ARISS News Release No.23-38
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
July27, 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 at 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 Al Neyadi, 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 July 31, 2023 at 12:16:45 pm GST (Dubai,UAE) (8:16:45 UTC, 4:16 am EDT, 3:16 amCDT, 2:16 am MDT, 1:16 am PDT).
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1.What happens to your body when you return to Earth after spending a long timein space?
2.How does the lack of gravity affect the growth of plants and crops on the ISS?
3.How do you take care of the ISS and keep it clean?
4.How do you deal with waste disposal on the ISS?
5.How do you manage the temperature inside the ISS?
6.Can you see the Northern Lights from the ISS? And how do they happen?
7.Can you describe the process of docking and undocking with other spacecraft ormodules?
8.How does the ISS stay in its orbit when there is no gravity? Why doesn’t itfall or fly away in space?
9.How did it feel to be in a Spacesuit and how did you handle the heavy weight ofit?
10.How does space weather, such as solar flares and geomagnetic storms andradiation, affect the safety and operations of the ISS?
11.When the 6 months mission ends, when do you start preparing to go back to earthand how do you prepare?
12.What new technologies are you using on ISS and how are you having benefit fromit?
13.Where does the ISS get power from?
14.How do you wash your clothes on ISS?
15.Did your blood pressure change in Space and what effects does space have on it?
16.How do you feel after spending more than 4 months on the ISS while your returndate to Earth is approaching?
17.What did you think of when the rocket started taking off to space?
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 NationalLab-Space Station Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) andNASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN). The primary goal ofARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts,and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and duringthese radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take partin hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateurradio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org
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