activities that can be accommodated in their newly added Makerspace facility. The library partnered with area schools and hosted a Space Camp STEM activity for students. The Space Camp featured studies about space, radio, and different STEM activities that allowed kids to engage in hands-on learning. The kids also learned about the ISS and the astronauts on board. After conducting a full-dress rehearsal of their ARISS contact with the Eaton Library team and students, ARISS Technical Mentor Fred Kemmerer said: “The excitement and interest level among the kids and their parents is high as they anticipate making their ARISS contact.” By offering STEM programs, and sponsoring events like this ARISS contact, the library provides the community with opportunities to expand their worldview and gain new experiences they might not get anywhere else.

 

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing participants to ask their questions of Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, amateur radio call sign KO5MOS. 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.

 

The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Hollis, New Hampshire, U.S.. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign AB1OC, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 22, 2022 at 10:27 am MDT (Eaton, CO) (16:27UTC, 12:27 pm EDT, 11:27 am CDT, 9:27 am PDT).

 

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81zMIvrAnLU

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

 

1. What time zone do you follow in space?

2. How do you grow plants on the space station?

3. If you could visit any planet, which one would you visit and why?

4. How does your body feel in space?

5. What does space food taste like?

6. How did you become an astronaut?

7. What types of experiments are done on the space station?

8. How often do you receive supplies?

9. How do you get to and from the space station?

10. What happens if you get lost in space?

11. How do I prepare for becoming an astronaut?

12. Do you get to communicate with your family or loved ones on Earth while in space?

13. Have you or your teammates done a spacewalk?

14. How many flight hours do you have?

15. What's your favorite thing about space?

16. How many solar systems are in the universe?

17. What is one scary time you had in space?

18. How many sunrises/sunsets can you see?

19. How long does it take to get used to zero gravity?

20. What was your favorite mission you've been on?

21. How do you get your water?

22. How many times have you been to space?

 

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. 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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Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                                                                               

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