ARISS News Release No.23-46
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at
ESPRIT: Private Higher School of Engineering and Technology, Little Ariana,Tunisia
September9, 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 ESPRIT in Little Ariana,Tunisia. ARISS conducts 60-80 of thesespecial amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe andcrew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
ESPRIT, founded in 2003, is an engineering school that providesstudy in various fields, notably: IT, Civil Engineering, Electromechanics andBusiness. The school has a curriculum focused on hands-on Problem basedlearning accompanied by on-going hands-on courses, which are updated yearly tothe latest innovative technologies. With about 10,000 students, ESPRIT is alsoa member of the Honoris United Universities that has more than 61,000 students fromabout 10 African countries.
ESPRIT has a local aerospace and satellite organization (IEEEAEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETY – IEEE Student Branch Chapter) thatwas founded in 2017 and has 628 members. As a sponsor of this ARISS contact,ESPRIT hopes to inspire students in these fields.
This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions of Astronaut Andreas Mogensen, amateur radio call sign KG5GCZ. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses thetelebridge station.
The ARISS amateur radio ground station(telebridge station) for this contact is in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign K6DUE,to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for September 12, 2023 at 10:01:58 am CET (Tunisia)(9:01:58 UTC, 5:01 am EDT, 4:01 am CDT,3:01 am MDT, 2:01 am PDT).
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1.What was the most surprising thing you noticed about Earth from space?
2.What is the most advanced technology we can find only on the ISS?
3.What do you do for fun in space?
4.How do you manage to stay connected with your loved ones while on the ISS?
5.Do space simulations on earth do the real thing justice?
6.What's the thing that you wish you bought with the first time you've been tothe space station?
7.What’s the most exciting thing that happened during one of your missions?
8.Is there anything in space that has surprised you since you became anastronaut?
9.What thoughts have you experienced in space, that you never contemplated onearth?
10.What does the ISS smell like?
11.Why do astronauts have mirrors on their gloves?
12.How do you handle emergencies in space?
13.How long did it take for you to get accustomed with life on board the ISS?
14.What do you like most about living in space?
15.What's the thing that was the opposite of your expectations when you wentthere?
16.When there are so many galaxies in the universe, are we sure we are alone?
17.As we explore other habitable planets, do you think when future astronauts returnto Earth they might not find it as exciting?
18.What did you feel when you looked down at earth for the first time?
19.Galaxies look stationary, so why do scientists say that they rotate?
20.What is the feeling when travelling at the speed of 28000 km/h?
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 American Radio Relay League(ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote 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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