ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-62

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at

Escola Naval (Brazil Navy Academy), Island of Villegagnon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

November 25, 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 Brazil Navy Academy located in Rio de Janeiro.  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.

 

Founded in 1792, The Brazil Navy Academy is a higher education military academy which trains officers for the Brazilian Navy. Through a five-year program, the school’s main objective is to graduate marines, logistics and fleet officers for Brazil’s naval service. Training also has included instruction on their training ship “Brasil” during a world-wide tour.

 

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Josh Cassada, amateur radio call sign KI5CRH. 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 relay ground station.

 

The amateur radio ground station for this contact is on the Island of Villegagnon in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amateur radio operators using call sign PY1AX, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for November 28, 2022 at 9:23:41am BRT (Brazil) (12:23:41UTC, 7:23 am EST, 6:23 am CST, 5:23 am MST, 4:23 am PST).

 

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

 

1. What are the projections for life on the Moon? Is it going to happen in the near future or is it something far from happening?

2. If there are any, what are the effects of the Theory of Relativity on you on the space station?

3. Have you ever felt the “overview effect”? How does it feel to see everything you know in front of your eyes, without borders, without wars, without religions, just a celestial sphere in the middle of the darkness and emptiness?

4. How do space agencies deal with health complications that might arise when an astronaut returns to Earth after a long period in orbit?

5. What is the most difficult challenge you have encountered in space?

6. What are the short-term and long-term objectives of the station?

7. How do you counteract the side effects of staying in a microgravity environment for a considerable amount of time?

8. The importance of the International Space Station is immeasurable. How do you see it shutting down? And what are the consequences?

9. What is the preparation to work for a long time and to survive in the station?

10. How can the ISS work to reduce the trash left in space?

11. How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) used on the International Space Station and for which purpose?

12. What are the benefits of the ISS for humanity?

13. What experiments are you doing at the moment?

14. What is the procedure if someone has a serious health problem?

15. Have you ever had any contact with the amateur radio community before boarding the ISS?

16. What is the most important thing when you are getting ready for a mission?

17. How does the application process for the space station work and who selects the crew?

 

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 (SCaN). 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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